Nonprofit · EIN 06-1532898
SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97218
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990-PF | $115,459,845 | $3,822,414 | $111,637,431 | $145,188,736 | $0 | $145,188,736 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990-PF | $2,037,973 | $2,886,802 | -$848,829 | $33,551,305 | $0 | $33,551,305 |
Financial details: 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $117,138,000
- Dividends
- $1,998,943
- Interest
- $265,560
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$3,942,658
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,182,693
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $182,706
- Disbursements for charitable purposes
- $3,516,488
- Excise tax on investment income
- $1,600,114
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $33,551,305
- Total assets, end of year
- $145,188,736
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $145,188,736
- Fair market value of assets
- $155,598,817
- Qualifying distributions
- $3,516,488
- Net investment income
- $115,422,045
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA MERTEN C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | FOUNDATION MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,706 |
| PHILIP AND BARBARA SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| PETER MILO SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| PHILIP TYLER SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA MERTEN C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | FOUNDATION MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $170,939 |
| PHILIP AND BARBARA SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| PETER MILO SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
| PHILIP TYLER SILVER C/O 280 TOKENEKE ROAD, DARIEN, CT 06820 | TRUSTEE | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 18234, PORTLAND, OR 97218-0234
- In care of
- % WALTER BERLINGO AND COMPANY
- Signed the 990-PF
- PHILIP SILVER, TRUSTEE
- Phone
- (203) 655-2800
- Website
- SILVERFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WALTER BERLINGO & CO LLP
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990-PF on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990-PF on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1532898
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Private non-operating foundation
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Private foundation, 30% limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990-PF
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $145,188,736
- Income (IRS master file)
- $235,965,005
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-PF | June 2025 | $115,459,845 | $3,822,414 | $145,188,736 | XML |
| 990-PF | June 2024 | $2,037,973 | $2,886,802 | $33,551,305 | XML |
| 990-PF | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-PF | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1532898).
Questions about SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION is 06-1532898.
- Is SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Private foundation, 30% limit).
- Which annual return does SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990-PF. Private foundations file every year.
- When is the next return of SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-PF for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION?
- The 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,706 (SARA MERTEN, FOUNDATION MANAGER).
- How much revenue does SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990-PF for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $115,459,845, expenses of $3,822,414 and total assets of $145,188,736 at year end.
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