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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1424474

Mary's Fund Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $68,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $68,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $325,316

  • Tax year 2023

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $317,288

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $279,892

  • Tax year 2021

    $55,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $389,601

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $246,852

  • Tax year 2019

    $177,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $307,182

  • Tax year 2018

    $77,600

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $185,601

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $6,500
  2. Individual

    Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant

    $6,500
  3. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  4. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  10. Passionlife MinistriesRoswell, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Pregnancy Decision Health CentersColumbus, OH

    Charitable Event

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Hardship Assistance Grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen GerkenVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly HartshornVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret HartshornDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael HartshornPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Timothy HartshornVP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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