The Sommerfield Foundation Inc
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Mount Vernon, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Sommerfield Foundation Inc gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,250
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,250
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,250
- Total assets
- $1,530
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (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 The Sommerfield Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Catholic Foundation of SW Indiana St Matthew Early Education Endowment ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Sommerfield Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2018) to $2K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Catholic Foundation of SW Indiana St Matthew Early Education Endowment Mt Vernon, IN | Education | $1,250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,530 | $1,471 | $1,625 | $1,250 | 1 | $1,250 | $79 |
| 2024 | $1,684 | $1,496 | $1,350 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | $79 |
| 2023 | $1,538 | $2,561 | $1,800 | — | — | $1,600 | $57 |
| 2022 | $777 | $1,700 | $2,150 | $1,500 | Total only | $1,500 | $61 |
| 2021 | $1,227 | $2,500 | $1,950 | $1,000 | Total only | $1,000 | $67 |
| 2020 | $677 | $1,100 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Total only | — | $50 |
| 2019 | $1,577 | $2,000 | $627 | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | $204 | $710 | $506 | $500 | 1 | — | $20 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sommerfield Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $79 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc is led by Thomas Sommerfield, President on every filing since 2018; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Sommerfield
President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Sommerfield
Board Member
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sommerfield
Board Member
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Sommerfield Foundation Inc
How much does The Sommerfield Foundation Inc give each year?
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 1 grant.
How large is The Sommerfield Foundation Inc?
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $79 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does The Sommerfield Foundation Inc operate?
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Indiana.
What is The Sommerfield Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Sommerfield Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1411961. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(9)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 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 February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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