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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8025263

Sulentic Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $525,824 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $525,824

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,693,303
  • Tax year 2023

    $426,077

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,852,972
  • Tax year 2022

    $620,644

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $5,243,560
  • Tax year 2021

    $569,968

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $5,227,352
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,738,995

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $5,640,533

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cornerstone Baptist ChurchDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $105,514
  2. Canine Companions for IndependenceSanta Rosa, CA

    the South Central Region to be used in support of the prison puppy raising programs at Carswell, Bryan, Bastrop and Beaumont; to one program in Phoenix, the South West Region, to be used in support of a service team that contains a dog raised in one of the SCR prison programs

    $60,000
  3. Dallas Wind SymphonyDallas, TX

    Youth Education Programs

    $60,000
  4. Iowa State University FoundationAmes, IA

    the Sulentic Family Success Grant Fund and to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund

    $60,000
  5. Baylor Health Care System FoundationDallas, TX

    The Orthopedic Residency Program

    $25,000
  6. Child Mind Institute IncNew York, NY

    In support of two initiatives - School & Community Programs and the Healthy Brain Network

    $25,000
  7. Dallas Childrens Advocacy CenterDallas, TX

    DCAC Lecture Series for Training

    $25,000
  8. Eo Wilson Biodiversity FoundationHillsborough, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. Heroes and Horses IncVirginia City, MT

    to be directed to Program Costs and to be directed to the Pillars of Change capital campaign

    $20,000
  10. Khan Academy IncMountain View, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  11. 4WORDDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Council Bluffs Schools Foundation IncCouncil BLFS, IA

    to support The Abraham Lincoln Youth Football Association's Start Up Costs

    $10,000
  13. Holy Innocents Childrens Malaria Hospital Uganda ISan Diego, CA

    to purchase Medical Equipment

    $10,000
  14. In the City for GoodDallas, TX

    Camp Grady Spruce Summer Camp

    $10,000
  15. Lung Cancer Research FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. St Albert Catholic High SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. Trec Community InvestorsDallas, TX

    2024 ALC Mill City Project

    $10,000
  18. United Way of Metropolitan Dallas IncDallas, TX

    General Community Impact Fund for Education, Financial Stability and Health Programs

    $10,000
  19. Out TeachWashington, DC

    to support North Texas

    $5,000
  20. Preston Road Church of ChristDallas, TX

    For Christ's Family Clinic towards expanding the hours of physician availability at the Clinic

    $5,000
  21. The Foundation for Community EmpowermentDallas, TX

    Frazier Revitalization

    $5,000
  22. Society of St Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council ofDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $3,856
  23. Cornerstone Baptist ChurchDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  24. Jubilee Park & Community Center CorporationDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $1,402
  25. Metrocrest ServicesCarrollton, TX

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $1,052
  26. Chef Showcase FoundationDallas, TX

    Charitable Event

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $111,05231% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $95,00026% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $60,00017% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $26,0007% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes3 grants $25,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas15 grants $275,824
  2. California3 grants $90,000
  3. Iowa3 grants $80,000
  4. New York1 grant $25,000
  5. Montana1 grant $20,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $20,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Bob JamesDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judy MosesSec, Dir Hours 6Pay $33,000
  • Frank PiastaDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert SulenticPres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan SulenticDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellie Katherine Sulentic BenjaminDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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