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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-1166266

Waddell Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cambridge, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $45,900 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. It still lists the details below.

Form and materials
All request to be done through the foundation's website:waddellfoundation.com organization name, address, phone number & contact info organization mission statement program/project name, amount requested, date funds needed describe how the funds will be spent describe how the funds will help dorchester county residents total project budget and other funding sources proof of 501 (c)(3) status
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Grants must be to organizations as are described in section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code of 1954, in corredponding provision of any subsequent law, contri- butions to which are deductible under sections 170, 2055, and 2522 of internal revenue code of 1954, or under the corresponding provisions of any subsequent law, provided that no part of the assets or earnings of the foundation shall inure to the benefit of or be distributed to the dorchester general hospital. Grants to organizations described above are to benefit residents of dorchester county, maryland.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $45,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $802,958
  • Tax year 2024

    $45,955

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $730,933
  • Tax year 2023

    $44,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $770,308
  • Tax year 2022

    $50,050

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $808,556
  • Tax year 2021

    $43,259

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $855,909
  • Tax year 2020

    $33,392

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $874,213
  • Tax year 2019

    $53,150

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $839,247
  • Tax year 2018

    $33,850

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $832,871

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Midshore Meals Til MondayCambridge, MD

    900 bags food @ 6 weekend food

    $5,400
  2. One Mission CambridgeCambridge, MD

    Food appeal

    $5,000
  3. Chesapeake Audubon Society IncEaston, MD

    Chespeake linked program dorcester c

    $5,000
  4. St Vincent Depaul SocietyCambridge, MD

    Food & financial assistance needy

    $4,000
  5. YMCA of the ChesapeakeEaston, MD

    Dorcestr county grade level reading

    $4,000
  6. J Noah Skills AcademyEaston, MD

    Facility up to 30 students 4 months

    $4,000
  7. Pine Street Committee IncCambridge, MD

    Children summer program 2025

    $4,000
  8. ShoreriversEaston, MD

    High school intership summer 2025

    $3,500
  9. St Andrews Food BankHurlock, MD

    Food bank

    $3,000
  10. ALL4LOVECambridge, MD

    38 campers n. Bay adv enture camp

    $2,500
  11. Boys & Girls Club Metro BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Food for fridays

    $2,500
  12. Blackwater Rising IncCambridge, MD

    Bethel ame church oine ST - fence re

    $2,000
  13. Chesapeake Housing MissionSalisbury, MD

    Use in dorcester county

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $8,50026% of the total
  2. Youth development2 grants $6,50020% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $6,00019% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,40017% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland13 grants $45,900

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Julia MooreCO PRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • G Philip FeldmanCO PRESIDENT Hours 1.5Pay $0
  • Laura A CowinSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven AdamsTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Barbara HubbardDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dustin NwakudoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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