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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1967463

The Elm Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Orange, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $561,326 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

    $561,326

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,710

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $489,271

  • Tax year 2023

    $34,554

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $473,913

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,592

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $505,982

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,531

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $515,050

  • Tax year 2020

    $26,898

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $436,496

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,020

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $455,424

  • Tax year 2018

    $23,218

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $468,217

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Earl L & Mildred K Mielke Charitable FDBoston, MA

    Donation

    $489,322
  2. Individual

    Donation

    $61,214
  3. Louisa County Resource CouncilLouisa, VA

    support charity

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    support charity

    $250
  5. Fit 2 B KidsCrownsville, MD

    Contribution

    $200
  6. Ace Adult Community EducationLouisa, VA

    Support charity.

    $140
  7. Daughters for the American RevolutionWashington, DC

    Donation

    $100
  8. Belmont Ruritan ClubMineral, VA

    Donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $489,322
  2. Virginia3 grants $10,240
  3. Maryland1 grant $200
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Earl L Mielke JrPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mildred K MielkeSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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