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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1553132

Pond House Woods Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $140,500 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

    $140,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,005,043

  • Tax year 2024

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,099,301

  • Tax year 2023

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,164,796

  • Tax year 2022

    $123,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,223,827

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,413

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $976,827

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,018,461

  • Tax year 2018

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,770

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Skokie Valley Orchestral AssociationChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. First United Methodist ChurchLa Grange, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $45,000
  3. Breakthrough T1DNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of AmericaDes Plaines, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Celebration Education FundGrand Rapids, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  6. West Suburban Humane SocietyDowners Grove, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500

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 $50,00058% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,00029% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $8,0009% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $107,500
  2. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christopher BeardVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • David BeardVP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer BeardPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • John BeardDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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