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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6747335

Trust in Diversity

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $507,293 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $507,293

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,062,715
  • Tax year 2023

    $576,639

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,441,613
  • Tax year 2022

    $539,309

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,583,033
  • Tax year 2021

    $715,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,642,593
  • Tax year 2020

    $711,455

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,411,530
  • Tax year 2019

    $857,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,671,433
  • Tax year 2018

    $342,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $8,282,910

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. FibershedSan Geronimo, CA

    Climate Beneficial Agriculture Program and General Operations

    $365,000
  2. Vishwa Nirmala DharmaFort Plain, NY

    The Devi International Boarding School - Meditation Hall construction project and new septic system

    $110,000
  3. Thacher School IncOjai, CA

    ULI Golden Trout Wilderness School Expedition Project

    $20,000
  4. Emerson Umbrella IncConcord, MA

    rental of space for storage of the Musketaquid arts and environment's Earth Day puppets at Prime storage in Maynard, MA

    $7,293
  5. Vishwa Nirmala DharmaFort Plain, NY

    VND Fiscal Sponsorship legal services fee Fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $365,00093% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $7,2932% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $385,000
  2. New York2 grants $115,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $7,293

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Eleanor BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gordon H BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marjorie BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice BuetiTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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