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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6015354

Carpenter Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Montchanin, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $108,455 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

    $108,455

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,369,756

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,455

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,420,313

  • Tax year 2023

    $149,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,472,365

  • Tax year 2022

    $227,488

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,577,420

  • Tax year 2021

    $109,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,759,848

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,820,070

  • Tax year 2019

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,879,389

  • Tax year 2018

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,938,012

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Christiana Care FoundationWilmington, DE

    Cancer research

    $48,455
  2. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    Athletic facilities

    $30,000
  3. Texas Tech Foundation IncLubbock, TX

    Quail research program

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware2 grants $78,455
  2. Texas1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • RRM Carpenter IVPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David HC CarpenterVP/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lucinda C CarpenterSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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