The Sycamore Foundation
The Sycamore Foundation is a private foundation, based in Lynchburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $140 in total assets.
The Sycamore Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $140
- -15.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $25
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Sycamore Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $100.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $140 | — | $25 | — | — | $8 |
| 2024 | $165 | — | $25 | — | — | $9 |
| 2023 | $190 | $100 | $25 | — | — | $6 |
| 2022 | $115 | — | $145 | — | — | $11 |
| 2021 | $260 | — | $25 | — | — | $14 |
| 2020 | $285 | $600 | $425 | $100 | 1 | $8 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sycamore Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Sycamore Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
A. Douglas Dalton Jr.
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverley E. Dalton
Director
On filings since 2020
0.1 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 Sycamore Foundation
How large is The Sycamore Foundation?
The Sycamore Foundation reported $140 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Sycamore Foundation operate?
The Sycamore Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
How much is The Sycamore Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Sycamore Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Sycamore Foundation's EIN?
The Sycamore Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1783310. 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 August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
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