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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 20-2042526

The Darwin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 28 grants and $101,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Nov 30, 2019), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2018

    $101,600

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,603
  • Tax year 2017

    $93,100

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $950,585

Grants paid in 2018

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    General contribution to charity

    $20,000
  2. Reason FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General contribution to charity

    $15,000
  3. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General contribution to charity

    $12,000
  4. Downsize DcorgCuyahoga Falls, OH

    General contribution to charity

    $7,000
  5. Compassion & ChoicesDenver, CO

    General contribution to charity

    $6,000
  6. Foundation for Economic EducationAtlanta, GA

    General contribution to charity

    $6,000
  7. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General contribution to charity

    $5,000
  8. SavePrinceton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $5,000
  9. Stony Brook - Millstone WatershedPennington, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $5,000
  10. The Carter CenterAtlanta, GA

    General contribution to charity

    $5,000
  11. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    General contribution to charity

    $3,000
  12. Friends of Princeton Open SpacePrinceton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $2,500
  13. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    General contribution to charity

    $2,000
  14. New Jersey SeedsNewark, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $2,000
  15. Conservation InternationalWashington, DC

    General contribution to charity

    $1,000
  16. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    General contribution to charity

    $1,000
  17. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General contribution to charity

    $1,000
  18. BHWPNew Hope, PA

    General contribution to charity

    $500
  19. Planned Parenthood - Association of the Mercer AreaTrenton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $500
  20. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $500
  21. D & R Greenway Land TrustPrinceton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $300
  22. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $300
  23. IslesTrenton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $300
  24. Moravian AcademyBethlehem, PA

    General contribution to charity

    $300
  25. Peters Valley Craft CenterLayton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $250
  26. Alley Cat AlliesBethesda, MD

    General contribution to charity

    $50
  27. Delaware TWP Vol Amb CorpDingmans Ferry, PA

    General contribution to charity

    $50
  28. Princeton First Aid & RescuePrinceton, NJ

    General contribution to charity

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $38,30054% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $12,00017% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $6,0008% of the total
  4. Social science1 grant $6,0008% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $2,8004% of the total
  7. 6 other causes6 grants $3,1504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri1 grant $20,000
  2. New Jersey11 grants $16,700
  3. California2 grants $16,000
  4. District of Columbia4 grants $15,050
  5. New York2 grants $9,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $7,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $6,000
  8. Virginia2 grants $6,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  10. Pennsylvania3 grants $850

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dougin WalkerPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BromleyVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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