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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-3593700

Silver Candlesticks Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $120,000 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

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,629,237
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,041,814
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,224,662
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,826,456
  • Tax year 2020

    $209,512

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,200,592
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,151

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,249,773
  • Tax year 2018

    $21,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,331

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Deep Roots IncEarleville, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $45,000
  2. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  3. The Meeting GroundElkton, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  4. Troop 101 Alumni Association IncWarren, OH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $45,00050% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $40,00044% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $75,000
  2. Washington1 grant $40,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Greg JosephCo- Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen Ann JosephCo- Pres, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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