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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 56-2200480

Diane Swift Modaff Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Asheville, NC. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 15 grants and $252,639 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Apr 30, 2024), 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 2023

    $252,639

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $235,961

  • Tax year 2021

    $12,154

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $242,685

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,026

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $228,153

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $208,402

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $257

Grants paid in 2023

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Westside Inclusive School House IncLos Angeles, CA

    Cash gift

    $125,000
  2. Equal Plates ProjectAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $15,000
  3. Manna Food BankMills River, NC

    Cash gift

    $15,000
  4. Eblen CharitiesAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $15,000
  5. AbccmAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $15,000
  6. Haywood Street HousingAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $10,001
  7. Pisgah Legal ServicesAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $10,000
  8. Safelite IncHendersonville, NC

    Cash gift

    $10,000
  9. Beloved AshevilleAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $10,000
  10. Southside Community FarmAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $5,000
  11. Charlies Angels Animal RescueFletcher, NC

    Cash gift

    $5,000
  12. Blue Ridge Public RadioAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $5,000
  13. Meals on WheelsAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $5,000
  14. YMCA of Western North CarolinaAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $5,000
  15. Babies Need BottomsAsheville, NC

    Cash gift

    $2,638

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $125,00067% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $7,6384% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina14 grants $127,639
  2. California1 grant $125,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David ModaffDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lynda ModaffDIRECTOR,SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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