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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-0389242

The Windfall Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $185,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,800,735
  • Tax year 2023

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,863,405
  • Tax year 2022

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,008,284
  • Tax year 2021

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,371,546
  • Tax year 2020

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,344,806
  • Tax year 2019

    $186,932

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,396,662
  • Tax year 2018

    $186,591

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,423,308

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Church of Heavenly RestNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $30,000
  2. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $30,000
  3. Hagley Museum and LibraryWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $20,000
  4. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  5. The MountLenox, MA

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    General purpose

    $15,000
  7. Blue Hill Troupe LTDNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  8. Fountain HouseNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  9. Redeemer Presbyterian ChurchNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. Ronald McDonald House New YorkNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. Christ ChurchWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $8,000
  12. Tower Hill SchoolWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,000
  13. Canterbury Choral SocietyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,500
  14. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. WnetthirteenNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  16. The Bowery MissionNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $39,50046% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $30,00035% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $92,000
  2. Delaware4 grants $48,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $30,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nancy Lloyd HaywardTTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard SD JohnsonTTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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