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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1632847

The Meredith Foundation

A private foundation in Albuquerque, NM. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $330,000 paid in grants.

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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $10,075,690
  • Tax year 2024

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,721,727
  • Tax year 2023

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $8,011,483
  • Tax year 2022

    $447,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,316,157

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Illinois FoundationChampaign, IL

    Unrestricted

    $60,000
  2. New Mexico PhilharmonicAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted

    $45,000
  3. New Mexico Symphonic ChorusAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  4. Peoria Symphony OrchestraPeoria, IL

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Vocal Artistry Art Song FestivalAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  6. KHFMAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Signature TheaterArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Children's ChorusWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. Albuquerque Youth Symphony ProgramAlbuquerque, NM

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. Champaign-Urbana Symphony OrchestraChampaign, IL

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. The Washington ChorusWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. The Reston ChoraleReston, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. BelvedereRichmond, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. New Dominion ChoraliersWoodbridge, VA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $90,00045% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $60,00030% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $35,00018% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $15,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Mexico5 grants $150,000
  2. Illinois3 grants $105,000
  3. Virginia4 grants $45,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Paul YarringtonTrustee Hours 1Pay $25,000
  • Andrew YarringtonTrustee Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Sara Dudley BrownTrustee Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Jennifer MesichTrustee Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Bridget YarringtonTrustee Hours 1Pay $5,000

The return

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