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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6024607

Devonwood Foundation 009606-007

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 88 grants and $1.4 million 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

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

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

    $1,364,000

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $14,323,812
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,227,000

    Grants listed
    85
    Assets, end of year
    $14,747,415
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,270,000

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $15,101,119
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,153,000

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $15,486,192
  • Tax year 2021

    $954,000

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $15,794,656
  • Tax year 2020

    $895,000

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $12,541,991

Grants paid in 2025

88 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City and Country School IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $110,000
  2. Rosati Leadership AcademyTopsham, ME

    General support

    $106,000
  3. Cinema Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Southeastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $75,000
  5. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    General support

    $73,500
  6. Columbia University School of NursingNew York, NY

    General support

    $70,000
  7. Future Roots Inc DublabLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $66,000
  8. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    General support

    $65,000
  9. Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Vu Station B #357727Nashville, TN

    General support

    $50,000
  10. Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $50,000
  11. Concord Academy Pals EndowmentConcord, MA

    General support

    $48,000
  12. Barefoot Theatre CompanyBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $44,000
  13. Soft Power HealthPurchase, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  14. Durham Literacy Center IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $30,000
  15. Habitat for Humanity of DurhamDurham, NC

    General support

    $30,000
  16. Choral Society of DurhamDurham, NC

    General support

    $26,000
  17. Durham Academy IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  18. Ronald McDonald House of DurhamDurham, NC

    General support

    $25,000
  19. Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME

    General support

    $20,000
  20. The Historic Preservation Society of Durham IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $15,000
  21. El FuturoDurham, NC

    General support

    $14,000
  22. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Lake Rescue Association IncLudlow, VT

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Neighborhood House ClubNe Harbor, ME

    General support

    $10,000
  25. Waterfall ArtsBelfast, ME

    General support

    $10,000
  26. American Dance Festival IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  27. Foundation for St Martin in the FieldsNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  28. Slow Food USA IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  29. The Edible Schoolyard ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Milan Volunteer Fire Department IncMilan, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  31. Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  32. Gaspard & Dancers IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  33. St Mary's & St Jude'sNortheast HBR, ME

    General support

    $7,500
  34. High Mountain Institute Development OfficeLeadville, CO

    General support

    $6,000
  35. Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  36. American Civil Liberties Union of S Carolina Foundation IncColumbia, SC

    General support

    $5,000
  37. Benevolence FarmGraham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  38. Innocence Project IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  39. Triangle Land ConservancyDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  40. Carolina Farm Stewardship AssociationPittsboro, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  41. Special Olympics IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  42. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  43. Land InstituteSalina, KS

    General support

    $5,000
  44. Boston College TrusteesChestnut Hill, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  45. Ellerbee Creek Watershed AssociationDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  46. Spartanburg County FoundationSpartanburg, SC

    General support

    $5,000
  47. Durham Arts Council IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  48. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  49. Durham Central ParkDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  50. Mount Desert Island Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  51. Mount Desert Land and Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  52. North Carolina Agricultural Foundation IncRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  53. Assoc for the Preservation of the Eno River ValleyDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  54. Durham Ballet TheatreDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  55. Durham Library FoundationDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  56. Rhinebeck Fire DeptRhinebeck, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  57. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  58. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  59. Berry Center IncNew Castle, KY

    General support

    $5,000
  60. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens IncBoothbay, ME

    General support

    $5,000
  61. Center for Constitutional Rights IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  62. ALS Therapy Development FoundationWatertown, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  63. Abbe MuseumBar Harbor, ME

    General support

    $2,000
  64. Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal ServicesSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $2,000
  65. Maine Organic Farmers & Garneners AssociationUnity, ME

    General support

    $2,000
  66. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  67. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  68. Newton North High SchoolNewtonville, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  69. Island Readers and Writers an Initiative for Maine ChildrenMount Desert, ME

    General support

    $2,000
  70. Cuisine Rescue IncDaniel Island, SC

    General support

    $1,000
  71. Museum of Durham HistoryDurham, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  72. New Yorkers for ParksNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  73. Book HarvestDurham, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  74. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  75. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  76. Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  77. Boston Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  78. Actors StudioNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  79. Rockend IncNe Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  80. Pomfret School IncPomfret, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  81. Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  82. Keep Durham Beautiful IncDurham, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  83. Harvard UniversityBoston, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  84. St Mark's School of SouthboroughSouthborough, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  85. Community Servings IncJamaica Plain, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  86. Northeast Harbor LibraryNe Harbor, ME

    General support

    $1,000
  87. Milton Academy Office of Development and Alumni RelationsMilton, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  88. Centenary UniversityHackettstown, NJ

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education21 grants $341,50035% of the total
  2. Arts and culture12 grants $284,00029% of the total
  3. Youth development3 grants $117,00012% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $75,0008% of the total
  5. Health3 grants $26,0003% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $20,0002% of the total
  7. 11 other causes21 grants $103,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $402,000
  2. North Carolina25 grants $396,500
  3. Maine17 grants $252,500
  4. Massachusetts13 grants $84,000
  5. California3 grants $77,000
  6. New Jersey2 grants $51,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $50,000
  8. South Carolina3 grants $11,000
  9. Vermont1 grant $10,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Wilmington TrustCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,500
  • Brenda BrodieCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa HanenbergerCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cameron BrodieCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tyler BrodieCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bryson BrodieGENERAL TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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