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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-1481699

The Soo Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Forest, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $213,500 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

    $213,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,318,059

  • Tax year 2024

    $192,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,378,473

  • Tax year 2023

    $163,600

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,330,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $159,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,514,677

  • Tax year 2021

    $147,160

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,484,514

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,418,387

  • Tax year 2019

    $79,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,422,120

  • Tax year 2018

    $178,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,490,382

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Impact Missions IncBethesda, MD

    General

    $54,000
  2. Milarepa Osel Cho DzongTallassee, TN

    Stupa Fund

    $24,000
  3. Individual

    Coker Arbor & Dixie LP Soo Pavilion

    $22,000
  4. Yeshe Nyingpo IncNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  5. American Red CrossDayton, OH

    General

    $20,000
  6. John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD

    Pancreatic Cancer Research in Memory of Catherine Nerantzis

    $12,000
  7. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  8. Pancreatic Cancer Action NetworkEl Segundo, CA

    Donation in Memory of Catherine Nerantzis

    $10,000
  9. Dudjom FoundationThimphue, Bhutan

    Rinpoche's Mission

    $8,800
  10. Dispute Settlement CenterCarrboro, NC

    General

    $7,500
  11. Animal Protection Society of DurhamDurham, NC

    General

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General

    $5,000
  13. Ackland Art MuseumChapel Hill, NC

    General

    $3,000
  14. Alliance Francaise of Raleigh-DurhaRaleigh, NC

    General

    $3,000
  15. Religious Coalition for NonviolentDurham, NC

    General

    $3,000
  16. Hiranyagarbha Yuga AshramCallaway, VA

    General

    $2,500
  17. Life Skills FoundationDurham, NC

    General

    $2,500
  18. Prayer Rock FoundationKula, HI

    General

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $54,00051% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $25,20024% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $7,5007% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $2,5002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $66,000
  2. North Carolina6 grants $24,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $24,000
  4. New York1 grant $20,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $20,000
  6. Iowa1 grant $10,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500
  8. Hawaii1 grant $1,200

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth A SooVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael L SooTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Liang Yee Soo MDPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffery D SooTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan HunsakerSecy/Treasurer Hours 10Pay $9,750
  • Catherine Soo NerantzisTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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