Spout Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fernandina Beach, FL EIN: 27-4279413

Spout Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Fernandina Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $83K. Net investment income was $38K.

Spout Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Spout Foundation Inc gave $83K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$82,500
+1550.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$27,500
+450.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,391,363
-6.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (91% 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 Spout Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Princeton Prospect Foundation: $75KPrinceton Prospect Foundation$75KHigh Hopes Therapeutic Riding: $5KHigh Hopes Therapeutic Riding$5KVista Life Innovations: $3KVista Life Innovations$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Princeton Prospect Foundation ($75K). Together the top 3 received $83K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 29 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

PrincetonBedfordHamdenOld LymeManchesterMadisonGoshenHersheyManhattanRhinebackWarringtonWichita

How Spout Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 109% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 99% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K9 grants2019 9 grants2020 9 grants2021 7 grants2022 9 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $140K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $83K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton Prospect Foundation Princeton, NJSupport$75,000
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Bedford, CTSupport$5,000
Vista Life Innovations Old Lyme, CTSupport$2,500
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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$1,391,363$1,037$96,305$82,5003$85,332$37,912$85,910
2024$1,486,631$171,720$15,574$5,0001$7,404$163,550$81,146
2023$1,330,485$131,377$60,375$50,0009$52,097$123,099$76,728
2022$1,259,483$91,656$53,310$39,4007$43,235$81,581$79,099
2021$1,224,137$21,985$68,667$67,5009$67,500$20,818$3,129
2020$709,014$67,790$56,018$50,0009—$62,431$53,292
2019$697,242$44,276$143,202$140,0009—$41,074—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spout Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spout Foundation Inc is led by John C. Pittenger, President & Treasurer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John C. Pittenger

    President & Treasurer

    President & Treasuer → President & Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Pittenger

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg McCarty Wang

    Vice President & Secretary

    Vice President & Assistant Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Susan E. Pittenger

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Susan E. Pitteng (2020) — Vice President & Secretary

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 Spout Foundation Inc

How much does Spout Foundation Inc give each year?

Spout Foundation Inc gave $83K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

What is Spout Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Spout Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $27,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Spout Foundation Inc give grants?

Spout Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (9%).

Does Spout Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Spout Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (3 grants).

How large is Spout Foundation Inc?

Spout Foundation Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (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.

What is Spout Foundation Inc's EIN?

Spout Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4279413. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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