Sunset Cove Foundation
Sunset Cove Foundation is a private foundation, based in Warren, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $669K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $104K.
Sunset Cove Foundation at a glance
In short: Sunset Cove Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Rhode Island. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,333
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $669,261
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Rhode Island (71% 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 Sunset Cove Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Wheeler School ($50K). Together the top 3 received $70K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sunset Cove Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $80K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Wheeler School Providence, RI | Charitable Donation | $50,000 |
| Dreamweaver Heritage Collective Inc Rhinebeck, NY | Charitable Donation | $10,000 |
| Project Heal Parkville, MD | Charitable Donation | $10,000 |
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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 | $669,261 | $118,968 | $89,632 | $70,000 | 3 | $74,381 | $104,023 | $69,453 |
| 2024 | $639,925 | $34,855 | $78,262 | $60,000 | 2 | $64,543 | $21,317 | $64,658 |
| 2023 | $683,332 | $24,444 | $22,171 | $5,000 | 1 | $10,186 | $13,004 | $54,689 |
| 2022 | $681,059 | $74,927 | $95,324 | $80,000 | 3 | $84,454 | $64,057 | $52,856 |
| 2021 | $701,456 | $21,621 | $41,508 | $25,000 | 1 | $28,907 | $11,489 | $59,967 |
| 2020 | $721,343 | $46,852 | $95,385 | $80,000 | 3 | — | $36,117 | $48,288 |
| 2019 | $769,003 | $44,964 | $48,403 | $35,000 | 2 | — | $35,587 | $47,634 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunset Cove Foundation reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sunset Cove Foundation is led by Heather M. Hower, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Heather M. Hower
President
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee M. Hower
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Hower Bates
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Sunset Cove Foundation
How much does Sunset Cove Foundation give each year?
Sunset Cove Foundation gave $70K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 2 grants.
What is Sunset Cove Foundation's typical grant size?
Sunset Cove Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $23,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sunset Cove Foundation give grants?
Sunset Cove Foundation gives mostly in Rhode Island: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (14%) and Maryland (14%).
Does Sunset Cove Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Sunset Cove Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (3 grants).
How large is Sunset Cove Foundation?
Sunset Cove Foundation reported $669K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $74K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sunset Cove Foundation's EIN?
Sunset Cove Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4455219. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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