How Firm a Foundation Inc
How Firm a Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $236K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $21K.
How Firm a Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: How Firm a Foundation Inc gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,884
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,295
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $236,052
- +3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (44% 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 How Firm a Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grace Baptist Church ($7K). Together the top 3 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How How Firm a Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 125% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $16K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grace Baptist Church Cape Coral, FL | GIFT | $7,000 |
| Ocean City Baptist Church Ocean City, NJ | GIFT | $6,000 |
| Cairn University Langhorne, PA | GIFT | $2,884 |
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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 | $236,052 | $41,663 | $19,787 | $15,884 | 3 | $15,884 | $21,026 | $12,702 |
| 2024 | $228,037 | $20,527 | $14,130 | $12,500 | 3 | $12,500 | $13,015 | $11,182 |
| 2023 | $219,562 | $11,255 | $10,916 | $9,068 | 2 | $9,068 | $2,543 | $10,056 |
| 2022 | $219,223 | $5,293 | $1,899 | — | — | — | $3,828 | $10,145 |
| 2021 | $216,310 | $28,665 | $4,696 | $1,000 | 2 | $1,000 | $25,258 | $9,995 |
| 2020 | $192,338 | $17,046 | $17,299 | $15,315 | 3 | — | $14,787 | $9,603 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, How Firm a Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
How Firm a Foundation Inc is led by John Fitzgerald, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Fitzgerald
President
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Schetelich
Secretary
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Audrey Fitzgerald (2020) — President
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 How Firm a Foundation Inc
How much does How Firm a Foundation Inc give each year?
How Firm a Foundation Inc gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 3 grants.
What is How Firm a Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
How Firm a Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $5,295, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does How Firm a Foundation Inc give grants?
How Firm a Foundation Inc's top state is Florida, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (38%) and Pennsylvania (18%).
Does How Firm a Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on How Firm a Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Gift" (3 grants).
How large is How Firm a Foundation Inc?
How Firm a Foundation Inc reported $236K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is How Firm a Foundation Inc's EIN?
How Firm a Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-2203356. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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