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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2720299

The Graham Foundation

A private foundation in Greenville, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $73,998 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

    $73,998

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $752,657
  • Tax year 2024

    $67,550

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $755,554
  • Tax year 2023

    $74,861

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $775,176
  • Tax year 2022

    $49,943

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $797,509
  • Tax year 2021

    $46,209

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $835,573
  • Tax year 2020

    $58,750

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $790,840
  • Tax year 2019

    $51,880

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $811,047
  • Tax year 2018

    $35,145

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $806,097

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ursuline AcademyWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $30,178
  2. Christ ChurchGreenville, DE

    Charitable

    $16,400
  3. Thousand Island Land TrustClayton, NY

    Charitable

    $3,758
  4. University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA

    Program support

    $3,350
  5. Hagley MuseumWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $2,720
  6. Pilot SchoolWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $2,000
  7. Thousand Island Arts CenterClayton, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  8. Winterthur MuseumWinterthur, DE

    Charitable

    $1,310
  9. Holly Ball FoundationWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $1,265
  10. Misericordia UniversityDallas, PA

    Charitable

    $1,250
  11. United Way (do More 24)Wilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $1,150
  12. Antique Boat MuseumClayton, NY

    Charitable

    $1,070
  13. Urban PromiseWilmington, DE

    Gift

    $1,062
  14. Delaware Museum of Natural HistoryGreenville, DE

    Charitable

    $1,030
  15. Limen HouseWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $1,000
  16. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Longwood GardensKennett SQ, PA

    Charitable

    $755
  18. Kalmar Nyckel FoundationWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $500
  19. Leukemia and Lymphoma SocietyWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $500
  20. East Cooper Baptist ChurchMt Pleasant, SC

    Charitable

    $500
  21. Bachelor's BallWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $450
  22. Cancer Support Community of DelawareWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $250
  23. Thousand Island Emergency Rescue ServiceClayton, NY

    Program support

    $250
  24. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,50045% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $1,07032% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $75523% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware14 grants $59,815
  2. New York6 grants $8,328
  3. Virginia1 grant $3,350
  4. Pennsylvania2 grants $2,005
  5. South Carolina1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Andrew M JeffersonPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Heather D JeffersonVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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