The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 02-0709426

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $62K.

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc gave $37K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$37,000
-39.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,286
+21.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,881,728
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (54% 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 The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

L-CMD Research Foundation: $10KL-CMD Research Foundation$10KButler County Youth Hockey Association: $9K across 2 grantsButler County Youth HockeyAssociation$9K · 2 grantsCure CMD Inc: $7KCure CMD Inc$7KTopss: $5KTopss$5KAnimal Adoption Foundation: $3KAnimal Adoption Foundation$3KThread up Oxford: $3KThread up Oxford$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was L-CMD Research Foundation ($10K). Together the top 6 received $37K.

Grant Size Distribution

112 grants across all recorded years

112<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 112 grants of 112 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

22states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

SeattleOxfordTucsonDenverLakewoodChula VistaHamiltonEagleRenoBellinghamEdwardsFlorissantNew YorkSan DiegoBostonCherry HillConcordFort CollinsGainesvilleBellevue

How The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 40% 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$100K$200K$300K50 grants2019 45 grants2020 35 grants2021 40 grants2022 16 grants2023 14 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2025) to $260K (2019). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $37K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
L-CMD Research Foundation Houston, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Cure CMD Inc Lakewood, CALMNA Research FUND$7,000
Butler County Youth Hockey Association Oxford, OHMiami Youth Hockey High School team to assist in subsidizing the costs for their national tournament in Anaheim, CA$5,000
Topss Oxford, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Butler County Youth Hockey Association Oxford, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
Animal Adoption Foundation Hamilton, OHTo be used for Community Outreach - Veterinary Services$3,000
Thread up Oxford Oxford, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
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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$1,881,728$65,655$69,753$37,0007$53,205$62,139$134,399
2024$1,885,826$85,570$92,234$61,00014$76,887$71,323$127,552
2023$1,892,490$79,037$89,823$60,50016$76,076$66,417$122,912
2022$1,895,276$67,863$218,286$188,50040$203,941$54,322$122,228
2021$2,045,699$68,904$193,651$162,50035$178,501$54,354$136,728
2020$2,170,446$80,724$242,266$213,50045—$70,420$127,803
2019$2,331,988$54,891$293,122$260,00050—$76,924$137,891

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $134K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc is led by Courtney Greeley, Director & President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Courtney Greeley

    Director & President

    Director & Vice President → Director, Vice President & President, 2024

    Director, Vice President & President → Director & President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Sullivan Murphy

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Sullivan Collins

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliza Brumit

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Collins

    Director & Secretary

    Director, Secretary, Vice President & President → Director, Secretary & President, 2023

    Director, Secretary & President → Director & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Schubert

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Mark M Foster (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Geoffrey Foster (2019) — Vice President

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 The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc

How much does The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc give each year?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc gave $37K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 14 grants.

What is The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,286, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc give grants?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc gives mostly in Ohio: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (27%) and California (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oxford, OH (4 grants).

Does The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 57% of The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include L-CMD Research Foundation ($10,000), Butler County Youth Hockey Association ($9,000 across 2 grants) and Cure CMD Inc ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $53K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $134K (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 The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Foster Family Private Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0709426. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 25, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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