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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6016487

Arguild Foundation

A private foundation in Greenville, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $181,600 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Mary Connolly Braun
PO Box 4007
Greenville, DE 19807
(302) 652-6854
Form and materials
Letter format requesting a grant. Additional materials at donee's option.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Organizations operated for religious, charitable or educational purposes as provided under irc section 501 (c)(3)

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $181,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,654,214
  • Tax year 2024

    $131,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,709,690
  • Tax year 2023

    $81,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,599,992
  • Tax year 2022

    $129,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,606,560
  • Tax year 2021

    $171,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,753,199
  • Tax year 2020

    $59,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,723,476
  • Tax year 2019

    $114,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,726,614
  • Tax year 2018

    $111,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,770,488

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Educational purpose

    $160,000
  2. The International Friends of the London LibraryNew York, NY

    Educational purpose

    $10,000
  3. Christ Church Christiana HundredWilmington, DE

    Religous purpose

    $6,600
  4. The Agawam CouncilRaymond, ME

    Recreation purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $170,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $160,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000
  3. Delaware1 grant $6,600
  4. Maine1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mary Connolly BraunPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wilson JC Braun JrEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Courtney C BraunVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wilson JC Braun IIIVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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