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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0187051

The Sooner Foundation

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 53 grants and $92,450 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $92,450

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $875,839

  • Tax year 2024

    $114,350

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $845,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,250

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $855,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $837,709

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $869,986

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,750

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $863,382

  • Tax year 2019

    $56,750

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $870,605

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,060,535

Grants paid in 2025

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    General support

    $12,500
  2. RFK Community AllianceLancaster, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Old Dartmouth Historical SocietyNew Bedford, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Woodwell Climate ResearchFalmouth, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Milton AcademyMilton, MA

    General support

    $4,000
  6. The Park SchoolBrookline, MA

    General support

    $4,000
  7. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  8. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    General support

    $3,000
  9. John F Kennedy Library FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  10. Mt Auburn HospitalCharlestown, MA

    General support

    $2,500
  11. The Fishers Island LibraryFishers Island, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  12. The Henry Ferguson MuseumFishers Island, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    General support

    $2,250
  14. Apple Orchard SchoolBrookline, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  15. East Boston Social CentersEast Boston, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  16. Massachusetts Association for Mental HealthBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  17. Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,500
  18. Zoo New EnglandBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,500
  19. Brigham and Women's Hospital Ann Romney Center for Neurologic DiseasesBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Buckingham Browne and Nichols SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Cambridge Health Alliance FoundationMalden, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  22. Harvard Legal Aid BureauCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Home for Our TroopsTaunton, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  24. Island Health ProjectFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  25. Mass Parks for AllJamaica Plain, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  26. Massachusetts Voter Education Network IncRoxbury, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  27. Sawtooth SocietyHailey, ID

    General support

    $1,000
  28. The Epilepsy FoundationBowie, MD

    General support

    $1,000
  29. The Epiphany School IncDorchester, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  30. The Light House WorksFishers Island, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  31. The UCLA FoundationPasadena, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  32. Wheaton CollegeNorton, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  33. Green Beret FoundationSouthern Pines, NC

    General support

    $750
  34. The Andrew K Dwyer FoundationHobe Sound, FL

    General support

    $750
  35. Ukraine FocusAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $700
  36. Cambridge Community FoundationCambridge, MA

    General support

    $500
  37. Cambridge Public Library FoundationCambridge, MA

    General support

    $500
  38. Fishers Island Community CenterFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  39. Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  40. Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  41. Fishers Island Recreational PATHFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  42. Fishers Island Union ChapelFishers Island, NY

    General support

    $500
  43. Free Library of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $500
  44. Friends of Fishers Island TheaterFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  45. Harvard Law SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $500
  46. On the RiseCambridge, MA

    General support

    $500
  47. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  48. Save Our SacramentNatick, MA

    General support

    $500
  49. The Episcopal Diocese of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  50. VNA Care HospiceWoburn, MA

    General support

    $500
  51. Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Isle, NY

    General support

    $500
  52. RFK Human RightsNew York, NY

    General support

    $250
  53. The New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA

    General support

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment4 grants $15,00036% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $13,50033% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $5,25013% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $3,7509% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts33 grants $73,750
  2. New York12 grants $10,750
  3. California2 grants $3,250
  4. Idaho1 grant $1,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  6. Florida1 grant $750
  7. Texas1 grant $750
  8. Virginia1 grant $700
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sheila Rauch KennedyPRES & CHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Matthew R KennedyVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph P Kennedy IIIVICE PRESIDE Hours 1Pay $0
  • G David Hamar JD CPATREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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