South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Foster, RI EIN: 85-6410558

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South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust at a glance

Total assets
$600,986
+1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$63,654
-23.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$21,511
+1.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$56,323
+22.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FosterFposter

How South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 81% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $30K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Fposter, RIGOS$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$600,986$63,654$56,323——$21,511
2024$593,655$82,940$46,151$30,0001$21,239
2023$556,866$37,234$27,656$20,9651—
2022$537,203$36,608$14,941$10,0001—
2021$549,313$47,787$22,771$16,5721—
2020$524,297$524,645$5,187——$110

About South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Foster, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $601K in total assets. Net investment income was $22K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Constance Kent

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Souza

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Knox

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Brayton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Walden

    Trustee

    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 South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust

How large is South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust?

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust reported $601K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $64K.

What is South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust?

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Foster, RI. It holds $601K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust operate?

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Rhode Island.

What is South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust's EIN?

South Foster Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6410558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)

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