Serve to Lead Foundation
Serve to Lead Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $297K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $6K.
Serve to Lead Foundation at a glance
In short: Serve to Lead Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,350
- +29.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,175
- +288.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,175
- Total assets
- $296,604
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (96% 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 Serve to Lead Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression IN ($6K). Together the top 2 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Serve to Lead Foundation gives
- Giving grew 189% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 115% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression IN Philadelphia, PA | General & Unrestricted | $6,100 |
| Kenneth L Maddy Institute Fresno, CA | General & Unrestricted | $250 |
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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 | $296,604 | $6,319 | $14,943 | $6,350 | 2 | $14,474 | $6,319 | $12,590 |
| 2024 | $305,228 | $19,329 | $13,066 | $4,900 | 6 | $12,775 | $19,329 | $12,324 |
| 2023 | $298,965 | $20,917 | $12,798 | $4,800 | 11 | $12,522 | $20,917 | $13,496 |
| 2022 | $290,346 | $19,881 | $9,416 | $2,200 | 3 | $9,381 | $19,881 | $11,993 |
| 2021 | $279,881 | $18,556 | $7,300 | $1,600 | 3 | $7,300 | $18,556 | $9,322 |
| 2020 | $268,625 | $5,517 | $10,791 | $4,100 | 7 | — | $5,517 | $9,450 |
| 2019 | $273,899 | $13,592 | $18,022 | $2,100 | 8 | — | $13,592 | $14,519 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Serve to Lead Foundation 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
Serve to Lead Foundation is led by James M Strock, President, Director & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James M Strock
President, Director & Secretary
President, Director, Secretary & Treasurer → President, Director & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Mullins Price
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Serve to Lead Foundation
How much does Serve to Lead Foundation give each year?
Serve to Lead Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 6 grants.
How large is Serve to Lead Foundation?
Serve to Lead Foundation reported $297K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Serve to Lead Foundation?
Serve to Lead Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $297K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Serve to Lead Foundation operate?
Serve to Lead Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
What is Serve to Lead Foundation's EIN?
Serve to Lead Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4202965. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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