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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-6372427

Delaware Atlantis Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $9.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $9,891,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $213,280,216
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,565,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $210,865,169
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,013,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $152,799,137
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,076,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $23,326,111
  • Tax year 2020

    $913,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $23,684,254
  • Tax year 2019

    $779,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $21,946,390

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Beebe Healthcare Medical FoundationLewes, DE

    Cancer CTR, res physicians,

    $5,350,000
  2. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    Creamery, botanic GDN,

    $2,351,000
  3. Nemours Children's HealthWilmington, DE

    Milford clinic expansion

    $800,000
  4. Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DE

    Atlantis fund

    $640,700
  5. Blood Center UnitedWashington, DC

    Patient support fund

    $200,000
  6. Children's Beach HouseLewes, DE

    Child development CTR

    $150,000
  7. La Red Health Center IncGeorgetown, DE

    Unrestricted general

    $100,000
  8. Delaware Technical Educational FDNDover, DE

    Nursing scholarships

    $100,000
  9. United Service OrganizationsArlington, VA

    Dover, delaware programs

    $50,000
  10. Delaware Botanic GardensDagsboro, DE

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  11. Sussex County Animal AssociationSeaford, DE

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000
  12. Lower Sussex Little LeagueOcean View, DE

    Unrestricted general

    $50,000

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 $640,70076% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $100,00012% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $50,0006% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware10 grants $9,641,700
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $200,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Charles P Townsend IIITRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $250,000

The return

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