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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-2741468

Empire Loan Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $21,400 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

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

    $21,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,256
  • Tax year 2024

    $35,575

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $894
  • Tax year 2023

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,991
  • Tax year 2022

    $57,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,508
  • Tax year 2021

    $49,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,390
  • Tax year 2020

    $94,275

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,768
  • Tax year 2019

    $102,810

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,538
  • Tax year 2018

    $47,175

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,862

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $6,000
  2. Embrace Boston IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. No Books No BallBoston, MA

    Charitable Event

    $2,500
  4. Rhode Island Community Food Bank AssociationProvidence, RI

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  5. The Bim IncStoughton, MA

    Charitable Event

    $2,000
  6. The University of Rhode Island Foundation & AlumniKingston, RI

    Charitable Event

    $2,000
  7. South End Athletics & Activities Association IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,250
  8. Lighthouse Preservation SocietyDover, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $650

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00047% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,50023% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,00019% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $1,25012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts5 grants $16,750
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $4,000
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $650

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael D GoldsteinPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • John KeithlineDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Allison PicottDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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