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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3546150

The Durden Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Panama City Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $1 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Scott Helms
2605 Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408
(850) 230-8331
Form and materials
Applications and letters should be sent directly to MR. Scott helms at the address shown in 2(a) above
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,172

  • Tax year 2024

    $700,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $516

  • Tax year 2023

    $693,334

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $32,683

  • Tax year 2022

    $633,333

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $27,874

  • Tax year 2021

    $506,833

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $13,648

  • Tax year 2020

    $433,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $22,715

  • Tax year 2019

    $338,500

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $32,848

  • Tax year 2018

    $320,300

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $47,838

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. James Madison InstituteTallahassee, FL

    Government research and education

    $500,000
  2. Prostate Cancer FoundationSanta Monica, CA

    Prostate cancer research

    $400,000
  3. Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL

    Cancer research

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $400,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $600,000
  2. California1 grant $400,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael E DurdenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen L DurdenDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • D Scott HelmsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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