Private foundation · EIN 26-4685808 · Bethesda, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Stone Soup Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 28 grants paid, $85K total, median $2,500. 25% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
28
$85K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in MD
25%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.3M

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIEducational$15K
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VTEducational$15K
Capital Area Food BankWashington, DCHumanitarian$5,000
DC Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral$5,000
SomeWashington, DCHomelessness$5,000
Brown Sports FoundationProvidence, MDEducational$3,000
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, ILResearch$2,500
AmericaresStamford, CTAide$2,500
Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VAGeneral$2,500
Bethesda Cares IncBethesda, MDHomelessness$2,500
EducorpGrapevine, TXEducation$2,500
Food and FriendsWashington, DCGeneral$2,500
Habitat for HumanityGaithersburg, MDHumanitarian$2,500
Phillips AcademyAndover, MAHumanitarian$2,500
Save the ChildrenNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTEducational$2,500
A Wider CircleSilver Spring, MDGeneral$2,000
Eastwoods SchoolOyster Bay, NYEducational$2,000
Kenya Education FundNew York, NYEducational$1,500
Election Reformers NetworkBethesda, MDGeneral$1,000
Glen Echo Fire DeptBethesda, MDDisaster Relief$1,000
WetaArlington, VAGeneral$1,000
Wolf Trap FoundationVienna, VAEducation$750
Bethesda Rescue SquadBethesda, MDRescue Services$500
Choate Rosemary HallWallingford, CTEducational$500
Phillips Academy - Todd Isaac Scholarship FundAndover, MAScholarship$500
St John's Episcopal ChurchBridgeport, CTGeneral$500
Shady Hill School Teacher TrainingCambridge, MAEducational$250

By state: District of Columbia 4 · Rhode Island 1 · Vermont 1 · Maryland 7 · Connecticut 4 · New York 3

About this foundation

Stone Soup Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bethesda, Maryland, administered in care of Hhg Foundation Services, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Stone Soup Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Stone Soup Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $85K across 28 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Stone Soup Foundation Inc give?

District of Columbia (4 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants), Vermont (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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