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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3667392

The Robertson Powell Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $170,900 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $170,900

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,337,004

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,250

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,338,456

  • Tax year 2023

    $161,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,085,202

  • Tax year 2022

    $109,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,167,868

  • Tax year 2021

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,174,054

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,093,331

  • Tax year 2019

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,758,763

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,661,329

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hypersomnia FoundationAtlanta, GA

    General & Unrestricted

    $90,450
  2. J David Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  3. The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of CalSan Francisco, CA

    Gala Fund

    $15,000
  4. ACLU Foundation of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Vital Voices Global Partnership IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Womens Fund of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Climate Change for All Educators IncNew Canaan, CT

    Subject to Change

    $5,000
  8. The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of CaliforniSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Foodbank of Santa Barbara CountyGoleta, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  10. Santa Barbara Cnty Immigrant Legal Defense CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. Kasigau Student Education FundOrinda, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,250
  12. Ganna Walska LotuslandSanta Barbara, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,200
  13. Chesapeake Shakespeare CompanyBaltimore, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society IncWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  15. Project SleepLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  16. Washington Douglass ChoraleWashington, DC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  17. Kleine Levin Syndrome Foundation IncSan Jose, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  18. Wake Up Narcolepsy IncWorcester, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $90,45062% of the total
  2. Medical research2 grants $15,25010% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $4,7503% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $90,450
  2. California11 grants $63,200
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $11,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Andrew KW PowellDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diane V PowellPres, Dir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Evan WA PowellDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0

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