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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-6158138

Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 50 grants and $390,108 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $390,108

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $7,865,351

  • Tax year 2023

    $388,166

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $7,655,474

  • Tax year 2022

    $417,390

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $7,608,873

  • Tax year 2021

    $380,635

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $7,857,227

  • Tax year 2020

    $354,798

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $7,739,637

Grants paid in 2024

50 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Episcopal Church in Delaware the Diocesan Council IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $36,700
  2. Christ Church-Rector's Discrt FundGreenville, DE

    General purpose

    $32,551
  3. University of PA Class of 1929Philadelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $16,700
  4. Church Farm SchoolExton, PA

    General purpose

    $15,850
  5. University of PA Alumni Society of DelawClaymont, DE

    General purpose

    $11,707
  6. Boys & Girls Club of DelawareWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $11,700
  7. Delaware Center for Horticulture IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $11,700
  8. Germantown Friends SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $10,850
  9. Rumford HospitalRumford, ME

    General purpose

    $5,850
  10. American Cancer Society Inc National Office of Probate &Hagerstown, MD

    General purpose

    $5,850
  11. The Salvation Army Delaware Regional ServicesWest Nyack, NY

    General purpose

    $5,850
  12. Ducks Unlimited IncMemphis, TN

    General purpose

    $5,850
  13. St Anthony Educational FoundationIthaca, NY

    General purpose

    $5,850
  14. Rider UniversityLawrence TWP, NJ

    General purpose

    $5,850
  15. Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  16. Philadelphia Orchestra Assoc Bradford Wm VoigtPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  17. Brandywine Valley SPCAWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  18. Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  19. Natural Lands Trust IncorporatedMedia, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  20. Limen House IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  21. American Lung AssociationChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $5,850
  22. Delaware Junior Team Tennis AssociationWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  23. Brandywine Red Clay AllianceWest Chester, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  24. Delaware Safety Council IncNew Castle, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  25. St Francis Hospital IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  26. Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  27. YMCA of DelawareWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  28. Winterthur Museum IncWinterthur, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  29. Easter Seals de & Ma Eastern ShoreNew Castle, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  30. Historical Society of DelawareWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  31. The Music School of Delaware IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  32. Eleutherian Mills-Hagley FDNWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  33. United Way of DelawareWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  34. Delaware Academy of Medicine IncNewark, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  35. Pilot School IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  36. Delaware Wild Lands Inc Marcia A FoxTownsend, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  37. DFRC IncNewark, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  38. Ingleside Homes IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  39. Grand Opera House IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  40. IccdWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  41. Cranston Heights Fire CoWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  42. Delaware Symphony AssociationWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  43. Delaware Federation of Garden ClubsMiddletown, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  44. University of Delaware Ud Library Associates ProgramNewark, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  45. Old Brandywine Village IncWilmington, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  46. Delaware Nature Society IncHockessin, DE

    General purpose

    $5,850
  47. Brandywine Conservancy&museum of ArChadds Ford, PA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  48. Hampton UniversityHampton, VA

    General purpose

    $5,850
  49. Harding UniversitySearcy, AR

    General purpose

    $5,850
  50. Protestant Episcopal Theological SeminaryAlexandria, VA

    General purpose

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $35,10023% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $35,10023% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $32,55022% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $17,55012% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $11,7008% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $11,7008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,8504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware31 grants $256,458
  2. Pennsylvania9 grants $78,500
  3. New York2 grants $11,700
  4. Virginia2 grants $8,350
  5. Arkansas1 grant $5,850
  6. Maryland1 grant $5,850
  7. Maine1 grant $5,850
  8. New Jersey1 grant $5,850
  9. Tennessee1 grant $5,850
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $5,850

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wilmington Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $110,209

The return

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