Sheep Meadow Foundation
Sheep Meadow Foundation is a private foundation, based in Burton, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $180K. Net investment income was $276K.
Sheep Meadow Foundation at a glance
In short: Sheep Meadow Foundation gave $180K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $180K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $179,500
- -42.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $179,500
- -42.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $179,500
- Total assets
- $4,112,088
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (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 Sheep Meadow Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Sheep Meadow Foundation gives
- Giving fell 76% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 63% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2025) to $1.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $180K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Statement Attached Frankfort, IL | For General Operating Purposes | $179,500 |
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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 | $4,112,088 | $316,907 | $227,736 | $179,500 | 1 | $187,115 | $276,286 | $297,797 |
| 2024 | $4,022,918 | $162,338 | $374,250 | $309,500 | 1 | $321,977 | $118,065 | $275,125 |
| 2023 | $4,234,829 | $323,351 | $611,045 | $580,000 | 1 | $580,240 | $292,546 | $261,540 |
| 2022 | $4,522,523 | $275,647 | $831,771 | $759,152 | 1 | $772,170 | $250,509 | $334,627 |
| 2021 | $5,078,647 | $493,488 | $737,887 | $701,500 | 1 | — | $457,306 | $343,818 |
| 2020 | $5,332,580 | $239,061 | $510,351 | $459,500 | 1 | — | $198,640 | $309,393 |
| 2019 | $5,603,870 | $361,140 | $1,255,058 | $1,206,231 | 2 | — | $351,246 | $331,434 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sheep Meadow Foundation reported a distributable amount of $298K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sheep Meadow Foundation is led by Elizabeth C. Macomber, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth C. Macomber
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Janet M. Williamson
Member - Board of Directors
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William B. Macomber II
Member - Board of Directors
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John D. Macomber (2019–2024) — Member - Board of Directors
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 Sheep Meadow Foundation
How much does Sheep Meadow Foundation give each year?
Sheep Meadow Foundation gave $180K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $310K across 1 grant.
How large is Sheep Meadow Foundation?
Sheep Meadow Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $187K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $298K (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.
Where does Sheep Meadow Foundation operate?
Sheep Meadow Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Sheep Meadow Foundation's EIN?
Sheep Meadow Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0478666. 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 February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 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 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Sheep Meadow Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/sheep-meadow-foundation-morg_f4001ed3ca5d42328619bbe3a80ef5ff
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