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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3671809

Wish You Well Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $121,868 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $121,868

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $156,857
  • Tax year 2024

    $130,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $187,466
  • Tax year 2023

    $113,700

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $229,872
  • Tax year 2022

    $256,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $253,603
  • Tax year 2021

    $94,176

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $278,800
  • Tax year 2020

    $127,420

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $285,989
  • Tax year 2019

    $82,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $321,608
  • Tax year 2018

    $296,400

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $281,228

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Learn to Read of St Lucie County IncFort Pierce, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  2. Sisters of Hope CorporationPensacola, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  3. Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, OR

    Unrestricted general

    $9,868
  4. Pontotoc County Literacy CoalitionAda, OK

    Unrestricted general

    $9,000
  5. Literacy Council of Carroll CountyWestminster, MD

    Unrestricted general

    $8,500
  6. Gratiot Findlay Neighborhood AssociationDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $7,500
  7. Livingston County Literacy CoalitionHowell, MI

    Unrestricted general

    $7,500
  8. Shelby Literacy CenterCollierville, TN

    Unrestricted general

    $6,500
  9. Literacy Network (litnet)Lee, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  10. Williston State College FDNWilliston, ND

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  11. SpringhousePilot, VA

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  12. Sage Hawk FoundationOklahoma City, OK

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  13. Brush Country Literacy Council IncOrange Grove, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  14. Literacy Volunteers of Southern CTMilford, CT

    Unrestricted general

    $4,500
  15. Literacy for Adults in Brevard IncRockledge, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  16. The Literacy ConnectionElgin, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $3,000
  17. Cortland County Comm Action ProgramCortland, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  18. Friends of Taylor County Public LibraryCampbellsvlle, KY

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  19. Learn to Read of St Johns CntySaint Augustine, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $2,500
  20. Literacy Volunteers Fox ValleySaint Charles, IL

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  21. University of North Georgia Research FDNDahlonega, GA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  22. Tacoma Area Literacy CouncilTacoma, WA

    Unrestricted general

    $2,000
  23. Greater Orange Area Literacy ServicesOrange, TX

    Unrestricted general

    $1,500
  24. Aspire Learning and Development IncAberdeen, MS

    Unrestricted general

    $1,500
  25. Topeka Literacy CouncilTopeka, KS

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 grants $34,50090% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5006% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $1,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida4 grants $25,500
  2. Michigan2 grants $15,000
  3. Oklahoma2 grants $14,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $9,868
  5. Maryland1 grant $8,500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $6,500
  7. Texas2 grants $6,500
  8. Illinois2 grants $5,000
  9. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  10. North Dakota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • David G BaldacciPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michelle A BaldacciVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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