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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-6549128

Bartlett Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $122,782 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $122,782

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,198,594

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,930,886

  • Tax year 2023

    $108,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,885,185

  • Tax year 2022

    $130,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,837,636

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,883,166

  • Tax year 2020

    $93,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,819,068

  • Tax year 2019

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,903,711

  • Tax year 2018

    $84,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,903,798

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre IncPittsburgh, PA

    Nutcracker Capital Campaign

    $25,000
  2. The Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    Keepers Challenge

    $10,000
  3. St Pauls United Methodist ChurchAllison Park, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  4. Allen-Chase Foundation Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Branford Community FoundationBranford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Duquesne University of the Holy SpiritPittsburgh, PA

    Duquesne Swimming and Diving/Day of Giving

    $5,000
  7. Grove City CollegeGrove City, PA

    Gamma Sigma Phi Alumnae Scholarship Endowment Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  8. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre IncPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Suffield AcademySuffield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    McKnight Family Scholarship Fund

    $5,000
  11. Trinity Episcopal ChurchBranford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,032
  12. Branford Compassion ClubN Branford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  13. Dan Cosgrove Animal ShelterBranford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  14. Purrfect Partners of Mobile IncMobile, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  15. Stray Love Foundation IncMagnolia SPGS, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  16. Goodspeed Opera House Foundation IncEast Haddam, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Thomas and Sandra Usher CampRector, PA

    Citikidz

    $2,500
  18. Christ United Methodist ChurchBethel Park, PA

    TNC Sister Rut Scholarship Fund

    $2,000
  19. Edwins Leadership and Restaurant InstituteCleveland HTS, OH

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  20. Ellis SchoolPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  21. New World Consort IncWest Hartford, CT

    Charitable Event

    $2,000
  22. Semper Fi & Americas FundQuantico, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  23. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  24. North Hills Community Outreach IncAllison Park, PA

    North Hills Community Outreach (NHCO)

    $1,500
  25. Asservo Project IncMoon TWP, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. Brothers Brother FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. Cappella Cantorum IncEssex, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  28. Charcot-Marie-Tooth AssociationGlenolden, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  29. Community Dining Room IncBranford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. Greater New Haven Cat Project IncNorthford, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  31. Keewaydin FoundationSalisbury, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. New Haven Chorale IncNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  33. St Pauls United Methodist ChurchAllison Park, PA

    Youth Ministries

    $1,000
  34. St Pauls United Methodist ChurchAllison Park, PA

    Charitable Event

    $1,000
  35. The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA

    Spenser's Voice

    $1,000
  36. Findley Lake Volunteer Firemans AssociationFindley Lake, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  37. Findley Lake Watershed FoundationFindley Lake, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $27,00043% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $18,50029% of the total
  3. Animals3 grants $7,00011% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $3,0005% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5004% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $2,5004% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2,7504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania16 grants $72,000
  2. Connecticut11 grants $27,532
  3. Alabama2 grants $6,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. Missouri1 grant $5,000
  6. California1 grant $2,000
  7. Ohio1 grant $2,000
  8. Maryland1 grant $1,500
  9. Vermont1 grant $1,000
  10. New York2 grants $750

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • R Gary McKnightCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen H McKnightCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Bonnie McKnight MurphyCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wilmington TrustTrustee Hours 1Pay $13,721

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