Metal Industries Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clearwater, FL EIN: 23-7098483

Metal Industries Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Clearwater, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $184K. Net investment income was $192K.

Metal Industries Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Metal Industries Foundation Inc gave $184K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$183,800
+8.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$36,760
-35.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$2,812,399
-0.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (95% 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 Metal Industries Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Morton Plant Mease Foundation: $110KMorton Plant Mease Foundation$110KUniversity of Florida Gator Booster: $39KUniversity of Florida GatorBooster$39KThe Benjamin School Inc: $20KThe Benjamin School Inc$20KThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation: $10KThe Cleveland ClinicFoundation$10KCatch The Wave Of Hope Charitable O: $5KCatch The Wave Of HopeCharitable O$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Morton Plant Mease Foundation ($110K). Together the top 5 received $184K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 23 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

ClearwaterGainesvilleTampaWashingtonApopkaBooneDunedinHomosassaIndependenceLargoNorth Palm BeachOrlandoPalm CityTallahassee

How Metal Industries Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 136% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K7 grants2021 6 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2021) to $184K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $184K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Morton Plant Mease Foundation Clearwater, FLCharitable$110,000
University of Florida Gator Booster Gainesville, FLCharitable$38,800
The Benjamin School Inc North Palm Beach, FLCharitable$20,000
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Independence, OHCharitable$10,000
Catch The Wave Of Hope Charitable O Palm City, FLCharitable$5,000
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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
2025$2,812,399$191,873$204,141$183,8005$183,800$191,873$184,980
2024$2,824,532$222,726$189,359$170,0003$170,000$222,726$179,787
2023$2,790,702$207,152$223,464$175,0002$175,000$207,152$171,006
2022$2,807,175$169,366$102,693$78,0006$78,260$169,366$178,181
2021$2,740,866$133,708$59,763$43,0007—$133,708$179,865

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Metal Industries Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $185K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Metal Industries Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jay K Poppleton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Pete DeSoto

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Walker Guthrie

    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 Metal Industries Foundation Inc

How much does Metal Industries Foundation Inc give each year?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc gave $184K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $170K across 3 grants.

What is Metal Industries Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $36,760, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Metal Industries Foundation Inc give grants?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (5%).

Does Metal Industries Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Metal Industries Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (5 grants).

Who are Metal Industries Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Morton Plant Mease Foundation ($110,000), University of Florida Gator Booster ($38,800) and The Benjamin School Inc ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Metal Industries Foundation Inc?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $184K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $185K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Metal Industries Foundation Inc's EIN?

Metal Industries Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7098483. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 10, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 27, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 15, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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