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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-2038424

ATAMO Fund

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $44,472 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $44,472

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $573,019
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $398,636

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversitBlacksburg, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,594
  2. San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA

    General & unrestricted

    $16,195
  3. Fotc - SF Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  4. Notable Music and Arts OrganizationSan Jose, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,683

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $21,19576% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00018% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,6836% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $26,195
  2. Virginia1 grant $16,594
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,683

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Christine A HeckartPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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