The Kinsolving Foundation
The Kinsolving Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blacksburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $268K in total assets. In 2025, it made $415 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $27K.
The Kinsolving Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $268,168
- +60.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $104,917
- +20.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $415
- -99.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,606
- -94.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Kinsolving Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Kinsolving Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1025% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 3% 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $60K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard E McCoy VFW Post 5311 Christiansburg, VA | Operations | $60,000 |
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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 | $268,168 | $104,917 | $3,606 | — | — | $415 | $26,884 | $12,679 |
| 2024 | $166,998 | $87,269 | $62,507 | $60,000 | 1 | $60,415 | $8,658 | $8,894 |
| 2023 | $142,384 | $52,952 | $6,746 | $5,480 | 3 | $5,480 | $1,696 | $5,630 |
| 2022 | $96,206 | $3,610 | $8,047 | $6,231 | 3 | $6,571 | $2,270 | $5,820 |
| 2021 | $100,679 | $9,247 | $7,313 | $5,335 | 5 | $5,660 | $7,739 | $6,556 |
| 2020 | $98,533 | $6,940 | $7,070 | $5,468 | 6 | — | $5,564 | $5,650 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Kinsolving Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Kinsolving Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
National Bank Of Blacksburg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry M. Lisa M. Bass
Directors
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/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 The Kinsolving Foundation
How large is The Kinsolving Foundation?
The Kinsolving Foundation reported $268K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $415 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (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.
Where does The Kinsolving Foundation operate?
The Kinsolving Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is The Kinsolving Foundation's EIN?
The Kinsolving Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4274995. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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