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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1475198

NewCity Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $148,750 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.

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

    $148,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $624,595

  • Tax year 2024

    $177,250

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $732,557

  • Tax year 2023

    $203,925

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $887,629

  • Tax year 2022

    $185,175

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,016,419

  • Tax year 2021

    $213,375

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,152,491

  • Tax year 2020

    $177,500

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,347,538

  • Tax year 2019

    $192,200

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $1,495,221

  • Tax year 2018

    $222,367

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $1,624,121

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hopkins School IncorporatedNew Haven, CT

    the Academic and Performing Arts Center

    $50,000
  2. The Southport School IncSouthport, CT

    Annual Fund

    $30,000
  3. Hopkins School IncorporatedNew Haven, CT

    Hopkins Annual Fund

    $25,000
  4. Elm City Internationals Educational Success ThrougNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  5. Leadership Education and Athletics in PartnershipNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  6. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  7. The Southport School IncSouthport, CT

    Charitable Event

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

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    Public Broadcasting Special Fund

    $3,000
  10. Earthplace the Nature Discovery Center IncWestport, CT

    Harbor Watch fund

    $2,500
  11. Achievement First IncNew Haven, CT

    Elm City Staff Holiday Party fund

    $2,000
  12. Change Summer IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. Trustees of Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Bowdoin Annual Fund

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $95,25091% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $7,5007% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut11 grants $145,500
  2. New York2 grants $3,000
  3. Maine1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Marissa V G FergusonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard A FergusonTrustee, Responsible Party Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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