The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $179,991 | $504,212 | $441,060 | $3,968,749 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 31% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONLEESBURG, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $1,500,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott C Plein | PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Eric V Plein | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Jackie K Plein | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Marie Pinto | VICE PRESIDENT |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $3,967,274 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | −$155,077 | $482,292 | $436,493 | $4,223,506 | $4,205,361 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $1,182,255 | $1,098,773 | $1,063,392 | $4,228,344 | $4,224,652 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,273,158 | $1,871,734 | $1,846,675 | $3,936,512 | $3,924,347 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3,354,420 | $352,766 | $346,539 | $5,085,013 | $5,080,180 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $37,790 | $60,133 | $56,724 | $2,056,000 | $2,054,604 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $121,231 | $113,324 | $107,879 | $2,083,165 | $2,073,911 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $71,963 | $97,760 | $95,047 | $2,060,300 | $2,053,910 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $71,426 | $74,703 | $74,026 | $2,068,675 | $2,062,493 |
| TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| $580,800 |
| 2023 |
| AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYALEXANDRIA, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $160,000 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYALEXANDRIA, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $140,000 | 2025 |
| AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYALEXANDRIA, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $55,000 | 2024 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORKMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $50,000 | 2025 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORKMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $40,500 | 2022 |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIAFAIRFAX, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $33,043 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUSTANNANDALE, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $29,000 | 2022 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORKMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $27,500 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUSTANNANDALE, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $25,000 | 2024 |
| LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMIDDLETOWN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $21,099 | 2022 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORKMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $20,000 | 2021 |
| VA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY - SCHOLARSHIP FOR AHMED IBRAHIMBLACKSBURG, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $12,500 | 2024 |
| POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORKMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $12,380 | 2023 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUSTANNANDALE, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $10,000 | 2023 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTIONWASHINGTON, DC | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $10,000 | 2024 |
| NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONSERVATION TRUSTANNANDALE, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $10,000 | 2025 |
| LAUREL RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONMIDDLETOWN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $8,171 | 2023 |
| VA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY - SCHOLARSHIP FOR AHMED IBRAHIMBLACKSBURG, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $7,500 | 2023 |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCYBROAD RUN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,400 | 2023 |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCYBROAD RUN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,300 | 2024 |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCYBROAD RUN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,250 | 2021 |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCYBROAD RUN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,200 | 2025 |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCYBROAD RUN, VA | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $5,200 | 2022 |
| 40.00 |
| $69,119 |
| Tianchi Zheng | DIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mark Plein | DIRECTOR AND ASST SECRETARY | 1.00 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442699349101659
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023
Filing id 202342909349100124
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202232779349100703
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202201039349100915
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 202040079349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201930799349100203
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201733419349100008
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201710419349100711
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.