Questar Foundation Inc
Questar 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 $20K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $6.
Questar Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Questar Foundation Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,500
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $20,235
- -17.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (100% 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 Questar Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Questar Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 130% 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $2K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
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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 | $20,235 | $6 | $4,250 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | $6 | $1,151 |
| 2024 | $24,479 | — | $4,560 | — | — | — | — | $1,327 |
| 2023 | $31,039 | $94 | $3,478 | $2,451 | 4 | $3,201 | — | $1,565 |
| 2022 | $32,423 | $186 | $200 | — | — | $200 | — | $1,598 |
| 2021 | $32,437 | $4 | $988 | — | — | $190 | — | $1,608 |
| 2020 | $33,421 | $8 | $491 | — | — | — | — | $1,658 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Questar Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Questar Foundation Inc is led by Stephen M. Gorn, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephen M. Gorn
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Questar Foundation Inc
How much does Questar Foundation Inc give each year?
Questar Foundation Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Questar Foundation Inc?
Questar Foundation Inc reported $20K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Questar Foundation Inc operate?
Questar Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland, Nebraska.
What is Questar Foundation Inc's EIN?
Questar Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1665987. 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 February 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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