Fostering Without Walls
Fostering Without Walls is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Mesa, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions.
Fostering Without Walls at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,664
- -11.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,000
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $3,140
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $75
- +177.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Fostering Without Walls funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $5K (2023). In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fostering Without Walls Mesa, AZ | Contributions Paid | $4,348 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,664 | $3,000 | $75 | — | — | $3,140 |
| 2024 | $1,879 | $3,500 | $27 | $3,500 | Total only | $3,500 |
| 2023 | $1,468 | — | $31 | $4,709 | Total only | $4,709 |
| 2022 | $6,207 | $5,100 | $4,376 | $4,348 | 1 | $4,348 |
| 2021 | $5,483 | — | $5,407 | $4,690 | 1 | $4,690 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fostering Without Walls is led by Kim McCurtain, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kim McCurtain
President
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Graham
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Johnston
Vice President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leanne Mariano
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linnea Tow
Officer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
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 Fostering Without Walls
How large is Fostering Without Walls?
Fostering Without Walls reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.
What is Fostering Without Walls?
Fostering Without Walls is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Mesa, AZ. It holds $2K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Fostering Without Walls operate?
Fostering Without Walls has awarded grants in Arizona.
What is Fostering Without Walls's EIN?
Fostering Without Walls's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-4628495. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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