Chestnut Street Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Leesburg, VA EIN: 54-2062181

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Leesburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $140K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $56K. Net investment income was $25K.

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Chestnut Street Foundation Inc gave $56K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$55,500
+46.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,875
-27.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$140,347
-17.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Chestnut Street Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Loudoun Hunger Relief: $49KLoudoun Hunger Relief$49KWestmoreland Davis MemoriFoundation: $4KWestmoreland DavisMemoriFoundation$4KA Farm Less Ordinary: $2KA Farm Less Ordinary$2KThe Asbury Foundation: $500The Asbury Foundation$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Loudoun Hunger Relief ($49K). Together the top 4 received $56K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

LeesburgLancasterFrederickPurcellvilleWashington

How Chestnut Street Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 296% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 457% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $56K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $56K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Loudoun Hunger Relief Leesburg, VAHunger Relief$49,000
Westmoreland Davis MemoriFoundation Leesburg, VAHistorical Education$4,000
A Farm Less Ordinary Purcellville, VABenevolent Care$2,000
The Asbury Foundation Frederick, MDBenevolent Care$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$140,347$27,325$57,962$55,5004$55,500$24,863$12,148
2024$170,933$24,096$40,444$38,0002$38,000$21,652$12,745
2023$187,230$15,605$27,226$25,0001$25,000$13,352$12,374
2022$198,851$3,949$16,572$14,0003$14,000$1,953$13,938
2021$211,585$16,160$18,203$15,0002$15,000$12,955$14,815
2020$213,729$40,246$14,342$12,0003—$37,904$13,198

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chestnut Street Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc is led by Michael E Liddick, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael E Liddick

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen R Liddick

    Vice President

    V.p. → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Chestnut Street Foundation Inc

How much does Chestnut Street Foundation Inc give each year?

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc gave $56K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 2 grants.

What is Chestnut Street Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $13,875, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Chestnut Street Foundation Inc give grants?

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc gives mostly in Virginia: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Leesburg, VA (2 grants).

Does Chestnut Street Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Chestnut Street Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Chestnut Street Foundation Inc?

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc reported $140K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $56K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Chestnut Street Foundation Inc's EIN?

Chestnut Street Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2062181. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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