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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 63-1280360

The Shearwater Foundation

A private foundation in Huntsville, AL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $57,000 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

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,150,675

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,069,545

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $995,320

  • Tax year 2022

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $924,941

  • Tax year 2021

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,135,823

  • Tax year 2020

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,075,754

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,093

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,034,307

  • Tax year 2018

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $961,756

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jocotoco FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $20,000
  2. Village of PromiseHuntsville, AL

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Our Kids IncNashville, TN

    General support

    $12,000
  4. Impact AmericaBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Huntsville Hospital FoundationHuntsville, AL

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $15,00060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00020% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Alabama3 grants $25,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • J Milton HarrisPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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