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Friends of Faces

Public charity · Grantmaker Reston, VA EIN: 20-8944024 Website

To support ongoing research and education on epilepsy and advance new treatments and care for people living with epilepsy.

Key facts about Friends of Faces

In short: Friends of Faces gave $140K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $140K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
20-8944024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$140,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$140,000
Median grant
$140,000
Total assets
$14,313,778
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$14.3M

+2.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$140K

+40.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$140K

+40.0% YoY

How Friends of Faces gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

About Friends of Faces

Based on IRS filings

Friends of Faces is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Reston, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $140K. Net investment income was $419K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

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

Cities

RestonBostonCambridgeClevelandLa JollaPittsurgh

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M3 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2024) to $5.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $140K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Sterling Donor Advised Fund: $140KSterling Donor Advised Fund$140K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sterling Donor Advised Fund ($140K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sterling Donor Advised Fund Reston, VAGeneral Support$140,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$14,313,778$13,915,513$13,849,795
Revenue$887,474$479,515$514,623
Expenses$489,209$413,797$734,772
Net Investment Income$419,268$277,127$106,925

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 17, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of Faces is led by James Lintott, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Lintott

    President

    Director → President & Director, 2021

    President & Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giovanni Kotoriy

    Secretary

    Secretary, Treasurer & Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kendra Harvey

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Orrin Devinsky (2019–2021) — President & 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.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of Faces

How much does Friends of Faces give each year?

Friends of Faces gave $140K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Friends of Faces?

Friends of Faces reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $887K.

What is Friends of Faces?

Friends of Faces is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Reston, VA. It holds $14.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of Faces operate?

Friends of Faces has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

What is Friends of Faces's EIN?

Friends of Faces's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8944024. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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