Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable Trust

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Typical grant size
$5K – $6K – $6K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
45
Repeat grantees
38
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Wilmington Trust Company
TRUSTEE
$110K
Wilmington Trust Co
Trustee
$82K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'13
'14
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
329
Total grants awarded
$2.2M
Total amount
$7K
Average grant
$37K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$390K
50 grants
2023
$388K
51 grants
2022
$417K
53 grants
2021
$381K
54 grants
2020
$355K
58 grants
2013
$294K
63 grants

Top recipients

6 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$92K
Christ Church
5 grants · DE
$81K
The Episcopal Church in Delaware
2 grants · DE
$73K
7 grants · DE · ≈ likely match
$67K
Christ Church-rector's Discrt Fund
2 grants · DE
$66K
6 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$62K
University of Pa Class of 1929
4 grants · PA
$50K
5 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$45K
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware
2 grants · DE
$44K
7 grants · DE · ✓ Exact match
$41K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Episcopal Church in Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$37K
Christ Church-rector's Discrt Fund
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$33K
University of Pa Class of 1929
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$17K
Church Farm School
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$16K
University of Pa Alumni Society of Delaw
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$12K
Boys & Girls Club of Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$12K
Delaware Center for Horticulture Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$12K
Germantown Friends School
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$11K
Delaware Junior Team
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Winterthur Museum Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Easter Seals de & Ma Eastern Shore
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Iccd
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Cranston Heights Fire Co
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Brandywine Conservancy&museum of Ar
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Safety Council Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Art Museum
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Old Brandywine Village Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Rumford Hospital
GENERAL PURPOSE
ME · TY 2024
$6K
Whyy Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
St Francis Hospital Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
United Way of Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Dfrc Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
University of Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Rider University
GENERAL PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Academy of Medicine Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Wild Lands Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Grand Opera House Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Brandywine Valley Spca
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
Limen House Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Historical Society of Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
The Music School of Delaware Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Harding University
GENERAL PURPOSE
AR · TY 2024
$6K
Natural Lands Trust Incorporated
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
Ingleside Homes Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Community Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
Eleutherian Mills-hagley Fdn
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Nature Society Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
YMCA of Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Hampton University
GENERAL PURPOSE
VA · TY 2024
$6K
American Cancer Society Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
MD · TY 2024
$6K
The Salvation Army Delaware
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$6K
St Anthony Educational Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$6K
Philadelphia Orchestra Assoc
GENERAL PURPOSE
PA · TY 2024
$6K
American Lung Association
GENERAL PURPOSE
WI · TY 2024
$6K
Ducks Unlimited Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
TN · TY 2024
$6K
Pilot School Inc
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Delaware Symphony Association
GENERAL PURPOSE
DE · TY 2024
$6K
Protestant Episcopal Theological
GENERAL PURPOSE
VA · TY 2024
$3K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.