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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 81-4757835

Aitken-Davies Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 3 grants and $62,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2023

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,867,792
  • Tax year 2022

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,622,561
  • Tax year 2021

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,626,642
  • Tax year 2020

    $462,254

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,829,953
  • Tax year 2019

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,796,636
  • Tax year 2018

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,787,541
  • Tax year 2017

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $956,699

Grants paid in 2023

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. British Schools and Universities FoundationNew York, NY

    To promote educational opportunities for students to study in the united kingdom

    $27,500
  2. Princeton Day SchoolPrinceton, NJ

    To promote intellectual growth and moral development in young students

    $25,000
  3. McCarter TheaterPrinceton, NJ

    To provide first-rate performances and arts education to audiences and learners of all ages

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $27,50052% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,00048% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey2 grants $35,000
  2. New York1 grant $27,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • George E Aitken-DaviesCO-PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ashley E Aitken-DaviesCO-PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • William J Aitken-DaviesTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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