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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8076161

Douglas H Phelps Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $48,000 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

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,307

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,061,695

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,039,552

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,045,241

  • Tax year 2021

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,902

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,450

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $999,539

  • Tax year 2019

    $39,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,016,893

  • Tax year 2018

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,051,826

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $23,500
  2. United States Ski Team FoundationPark City, UT

    General & Unrestricted

    $14,000
  3. University of Colorado Hospital FoundationAurora, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Green Corps IncDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Social science1 grant $23,50062% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $14,00037% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $23,500
  2. Utah1 grant $14,000
  3. Colorado2 grants $10,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Douglas PhelpsPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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