Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Fair Play Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K $10K $20K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
32
Repeat grantees
29
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesAPPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME
ContactBLAINE T PHILLIPS JR EXECUTIVE DIRE · 3027774711
MaterialsLETTER EXPLAINING NEEDS
RestrictionsNONE

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Blaine T Phillips Jr
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$93K
Blaine T Phillips
TRUSTEE
Kristin L Demesse
TRUSTEE
Gregory a Inskip
TRUSTEE, SECRETARY
Milbrey R Jacobs
TRUSTEE
W Halsey Spruance Jr
VICE PRESIDENT
Jeanne S Gazzillo
PRESIDENT
Charles Elson
TRUSTEE

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
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
215
Total grants awarded
$3.7M
Total amount
$17K
Average grant
$85K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$749K
43 grants
2023
$746K
44 grants
2022
$781K
46 grants
2021
$755K
44 grants
2020
$695K
38 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$370K
Fauna and Flora International
5 grants
$355K
5 grants · DE · ✓ Exact match
$320K
Hagley Museum & Library
5 grants · DE
$245K
Wild Earth Allies (formerly Ffi)
4 grants · MD
$200K
4 grants · DE · ✓ Exact match
$198K
5 grants · DE · ✓ Exact match
$175K
5 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$165K
Delaware Museum of Natural History
2 grants · DE
$130K
4 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$125K

