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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3561645

Three Cords Foundation

A private foundation in Reston, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $24,545 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,545

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,256

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,749,990

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $15,801

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,283,969

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $50,791

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,122,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $49,760

  • Tax year 2021

    $551,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $78,760

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kids Connect Charitable FundReston, VA

    General support

    $14,545
  2. Sleep in Heavenly Peace IncPocatello, ID

    Programmatic expenses

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $14,54559% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $14,545
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jamie StephensonPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher StephensonSECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Luke StephensonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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