Steven & Audrey Thomas Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lutherville, MD EIN: 83-3007142

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family is a private foundation, based in Lutherville, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $12K.

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family at a glance

In short: Steven & Audrey Thomas Family gave $15K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,200
-32.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+14.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,900
-41.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$196,633
-2.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (97% 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 Steven & Audrey Thomas Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

GBMC Promise Project: $5KGBMC Promise Project$5KUlman Foundation: $3KUlman Foundation$3KRoland Park Country School: $3KRoland Park Country School$3KThe Odyssey School: $2KThe Odyssey School$2KGolfers Charitable Foundation: $1KGolfers Charitable Foundation$1KBrick Bodies Foundation: $1KBrick Bodies Foundation$1KEvans Scholars Foundation: $500Evans Scholars Foundation$500GBMC: $200GBMC$200

The largest 2025 recipient was GBMC Promise Project ($5K). Together the top 8 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

BaltimoreTimoniumTowsonHunt ValleyGlenview

How Steven & Audrey Thomas Family gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 132% 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$30K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 7 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $23K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
GBMC Promise Project Towson, MDGeneral Donation$5,000
Ulman Foundation Baltimore, MDGeneral Donation$3,000
Roland Park Country School Baltimore, MDGeneral Donation$2,500
The Odyssey School Timonium, MDGeneral Donation$2,000
Golfers Charitable Foundation Hunt Valley, MDGeneral Donation$1,000
Brick Bodies Foundation Timonium, MDGeneral Donation$1,000
Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILGeneral Donation$500
GBMC Towson, MDGeneral Donation$200
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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$196,633$13,860$18,055$15,2008$15,200$12,083$11,481
2024$201,987$3,090$24,829$22,5357$22,535$12,322$10,676
2023$224,034$8,467$19,122$11,5004$11,500$12,773$9,840
2022$235,224$13,774$16,387$13,0003$13,000$13,774$11,292
2021$237,837$59,538$18,034$11,0003$11,000$59,538$12,099
2020$196,333$-5,536$20,750$18,0003—$92,877$11,560

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Steven & Audrey Thomas Family reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family is led by Steven A. Thomas, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven A. Thomas

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra T. Shapiro

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anastasia T. Nardangeli

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Audrey N. Thomas

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven A. Thomas Jr.

    Director

    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 Steven & Audrey Thomas Family

How much does Steven & Audrey Thomas Family give each year?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family gave $15K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 7 grants.

What is Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's typical grant size?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $1,900, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Steven & Audrey Thomas Family give grants?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family gives mostly in Maryland: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Baltimore, MD (2 grants), Towson, MD (2 grants) and Timonium, MD (2 grants).

Does Steven & Audrey Thomas Family give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's largest grantees?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's largest 2025 grantees include GBMC Promise Project ($5,000), Ulman Foundation ($3,000) and Roland Park Country School ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Steven & Audrey Thomas Family?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family reported $197K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's EIN?

Steven & Audrey Thomas Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-3007142. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 6, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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