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

Fauna and Flora International
SUPPORT PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS WITHIN DISCRETION OF CEO
TY 2024
$75K
Delaware Wild Lands
TO SUPPORT MILFORD NECK PRESERVE LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT
DE · TY 2024
$70K
Wild Earth Allies
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING WORK AND NEW INITIATIVES TO INCREASE PROTECTION FOR ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND HABITATS
MD · TY 2024
$70K
Conservation Fund
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MID- ATLANTIC LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS AND TO BUILD THE REVOLVING FUND
VA · TY 2024
$60K
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
GENERAL OPERATIONS.
DE · TY 2024
$55K
Hagley Museum & Library
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS WITHIN DISCRETION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DE · TY 2024
$50K
Friends of First State Inc
TO SUPPORT THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S POSITION AND FOR ONGOING PROJECTS AT THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY UNIT OF FIRST STATE N…
DE · TY 2024
$40K
University of Virgina Law School Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE PROGRAMS AT THE VIRGINIA COASTAL RESEARCH CENTER ON EASTERN SHORE OF VA
VA · TY 2024
$35K
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND GENERAL OPERATIONS
DE · TY 2024
$25K
Winterthur Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR EXHIBITS
DE · TY 2024
$25K
University of Virginia
TO SUPPORT THE BLAINE T. PHILLIPS LAWN TREE ENDOWMENT FUND
VA · TY 2024
$25K
Challenge Program
TO SUPPORT THE NEW HEADQUARTERS AND SHOP LOCATION
DE · TY 2024
$20K
Outward Bound USA
TO SUPPORT THE LEADING FORESTRY AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION RESARCH IN THE COUNTRY
CO · TY 2024
$15K
Bright's Creek Conservancyinc
TO SUPPORT FORESTRY AND RIPARIAN ENCHANCEMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN THE BUSHKILL WATERSHED AND UPPER DELW…
PA · TY 2024
$13K
Limen House Recovery
TO SUPPORT RECOVERY AND TREATMENT FOR ADDICTION
DE · TY 2024
$10K
Trout Unlimitedcoldwater Conservation Fund
COLDWATER CONSERVATION FUND PROJECTS TO PROTECT WILD TROUT AND THE STREAMS THEY INHABIT
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Faithful Friends Animal Society
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
DE · TY 2024
$10K
1103 Market Street Foundation
PRESERVATION OF WILMINGTON'S OLDEST MANSION HOUSE - THE MERRICK HOUSE AT 1103 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, DE
DE · TY 2024
$10K
Southern Environmental Law Center
FOR THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LAW FELLOW PROGRAM
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek
TO SUPPORT GARDEN DESIGN AND LAND PROTECTION INITIATIVES
DE · TY 2024
$10K
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
BRANDYWINE WATERSHED MONITORING AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES
PA · TY 2024
$10K
Ashley Addiction Treatment
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUPPORT FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT FOR THOSE IN NEED
MD · TY 2024
$10K
Us Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation
PROTECTION OF THE AMERICAN HERITAGE OF HUNTING AND FISHING AGAINST THE AGGRESSIVE AND WELL FINANCED EFFORTS TO CURTAIL O…
OH · TY 2024
$10K
Ducks Unlimited - Brandywine Chapter
CONTINUED RESTORATION EFFORTS IN DELAWARE.
DE · TY 2024
$8K
Friends of Cooch Bridge
TTO HELP PROTECT ONE OF DELAWARE'S MOST IMPORTANT HISTORIC SITES AND ONLY REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE SITE IN THE STATE.
DE · TY 2024
$8K
Stroud Water Research Center
TO SUPPORT WATER'S EDGE EVENT AND OTHER MEANINGFUL WATERSHED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (MWEE) IN THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERS…
PA · TY 2024
$8K
St Michael's School and Nursery
TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN A 130- YEAR OLD INSTITUTION
DE · TY 2024
$8K
Historic Odessa Foundation
CONTINUED MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC TREES AND SHRUBS
DE · TY 2024
$8K
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
CONTINUED HISTORICAL RESEARCH AT MONTICELLO
VA · TY 2024
$8K
Kalmar Nykel Foundation
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS FOR HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
DE · TY 2024
$5K
First State Squash
TO SUPPORT THE ROLE OF IMPACTING YOUNG LIVES THROUGH THE SPORT OF SQUASH
DE · TY 2024
$5K
Delaware Center for Horticulture
TO SUPPORT GARDEN DESIGN INITIATIVES
DE · TY 2024
$5K
Chesapeake Media Service
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF "BAY JOURNAL" PUBLICATION.
PA · TY 2024
$3K
Atlantic Salmon Federation
SUPPORT FOR LAND-BASED, CLOSED CONTAINMENT SALMON AQUACULTURE AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO OPEN NET PENS IN THE OCEAN
ME · TY 2024
$3K
Urban Promise
TO SUPPORT THE URBAN TREKKERS PROGRAM BY INTRODUCING URBAN YOUTH NATURE AND THE OUTDOORS AND THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HEL…
DE · TY 2024
$3K
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
TO SUPPORT WILD AND SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL 2021
PA · TY 2024
$3K
Amboseli Trust for Elephants
TO SUPPORT CYNTHIA MOSS' CONTINUED RESEARCH OF THE POPULATION OF ELEPHANTS AT THE FOOT OF MT. KILIMANJARO, WITH EMPHASIS…
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
TO SUPPORT ONGOING RESEARCH INTO GENEALOGICAL ISSUES ACROSS THE DELMARVA.
MD · TY 2024
$3K
Saxis Island Museum
FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS AT THE MUSEUM SITE
VA · TY 2024
$2K
Ocean View Historical Society
TO SUPPORT GENETAL OPERATIONS
DE · TY 2024
$2K
Chadds Ford Historical Society
FOR GENERAL OPERATING COSTS
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Delaware Historical Society
GENERAL OPERATIONS.
DE · TY 2024
$1K
Waterfowl Festivalwaterfowl Chesapeake
FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ANNUAL WATERFOWL FESTIVAL AS LONG AS THE EVENT FOCUSES ON WATERFOWL EVENTS AND COINCIDES WITH H…
MD · TY 2024
$1K
Conservation Fund
CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MID- ATLANTIC LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS AND TO BUILD THE REVOLVING FUND
VA · TY 2023
$75K
Fauna and Flora International
SUPPORT PROGRAM AND OPERATIONS WITHIN DISCRETION OF CEO
TY 2023
$75K
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
GENERAL OPERATIONS.
DE · TY 2023
$70K
Hagley Museum & Library
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT AND OPERATIONS WITHIN DISCRETION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DE · TY 2023
$50K
Wild Earth Allies (formerly Ffi)
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING WORK AND NEW INITIATIVES TO INCREASE PROTECTION FOR ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND HABITATS
MD · TY 2023
$50K
Delaware Wild Lands
SUPPORT FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS AND ONGOING RESTORATION EFFORTS OR ANY OTHER CONSERVATION PROJECT CONCERNING DWL LANDS IN D…
DE · TY 2023
$50K
Friends of First State Inc
TO CREATE SIGNS AND TRAIL MARKERS AND A FOOTBRIDGE FOR THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY UNIT OF FIRST STATE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PAR…
DE · TY 2023
$40K

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