Farrington Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$45K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2026 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 43% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
990-PF Pt VIII
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$137K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
Net assets
$709K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$137K
FY2026▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$169K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$70K
FY2025$157K
FY2026$137K
Expenses
$188K
FY2026▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$208K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$176K
FY2025$175K
FY2026$188K
Net assets
$709K
FY2026▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$985K
FY2023$876K
FY2024$777K
FY2025$759K
FY2026$709K

From the FY2026 Form 990 (year ending February 2026) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Oct 2000.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 74% · $139K Operating & administrative 26% · $49K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-PF; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2025); the FY2026 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Trustee
$30,700Pt VII · Sec A
$14,338Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025
E N Bagshawe$30,700$30,000
Bank of America N A$14,338$14,706

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Pennington, NJ.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 13 grants · $139K · 2025–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$25,000
Kerr-Vance AcademyFY2025$20,000
Unc at Chapel Hill Public RadioFY2025$20,000
The Guardian Org FoundationFY2025$15,000
American Public Media GroupFY2025$11,000
National Public Radio - NPRFY2025$10,000
Beaufort Community Cat ProjectFY2025$10,000
PropublicaFY2025$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Carteret Community TheatreFY2025$5,000
ACLU of North CarolinaFY2025$1,000
The ConversationFY2025$1,000
Cato InstituteFY2025$1,000

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$11K
Median grantPart XV$10K
Largest grantPart XV$25K

By the numbers

The FY2026 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$137K
Investment income$136K
Other income$583
Money out
$188K
Grants paid$139K
Running costs$49K
Owns and owes
$709K
net assets
Cash and savings$31K
Total assets$709K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$136K
Other income$583
Total revenue$137K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$31K
Total assets$709K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$709K
Operations
Fiscal year endsFebruary

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 13, 2026 $137K$188K−$50K$709K 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Dec 23, 2025 $157K$175K−$19K$759K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2024 $70K$176K−$107K$777K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2023 $131K$230K−$99K$876K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 12, 2022 $188K$241K−$53K$985K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 12, 2021 $169K$208K−$39K$1.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2026 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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