Feather Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyBrooklandville, Maryland · EIN 01-0632648 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.2M
Organizations funded27
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$4.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $515 and $48,884.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
48% of grants went outside Maryland.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School | Baltimore, MD | Robert & katherine garrett scholarship fund | $407,364 |
| Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine | Baltimore, MD | Jhu institute of genetic medicine | $256,027 |
| Gilman School | Baltimore, MD | Garrett generations fund | $158,254 |
| North Country School | Lake Placid, NY | Endowment fund for gardens and greenhouse | $52,429 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Friends of outdoor action endowment fund | $50,162 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Annual giving | $49,335 |
| Irvine Nature Center | Owings Mills, MD | Endowment | $48,884 |
| Cylburn Aboretum Friends | Baltimore, MD | Education endowment fund | $48,330 |
| The Woodstock Foundation | Woodstock, VT | Billings farm & museum - willys fund | $25,000 |
| Roland Park Country School | Baltimore, MD | Education for sustainability endowment | $24,570 |
| Evergreen House Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 75Th anniversary book fund | $10,000 |
| Church of the Redeemer | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $9,863 |
| International College | New York, NY | Teaching fellows scholarship fund | $9,727 |
| Baltimore Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| San Francisco AIDS Foundation (Sfaf) | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $4,545 |
| Calvert School | Baltimore, MD | Calvert fund | $1,500 |
| Miss Porter's School | Farmington, CT | Annual fund - operating expenses | $1,500 |
| Wheaton College | Norton, MA | Annual giving | $1,500 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Evergreen museum and library | $1,000 |
| The Marfan Foundation Inc | Port Washington, NY | Unrestricted | $521 |
| Network for Good | Ipswich, MA | Quebec-Labrador foundation | $515 |
| 350Org | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $500 |
| B&o Railroad | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Harvard graduate school of education | $500 |
| Maryland Center for History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Wamu | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $350 |
| Wypr | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted | $350 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,168,726 | 27 |
| 2024 | $219,501 | 33 |
| 2023 | $185,319 | 33 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631349349100833
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 01-0632648
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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