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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-3528412

The Old Sycamore Foundation

A private foundation in Columbia, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $507,425 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $507,425

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,567,793

  • Tax year 2024

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,283,033

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,156,759

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    Restricted to greatest need fund

    $135,000
  2. The Humane LeagueRockville, MD

    General funding

    $101,289
  3. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    Restricted to recommended charity fund

    $75,000
  4. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    Restricted to movement grants

    $50,000
  5. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    Restricted to singeria animal

    $50,000
  6. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    Restricted to sociedade vegetariana brasileira

    $50,000
  7. Good Food InstituteWashington, DC

    General funding

    $40,017
  8. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    General funding

    $6,119

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals7 grants $467,408100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $366,119
  2. Maryland1 grant $101,289
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $40,017

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Charles H EspinosaSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • W Reed EspinosaPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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