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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2597193

The Zephyr Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $92,000 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

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,272,499

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,229,320

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,216,542

  • Tax year 2022

    $204,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,160,946

  • Tax year 2021

    $128,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,188,737

  • Tax year 2020

    $60,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,178,463

  • Tax year 2019

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,157,522

  • Tax year 2018

    $223,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,282,430

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $60,000
  2. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  3. Oregon Center for Contemporary Art IncPortland, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,000
  4. Beaver Institute IncSouthampton, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $27,00084% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota2 grants $80,000
  2. Oregon1 grant $7,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Rebecca Gibbs GaddVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles R GibbsPres, Dir, Sec Hours 0Pay $0
  • David GibbsVP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary H GibbsDir, VP Hours 0Pay $0
  • Timothy GibbsVP Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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