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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-5144602

The Fries Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $80,000 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $703,296

  • Tax year 2024

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $766,500

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,291,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $859,997

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,241,464

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $877,329

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,905,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,054,987

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,003,095

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,735,143

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,787,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,492,344

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Global Down Syndrome FoundationDenver, CO

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  2. Global Livingston InstituteDenver, CO

    Charitable Event

    $25,000
  3. Unite America Institute IncDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Grace Way VillageFort Pierce, FL

    Charitable Event

    $5,000

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 $25,00031% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,00031% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $25,00031% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado3 grants $75,000
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Michael T FriesPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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