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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0379056

The Giving Tree Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $68,300 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

    $68,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $449,494

  • Tax year 2024

    $48,519

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $499,396

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $541,251

  • Tax year 2022

    $73,068

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $573,759

  • Tax year 2021

    $73,740

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $617,599

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $404,167

  • Tax year 2019

    $48,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $443,619

  • Tax year 2018

    $67,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $471,659

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gifft Hill SchoolSt John, VI

    Gifft Hill Scholarship fund

    $20,300
  2. Gifft Hill SchoolSt John, VI

    Giving Tree Scholarship Fund

    $19,000
  3. Gifft Hill SchoolSt John, VI

    E. E. Ford Fund

    $10,000
  4. Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VA

    Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Commandant's Priorities Fund

    $10,000
  5. Island Green Building AssociationSt Thomas, VI

    Sustain Recycling Program

    $5,000
  6. Fairfield Countys Community Foundation IncNorwalk, CT

    Reagan Sloane Shanley Fund

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $59,30087% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,0007% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. U.S. Virgin Islands4 grants $54,300
  2. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kaitlin Leigh BarryVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen A ThurmanPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kyle Joseph ThurmanVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly Ann Thurman LucianoVP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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