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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 47-1221759

TBDB Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Darien, CT. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 4 grants and $979,695 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

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

  • Tax year 2020

    $979,695

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $633,544

  • Tax year 2018

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $747,075

Grants paid in 2020

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    General

    $809,695
  2. Noble and Greenough SchoolDedham, MA

    Education

    $100,000
  3. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Education

    $60,000
  4. The Wharton School - University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Education

    $10,000

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 $809,69583% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $160,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $809,695
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $160,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Richard A BatesPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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