Ann's Circle Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Solomons, MD EIN: 20-5109378

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Ann's Circle Inc at a glance

In short: Ann's Circle Inc gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$900,095
-2.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$900,095
-2.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$900,095
Total assets
$1,592,430
+11.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ann's Circle Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Koenig Foundation Inc: $900KKoenig Foundation Inc$900K

The largest 2025 recipient was Koenig Foundation Inc ($900K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

SolomonsPrince Frederick

How Ann's Circle Inc gives

  • Giving grew 137% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2021) to $920K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $900K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Koenig Foundation Inc Solomons, MDGrant funds art education and other garden sculpture programs$900,095
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,592,430$1,688,109$1,512,589$900,0951$11,710
2024$1,428,718$1,538,494$1,717,001$920,0001$6,534
2023$1,587,914$1,390,484$1,350,697$549,4061$32,637
2022$1,518,915$1,162,376$931,448$380,0001$-41,249
2021$1,290,749$1,091,242$584,326$70,0001$49,183
2020$715,207$690,047$666,980$291,3622$6,609
2019$709,025$757,867$683,489$285,1392$17,993

About Ann's Circle Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ann's Circle Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Solomons, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $900K. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ann's Circle Inc is led by Greg Keman, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Greg Keman

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Hann-Ruff

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $108K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Eugene McHugh

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Evelyn S. Hungerford

    Director

    Director → Emeritus Director, 2020

    Emeritus Director → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Russey

    Director

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn McHugh

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Garner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris McNelis

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Koenig

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen O'Brien

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pam Teague

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Capitani

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cari Desantis

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francine Clark

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Greg Kernan (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Laurie Uherek (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lee Woodfin (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Pamela Teague (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Tommy Higgins (2024) — Director
  • Former: George Anas (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Glen Ives (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katherine Watts (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Hart (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Higgins (2019–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Stacey Hann-Ruff — Secretary: $108KStacey Hann-RuffSecretary$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $108K, to Stacey Hann-Ruff (Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Ann's Circle Inc

How much does Ann's Circle Inc give each year?

Ann's Circle Inc gave $900K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $920K across 1 grant.

How large is Ann's Circle Inc?

Ann's Circle Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Ann's Circle Inc?

Ann's Circle Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Solomons, MD. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ann's Circle Inc operate?

Ann's Circle Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Ann's Circle Inc's EIN?

Ann's Circle Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5109378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 7, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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