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Private foundation (trust)EIN 261751826Est. 2008-04

The Eshelman Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$51K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$451K

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$65K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$415K

Total Expenses

$562K

Qualifying Distributions

$562K

Distributable Amount

$27K

Min. Investment Return

$2K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $10K to maximum $65K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $451K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

84 grants

WELCOME HOME ANGEL INC
$188K
3 grants
KIDS MAKING IT INC
$65K
3 grants
LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATED
$63K
3 grants
HILL SCHOOL OF WILMINGTON INC
$60K
4 grants
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CAPE FEAR INC
$53K
3 grants
THE CAROUSEL CENTER INC
$50K
2 grants
A SAFE PLACE INC
$47K
3 grants
NOURISH NC
$45K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants

<$10K
43
grants
$10–50K
38
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

North Carolina
$1.2M
97% of total
South Carolina
$20K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
2% of total

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