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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-0642717

Be Still Media Foundation

A private foundation in Warrenton, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $155,000 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $322,105

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $419,887

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $140,611

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $252,508

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $131,760

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $24,580

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Prize

    $15,000
  2. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Grant

    $10,000
  9. Individual

    Prize

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    Prize

    $8,000
  11. Individual

    Prize

    $8,000
  12. Individual

    Grant

    $7,500
  13. OuttaPockett LLCNorwalk, CT

    Prize

    $7,500
  14. Individual

    Prize

    $6,000
  15. Individual

    Prize

    $4,000
  16. Individual

    Prize

    $4,000
  17. Individual

    Prize

    $4,000
  18. Individual

    Prize

    $3,000
  19. Individual

    Prize

    $3,000
  20. Individual

    Prize

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Prize

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Grace Lee BaughanPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Peter BaughanSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Meredith GeislerDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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