South Mountain Company Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Tisbury, MA EIN: 16-1628987

South Mountain Company Foundation is a private foundation, based in West Tisbury, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

South Mountain Company Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$10,001
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,900
-83.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,900
-85.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,900
-85.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who South Mountain Company Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

73<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 73 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

Vineyard HavenWest TisburyOak BluffsChilmarkEdgartownNew YorkWashingtonAquinnahChicagoFalmouthMirror LakeRocklandTucsonArlingtongBala CynwydBrooklynCambridgeCincinnatiDuluthGreenfield

How South Mountain Company Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 79% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 385% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K52 grants2020 30 grants2021 39 grants2022 4 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $38K (2020). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mvyouth Inc Chilmark, MABilly Dillon Scholarship$5,000
Martha's Vineyard Community Services Oak Bluffs, MAMigrant Assistance$1,000
Mvyouth Inc Chilmark, MAWorkforce Development Scholarship$1,000
Harbor Homes of Martha's Vineyard Vineyard Haven, MAMigrant Assistance$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$10,001$1,900$1,900——$1,900—$493
2024$10,001$11,384$13,370——$13,370—$550
2023$11,987$18,741$27,505$8,0004$27,505—$867
2022$23,334$28,125$35,722$30,61839$35,722—$1,365
2021$31,568$52,177$31,985$28,25030—$1$1,243
2020—$16,053$38,484$38,45052—$3$1,696

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, South Mountain Company Foundation reported a distributable amount of $493 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

South Mountain Company Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deirdre Bohan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Siobhan Mullin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: John Abrams (2020–2023) — Trustee

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 Mountain Company Foundation

How large is South Mountain Company Foundation?

South Mountain Company Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $493 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does South Mountain Company Foundation operate?

South Mountain Company Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont.

What is South Mountain Company Foundation's EIN?

South Mountain Company Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1628987. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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