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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3616415

The Aver Foundation

A private foundation in Hendersonville, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $22,075 paid in grants.

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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $22,075

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $612,702
  • Tax year 2024

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $527,668
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $471,296
  • Tax year 2022

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $421,711
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $491,609
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $417,064
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $415,551
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,975

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $413,098

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Disability InstituteWashington, DC

    General operational support

    $5,000
  2. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    General operational support

    $3,500
  3. Muddy Paws RescueNew York, NY

    General operational support

    $3,075
  4. University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VT

    General operational support

    $3,000
  5. Denison University InstituteGranville, OH

    General operational support

    $3,000
  6. The Free ClinicsHendersonvlle, NC

    General operational support

    $2,500
  7. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    General operational support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $8,50060% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,07522% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,50018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $6,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  3. New York1 grant $3,075
  4. Ohio1 grant $3,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $3,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Francis James Gasquet FitzpatrickPRESIDENT/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alexandra Cline McArthurTREASURER/DI Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rebecca Collier French FitzpatrickVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah Whittredge FrenchVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • William Owen Charles FitzpatrickVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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