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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3330508

The 1916 Foundation

A private foundation in Montchanin, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $1.6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,636,333

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,729,684

  • Tax year 2022

    $559,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,764,484

  • Tax year 2021

    $528,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,385,785

  • Tax year 2020

    $425,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,507,081

  • Tax year 2019

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,979,148

  • Tax year 2018

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,946,203

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DE

    General support

    $750,000
  2. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General support

    $350,000
  3. Westminster AbbeyUnited Kingdom

    General support

    $333,333
  4. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Royal PhilharmonicUnited Kingdom

    General support

    $43,000
  6. Tatnall SchoolWilmington, DE

    General support

    $40,000
  7. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  8. Planned ParenthoodWilmington, DE

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMiddletown Township, NJ

    General support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $750,00062% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $350,00029% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $65,0005% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware3 grants $815,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $400,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $25,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Nathan Hayward IIIPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marilyn Rushworth HaywardVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • David Ley Hamilton EsqTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nathan Hayward IVSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • George Stewart Marshall HaywardTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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