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Private foundation (trust)EIN 274000049Est. 2011-08

The Foundation for the Promotion of

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$1.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$46K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$74K

Total Expenses

$67K

Qualifying Distributions

$56K

Distributable Amount

$66K

Min. Investment Return

$67K

Undistributed Income

$63K

Payout rate 85%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.85%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $10K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $57K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

52 grants

MERCY CORPS
$46K
4 grants
BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA
$34K
5 grants
CALVERT SCHOOL INC
$27K
6 grants
ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL INC
$25K
4 grants
GILMAN SCHOOL INC
$20K
6 grants
YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAMS INC
$15K
4 grants
MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC
$15K
3 grants
MARYLAND YOUTH CLUB OF AMERICA INC
$13K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants

<$10K
48
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Maryland
$98K
38% of total
Iowa
$56K
22% of total
Washington
$39K
15% of total
New York
$20K
8% of total
Pennsylvania
$15K
6% of total
Tennessee
$12K
5% of total
VI
$10K
4% of total
California
$4K
2% of total
Idaho
$3K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
0% of total

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