Spring Garden Soup Society
Spring Garden Soup Society is a private foundation, based in Wayne, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $601K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $69K. Net investment income was $45K.
Spring Garden Soup Society at a glance
In short: Spring Garden Soup Society gave $69K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $69,000
- -9.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,667
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,000
- Total assets
- $600,783
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Spring Garden Soup Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Face to Face (St Vincent's) ($8K). Together the top 9 received $69K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 40 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Spring Garden Soup Society gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2020) to $76K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $69K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Face to Face (St Vincent's) Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| St John's Hospice Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| St Francis Inn Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| Feast of Justice Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| Norris Square Senior Center Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| The City School Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| Sherwood Christian Outreach Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| Whosoever Gospel Mission Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $8,000 |
| Small Things Philadelphia, PA | food supplies | $5,000 |
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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 | $600,783 | $55,713 | $73,862 | $69,000 | 9 | $69,000 | $45,408 | $67,372 |
| 2024 | $618,932 | $41,909 | $80,746 | $76,100 | 10 | $76,100 | $27,991 | $61,983 |
| 2023 | $658,769 | $39,358 | $79,312 | $74,000 | 11 | $74,000 | $27,176 | $53,713 |
| 2022 | $697,723 | $74,445 | $74,769 | $70,068 | 9 | $70,068 | $64,644 | $52,674 |
| 2021 | $698,595 | $40,676 | $60,339 | $58,470 | 1 | — | $32,442 | $64,463 |
| 2020 | $719,011 | $33,468 | $58,468 | $53,975 | 1 | — | $29,287 | $48,830 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spring Garden Soup Society reported a distributable amount of $67K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Spring Garden Soup Society is led by Robert H Louis, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert H Louis
President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alexia Gibb
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Washington
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Noyes
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard McFarland
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J Peter Veloski
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Dallas Bowers
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth L Gibb
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
R Brooke Porch
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard O Coe
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick E Coe
Manager
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William C Hale
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Swarr
Manager
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judith Cook
Manager
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Hunt
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Crary
Manager
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Fields
Manager
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Cynthia Spurdle (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Clara Callahan (2022) — Manager
- Former: Douglas E Cook (2022) — Manager
- Former: E Roy Shirley (2022) — Manager
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 Spring Garden Soup Society
How much does Spring Garden Soup Society give each year?
Spring Garden Soup Society gave $69K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $76K across 10 grants.
What is Spring Garden Soup Society's typical grant size?
Spring Garden Soup Society's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $7,667, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Spring Garden Soup Society give grants?
Spring Garden Soup Society gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (9 grants).
Does Spring Garden Soup Society give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Spring Garden Soup Society's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Food Supplies" (9 grants).
Who are Spring Garden Soup Society's largest grantees?
Spring Garden Soup Society's largest 2025 grantees include Face to Face (St Vincent's) ($8,000), St John's Hospice ($8,000) and St Francis Inn ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Spring Garden Soup Society?
Spring Garden Soup Society reported $601K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $69K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $67K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Spring Garden Soup Society's EIN?
Spring Garden Soup Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2838394. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
Live grants for the work Spring Garden Soup Society funds
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- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
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