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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-0811599

Foster-Davis Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $526,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

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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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $526,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $10,345,494

  • Tax year 2024

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $9,288,883

  • Tax year 2023

    $398,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $8,634,439

  • Tax year 2022

    $317,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,432,823

  • Tax year 2021

    $580,173

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $6,863,180

  • Tax year 2020

    $417,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,117,594

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Norwalk Hospital Foundation IncNorwalk, CT

    Norwalk Hospital Pavilion Project

    $100,000
  2. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    Sheila Bam Kosakoff Theater Development Scholarship Fund

    $60,000
  3. Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  5. Northfield Mount Hermon SchoolMount Hermon, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee IncNashville, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. St Catherines School FoundationRichmond, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Northwest Harvest E M MSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,000
  10. Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,000
  11. Friends of Ambler Farm IncWilton, CT

    Farmer John Initiatives and Special Needs Support Programs

    $15,000
  12. The V FoundationCary, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptionDublin, OH

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  14. Partnership for Inclusive Disaster StrategiesPhiladelphia, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,000
  16. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $9,000
  17. Committee on Temporary ShelterBurlington, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  18. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  19. Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    Charitable Event

    $7,500
  20. Autism Science FoundationScarsdale, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  21. Earthplace the Nature Discovery Center IncWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  22. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  23. The National Alliance to End Homelessness IncorporWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Creston Avenue Baptist ChurchBronx, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  25. Grumman Hill Montessori AssociationWilton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  26. Kelly C OmahoneyMandeville, LA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  27. Westport Baseball & Softball IncWestport, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  28. Hebrew Congregation of Agudath SholomStamford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,500
  29. American Cancer SocietyNorwalk, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  30. Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck ValleyShelton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  31. Friends of the Shelton Animal Shelter IncShelton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. Milo&meStamford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $115,00027% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $114,50027% of the total
  3. International aid3 grants $69,00016% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $32,0008% of the total
  5. Medical research3 grants $26,5006% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $42,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut10 grants $138,000
  2. New York5 grants $128,000
  3. District of Columbia5 grants $63,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $35,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $32,500
  6. Tennessee1 grant $25,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  8. Washington1 grant $22,000
  9. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  10. Ohio1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Carol BamDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eric F BamDir, Pres, Treas Hours 10Pay $0
  • April KosakoffDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

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