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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4098965

Commencement Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $90,000 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

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

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,067,256
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,105,071
  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,108,555
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,129,509
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,173,189
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,104,708

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mentoring Mentors IncBaltimore, MD

    Education

    $45,000
  2. Urban Alliance Foundation IncWashington, DC

    Education

    $45,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment1 grant $45,00050% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $45,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $45,000
  2. Maryland1 grant $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nicholas FunkPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ieesha JohnsonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Monique RizerASST TREASURER (END 2/25) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley PriceTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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