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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-3206038

Sonecha Family Foundation

A private foundation in Newark, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $486,773 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $486,773

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $13,431,122
  • Tax year 2023

    $375,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $9,465,621
  • Tax year 2022

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,737,606
  • Tax year 2021

    $190,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,168,375
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,761,250
  • Tax year 2019

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,422,551
  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,436,470

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Freire FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Support of organization's activities

    $200,000
  2. Share & Care FoundationRochelle Park, NJ

    Support of organization's activities

    $150,000
  3. Food Bank of DelawareNewark, DE

    Support of organization's activities

    $60,250
  4. West End Neighborhood HouseWilmington, DE

    Support of organization's activities

    $50,000
  5. Habitat for HumanityWilmington, DE

    Support of organization's activities

    $25,000
  6. The Career WardrobePhiladelphia, PA

    Support of organization's activities

    $1,023
  7. Hockessin Fire CompanyHockessin, DE

    Support of organization's activities

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $200,00077% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $60,25023% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,023<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $201,023
  2. New Jersey1 grant $150,000
  3. Delaware4 grants $135,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jay SonechaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kashmira SonechaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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