Finisterre Foundation
Finisterre Foundation is a private foundation, based in Haverford, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $18K.
Finisterre Foundation at a glance
In short: Finisterre Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,000
- +38.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,000
- +316.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,000
- Total assets
- $4,123,643
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% 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 Finisterre Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Historial Society of Pennsylvania ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 4 (25%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Finisterre Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 134% 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
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2024) to $250K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Historial Society of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | General | $250,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,123,643 | $23,510 | $298,031 | $250,000 | 1 | $272,688 | $18,167 | $203,894 |
| 2024 | $4,398,164 | $983,338 | $220,610 | $180,000 | 3 | $213,551 | $910,841 | $202,719 |
| 2023 | $3,635,436 | $54,812 | $50,411 | — | — | $50,411 | $41,305 | $178,428 |
| 2022 | $3,631,035 | $3,680,547 | $49,512 | — | — | $49,512 | — | $14,902 |
| 2021 | — | $14,109 | $14,109 | — | — | $14,109 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Finisterre Foundation reported a distributable amount of $204K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Finisterre Foundation is led by Laura Mitchell, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura Mitchell
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Finisterre Foundation
How much does Finisterre Foundation give each year?
Finisterre Foundation gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $180K across 3 grants.
How large is Finisterre Foundation?
Finisterre Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $273K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $204K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Finisterre Foundation operate?
Finisterre Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
What is Finisterre Foundation's EIN?
Finisterre Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6581996. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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