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Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 27-1463916

GDS Legacy Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 4 grants and $14.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2019 (period ending Dec 31, 2019), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,555,869

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2018

    $37,656,720

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $9,628,877

Grants paid in 2019

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Charles Schwab Charitable - Daf #8140-5317San Francisco, CA

    General

    $1,285,000
  2. McE Social CapitalSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $15,134
  3. CremaTibas, Costa Rica

    General

    $5,000
  4. Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary ClubShelburne, VT

    General

    $500

1 grant of $13,250,235 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $15,134100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $1,300,134
  2. Vermont1 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.

  • P SwiftC/O MANCHESTER CAPITAL MGMT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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