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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-6019601

The Choptank Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $460,000 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
Thomas R Pulsifer Esq Morris Nichol
PO Box 1347
Wilmington, DE 198991347
(302) 351-9226
Form and materials
No requirements.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Substantially all in the state of delaware.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $9,285,472

  • Tax year 2023

    $485,622

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,876,741

  • Tax year 2022

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,860,217

  • Tax year 2021

    $505,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,287,448

  • Tax year 2020

    $454,900

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $9,007,925

  • Tax year 2019

    $441,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,846,693

  • Tax year 2018

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $8,655,542

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Biggs Museum of American ArtDover, DE

    To support the museum's exhibitions.

    $450,000
  2. Delaware Art MueseumWilmington, DE

    To support the museum's exhibitions.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $450,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware2 grants $460,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael RatchfordTRUSTEE, PRESIDENT PART-TI Hours 1Pay $0
  • Glenn C KentonTRUSTEE, VICE PRESIDENT PA Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas R PulsiferTRUSTEE, SEC & TREAS PART- Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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