Payne Family Foundation
Payne Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $844K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $137K.
Payne Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Payne Family Foundation gave $60K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $60,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,000
- Total assets
- $844,255
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (60% 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 Payne Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Iowa Foundation ($24K). Together the top 2 received $48K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($12,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Payne Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2020) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Foundation Iowa City, IA | General Support | $24,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | General Support | $24,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $12,000 |
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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 | $844,255 | $137,433 | $85,185 | $60,000 | 3 | $60,000 | $137,433 | $62,653 |
| 2024 | $792,007 | $54,633 | $90,197 | $60,000 | 3 | $65,000 | $29,436 | $61,680 |
| 2023 | $827,571 | $32,057 | $73,214 | $60,000 | 3 | $63,539 | $22,001 | $56,320 |
| 2022 | $868,728 | $8,424 | $76,355 | $60,000 | 3 | $61,000 | $10,659 | $57,360 |
| 2021 | $936,659 | $31,964 | $76,798 | $60,000 | 3 | $61,000 | $16,166 | $62,961 |
| 2020 | $977,358 | $14,493 | $83,678 | $60,000 | 3 | — | $5,452 | $56,655 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Payne Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $63K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Payne Family Foundation is led by Matthew A. Mace, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew A. Mace
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Payne Family Foundation
How much does Payne Family Foundation give each year?
Payne Family Foundation gave $60K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 3 grants.
What is Payne Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Payne Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $24,000, and its average grant was $20,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Payne Family Foundation give grants?
Payne Family Foundation gives mostly in Nebraska: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (40%).
Does Payne Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 67% of Payne Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Payne Family Foundation?
Payne Family Foundation reported $844K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $63K (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 Payne Family Foundation's EIN?
Payne Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2873122. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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