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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-4312410

Delaney Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $110,000 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

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,770
  • Tax year 2024

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,524,790
  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,670,771
  • Tax year 2022

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,733,320
  • Tax year 2021

    $570,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,968,730
  • Tax year 2020

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,543,381
  • Tax year 2019

    $215,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,484,616
  • Tax year 2018

    $307,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,727,191

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX

    Unrestricted general operations

    $25,000
  2. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operations

    $25,000
  3. Meridian International CenterWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operations

    $15,000
  4. Washington Housing ConservancyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general operations

    $10,000
  5. Catholic CharitiesAlexandria, VA

    Unrestricted general operations

    $10,000
  6. Read AllianceNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general operations

    $10,000
  7. Urbana StemmFrederick, MD

    Unrestricted general operations

    $10,000
  8. Connelly School of the Holy ChildPotomac, MD

    Unrestricted general operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $60,00071% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $15,00018% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $50,000
  2. Texas1 grant $25,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $15,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Ed NordbergPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David MartinEVP/DIRECTOR Hours 1.5Pay $9,000
  • John DelaneyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • April DelaneyDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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