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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-4309251

The By George Fund

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $23,000 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

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $207,767
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $222,687
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $232,856
  • Tax year 2022

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $237,467
  • Tax year 2021

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $235,879
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $257,649
  • Tax year 2019

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $278,033
  • Tax year 2018

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $272,503

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Emmanuel Episcopal ChurchMiddleburg, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,500
  2. Kent School CorporationKent, CT

    Thomas W. Kates Scholarship Fund

    $3,000
  3. The Fauquier Free Clinic IncWarrenton, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  4. South Carolina Coastal Conservation League IncCharleston, SC

    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. Education1 grant $3,00086% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia2 grants $19,500
  2. Connecticut1 grant $3,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jane KatesPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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