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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-6351100

The Sonnie Foundation

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $21,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $898,276

  • Tax year 2024

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $876,434

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $859,360

  • Tax year 2022

    $39,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $849,027

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,016

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $863,734

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $816,507

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $837,988

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shining Stars FoundationWinter Park, CO

    General purpose

    $15,000
  2. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Gemneral purpose

    $3,000
  3. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,000
  4. Jewish Social Services AgencyRockville, MD

    General purpose

    $1,000
  5. Montgomery & Prince Georges HospiceRockville, MD

    General putrpose

    $1,000

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 $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  2. California1 grant $3,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $2,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Saundra L DockserTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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