Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sarasota, FL EIN: 46-0980164

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $200K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $19K. Net investment income was $8K.

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust at a glance

In short: Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust gave $19K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$19,000
+11.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$4,750
-16.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$200,426
+15.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Florida (74% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Coral Restoration Foundation: $10KCoral Restoration Foundation$10KAmerican Friends of the Ocean Foundation: $5KAmerican Friends of the OceanFoundation$5KFlorida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc: $2KFlorida Sheriffs Youth RanchesInc$2KSertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida Inc: $2KSertoma Speech & HearingFoundation of Florida Inc$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was Coral Restoration Foundation ($10K). Together the top 4 received $19K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Boys RanchKey LargoNew Port RicheyIslamoradaPasadenaSarasotaWashington

How Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+19%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 117% 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$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $19K (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $19K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Coral Restoration Foundation Key Largo, FLConservation$10,000
American Friends of the Ocean Foundation Pasadena, CASupport$5,000
Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc Boys Ranch, FLGeneral Need$2,000
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida Inc New Port Richey, FLHearing AIDS for Children$2,000
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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
2024$200,426$47,689$21,076$19,0004$19,000$7,689$16,202
2023$173,813$27,279$17,006$17,0003$17,000$7,279$13,547
2022$163,540$26,903$18,685$16,0003$16,000$6,884$14,577
2021$155,322$26,322$16,000$16,0004$16,000$6,322$14,727
2020$145,000$10,705$14,692$14,5003—$5,705$13,033

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Brian L. Firth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn L. Firth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William T. Firth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Firth Steadman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Chelsea A. Firth (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust

How much does Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust give each year?

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust gave $19K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $17K across 3 grants.

What is Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's typical grant size?

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's median grant in 2024 was $3,500, and its average grant was $4,750, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust give grants?

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust gives mostly in Florida: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (26%).

Does Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust?

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust reported $200K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's EIN?

Firth-Link Family Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0980164. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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