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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 99-4553480

Firethorn Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Rockville, MD. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2024 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,033,502

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,811,570

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lungevity Foundation IncChicago, IL

    Donated 8,450 shares of nvidia on 09-20-2024 for purpose of mission

    $996,002
  2. Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc DBA Virginia Athletics FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    General operating expenses

    $37,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $996,002100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $996,002
  2. Virginia1 grant $37,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • George FerrisCHAIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Andrea FerrisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jackson FerrisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nicola FerrisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas FerrisDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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