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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6257328

The Downs Foundation 0678-10-47

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $46,000 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,090,675

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,028,842

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $986,163

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $988,551

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,200

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $998,827

  • Tax year 2020

    $76,200

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $980,793

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,200

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $967,450

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Forgotten Cats IncGreenville, DE

    General charitable purposes

    $6,000
  2. Warrior Foundation Freedom StationSan Diego, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $6,000
  3. Silver Shield Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  4. Norristown Zoological Society Elmwood Park ZooNorristown, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  5. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General charitable purposes

    $4,000
  6. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental EducationPhiladelphia, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $4,000
  7. Alliance For A Living OceanLong Beach, NJ

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  8. Freedom Service Dogs IncEnglewood, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  9. Operation Gratitude IncEncino, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  10. Pennsylvania SPCAPhiladelphia, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  11. Morris Arboretum of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000
  12. Pennypack Ecological Restoration TrustHuntingdon Vy, PA

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $11,00031% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $9,00025% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $9,00025% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $4,00011% of the total
  5. Public affairs1 grant $3,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania5 grants $16,000
  2. California2 grants $9,000
  3. New York2 grants $9,000
  4. Delaware1 grant $6,000
  5. Colorado1 grant $3,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • George T Downs IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily DownsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice K DownsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas G Downs IITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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