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Private foundation (trust)EIN 222777617Est. 1987-04

William & Karen Tell Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$5.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$96K

FY 2024

Grants Made

81

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$308K

Total Expenses

$296K

Qualifying Distributions

$248K

Distributable Amount

$259K

Min. Investment Return

$262K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

81 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $500 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $304K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

325 grants

BODHIVASTU FOUNDATION FOR ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITY
$115K
2 grants
PALM BEACH OPERA INC
$100K
2 grants
THE PALM BEACH SYMPHONY SOCIETY INC
$50K
2 grants
METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
$50K
2 grants
NEW DOMINION CHORALE INC
$41K
5 grants
CENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION I
$38K
5 grants
ST LUKE SCHOOL
$34K
10 grants
ALL SAINTS CHURCH
$32K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

325 grants

<$10K
313
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

30 states

Florida
$233K
26% of total
New York
$196K
22% of total
Virginia
$99K
11% of total
Maryland
$71K
8% of total
California
$66K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$63K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$32K
4% of total
Texas
$28K
3% of total
Washington
$23K
3% of total
Kentucky
$12K
1% of total

+20 more states

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