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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-6000401

Good Samaritan Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mrs Carroll M Carpenter
600 Center Mill Road
Wilmington, DE 19807
(302) 654-7558
Form and materials
Written narrative report
Deadlines
Applications must be received by april 1 for the may meeting and by october 1 for the november MTG.
Restrictions
Grants are not normally provided toward building funds, other capital assets or conferences.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,388,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $13,322,344

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,225,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,931,185

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,795,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $13,805,204

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,145,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $17,668,533

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,294,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $17,250,317

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,145,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $16,993,058

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,400,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $15,764,721

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. John Hopkins UniversityAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $200,000
  2. Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel UniversityAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $175,000
  3. Buckley SchoolAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $150,000
  4. Deerfield AcademyAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $150,000
  5. Bishop John T Walker School for BoysAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $100,000
  6. NoticeabilityAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $90,000
  7. Sherrill HouseAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $75,000
  8. University of Austin (uatx)Address not given on the return

    General operating

    $75,000
  9. First State EducateWilmington, DE

    General operating

    $70,000
  10. Voice Advocacy CenterAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $70,000
  11. Kolbe Cathedral High SchoolAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $50,000
  12. Slingerland Literacy InstituteAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $33,000
  13. Sea of Strengths AcademyAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $30,000
  14. Operation WarmAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $25,000
  15. The Phoenix SchoolAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $25,000
  16. Healthcare Chaplaincy NetworkAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $15,000
  17. The Witness Tree InstituteAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $15,000
  18. Christiana CareAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $10,000
  19. Make A WishAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $10,000
  20. Stroud Water Research CenterAvondale, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  21. The Animal CenterAddress not given on the return

    General operating

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $70,00088% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $10,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware21 grants $1,388,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Carroll M CarpenterPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A Du P NielsenDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeffrey M NielsenSECRETARY-TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lea Carpenter BrokawVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • H Sinclair SherrillDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rev Edmund K Sherrill IIDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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