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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6093619

Knight Aid Fund

A private foundation in Del Mar, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $454,884 paid in grants.

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

    $454,884

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $283,483
  • Tax year 2023

    $17,483

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $285,213
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $292,730
  • Tax year 2021

    $14,997

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $312,609
  • Tax year 2020

    $15,854

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $270,140
  • Tax year 2019

    $18,882

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $277,855
  • Tax year 2018

    $15,625

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $283,422

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard Donor Advised FundBurtonsville, MD

    Cash distribution to be used to assist other qualified charitable organizations

    $37,057

1 grant of $417,827 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $37,057

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David M KnightTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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