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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 06-1480882

The Clements Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 9 grants and $394,205 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 29, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $394,205

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $373,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $300,736

  • Tax year 2021

    $489,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $517,944

  • Tax year 2020

    $508,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $872,470

  • Tax year 2019

    $526,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,373,979

  • Tax year 2018

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,306,801

Grants paid in 2023

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Promise Education Fund IncConcord, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $160,000
  2. Free Speech for People IncAustin, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $90,000
  3. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    Tribal Lands Conservation Fund

    $50,000
  4. Defy Ventures IncPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Orion SocietyGT Barrington, MA

    New Constellation Initiative fund

    $25,000
  6. Climate Emergency FundWest Hollywood, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,500
  7. Arizona School for the ArtsPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. Phoenix Boys Choir AssociationPhoenix, AZ

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. Partners in Health A Nonprofit CorporationBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,705

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $90,00062% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $37,50026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $6,7055% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $185,000
  2. Texas1 grant $90,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $50,000
  4. California2 grants $42,500
  5. Arizona2 grants $20,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $6,705

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ben ClementsDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey ClementsDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • John ClementsDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marilyn ClementsDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paula Clements SagerDir, Pres, Chairperson Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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