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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0795189

The Elmo Foundation

A private foundation in Charlottesville, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 51 grants and $663,500 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

    $663,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $13,552,284
  • Tax year 2024

    $616,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $12,657,739
  • Tax year 2023

    $627,000

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $12,139,462
  • Tax year 2022

    $561,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $11,626,074
  • Tax year 2021

    $749,500

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $13,687,366
  • Tax year 2020

    $674,721

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $12,945,126
  • Tax year 2019

    $608,800

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $12,681,942
  • Tax year 2018

    $552,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $10,976,543

Grants paid in 2025

51 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Housing

    $50,000
  2. Charlottesville High SchoolCharlottesvle, VA

    Education

    $45,000
  3. Chespeake Climate Action NetworkTakoma Park, MD

    Environment

    $40,000
  4. Virginia OrganizingCharlottesvle, VA

    Grassroots organizing

    $25,000
  5. Charlottesville Free ClinicCharlottesvle, VA

    Health

    $25,000
  6. EcoaddendumAtlanta, GA

    Environment

    $22,000
  7. Clean WisconsinMadison, WI

    Environment

    $20,000
  8. Strongminds IncMaplewood, NJ

    Mental health

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    Environment

    $20,000
  10. Community Climate CollaborativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Environment

    $16,000
  11. Individual

    Public radio

    $15,000
  12. Individual

    Public TV

    $15,000
  13. Ward 8 Woods Conservancy IncWashington, DC

    Environment

    $15,000
  14. Anai IncFranklin, NC

    Environment

    $15,000
  15. Build ChangeDenver, CO

    Resilient construction

    $15,000
  16. Michigan Climate Action NetworkLansing, MI

    Environment

    $15,000
  17. Sustainable Harvest IncBoston, MA

    Environment

    $15,000
  18. Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Environment

    $15,000
  19. Dogwood Alliance IncAsheville, NC

    Environment

    $12,000
  20. The Coral Reef AllianceSan Francisco, CA

    Environment

    $12,000
  21. Women's InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Mental health

    $10,000
  22. Piedmont CasaCharlottesville, VA

    Child advocacy

    $10,000
  23. Open City AdvocatesWashington, DC

    Juvenile legal aid

    $10,000
  24. St Anthony FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Homelss relief

    $10,000
  25. Individual

    Justice

    $10,000
  26. Evangelical Environmental NetworkWestfield, IN

    Environment

    $10,000
  27. Central Mexican Youth FoundationEugene, OR

    Youth health & education

    $10,000
  28. Individual

    Environment

    $10,000
  29. Sur Legal CollaborativeAtlanta, GA

    Worker rights

    $10,000
  30. Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  31. Community Justice ProjectHarrisburg, PA

    Justice

    $10,000
  32. Citizens for Pennsylvanias FutureHarrisburg, PA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  33. The Climate CenterSanta Rosa, CA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  34. Marine Conservation InstituteGlen Ellen, CA

    Environment

    $10,000
  35. Ohio Environmental CouncilColumbus, OH

    Environemnt

    $10,000
  36. Individual

    Human services

    $8,000
  37. Asylum Seeker Advocacy ProjectNew York, NY

    Justice

    $7,500
  38. Calcutta Kids IncMarlboro, VT

    Health

    $6,000
  39. Individual

    Human services

    $5,000
  40. Polar Bears InternationalBozeman, MT

    Environmental

    $5,000
  41. Individual

    Environment

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    Health

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    Environmental

    $5,000
  44. Nature Forward IncChevy Chase, MD

    Environment

    $5,000
  45. Individual

    Animal welfare

    $5,000
  46. Potomac Riverkeeper IncWashington, DC

    Environment

    $5,000
  47. Reclaimed Hope InitiativeCharlottesvle, VA

    Human resources

    $5,000
  48. Individual

    Environment

    $5,000
  49. Individual

    Environment

    $5,000
  50. Inga FoundationEvington, VA

    Environment

    $5,000
  51. Elakha AlliancePortland, OR

    Environment

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment14 grants $172,00050% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $36,00010% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid3 grants $30,0009% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $20,0006% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $42,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia8 grants $141,000
  2. California5 grants $57,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $45,000
  4. Georgia2 grants $32,000
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $30,000
  6. North Carolina2 grants $27,000
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $25,000
  8. New Jersey1 grant $20,000
  9. Pennsylvania2 grants $20,000
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • William WeaverPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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