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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5363033

Trace Foundation

A private foundation in Annapolis, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $276,625 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

    $276,625

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,976,572

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,889,995

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,675,520

  • Tax year 2022

    $140,254

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,340,072

  • Tax year 2021

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,922,219

  • Tax year 2020

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,925,842

  • Tax year 2019

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,849,709

  • Tax year 2018

    $67,555

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,810,182

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Deep South TodayJackson, MS

    General operating grant

    $123,000
  2. Salt Spring Institute for Sustainability Education and ActionSalt Spring Island, Canada

    Trace foundation contribution to the joint national observer's corruption and climate reporting project

    $103,625
  3. Journalism Development NetworkWashington, DC

    Trace foundation grant for occrp work in 2025

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $123,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Mississippi1 grant $123,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alexandra AddisonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jessie Reynolds O'NeilTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Pia Mikkola-ViningDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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