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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3669239

Theodore P Chuffers Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $85,000 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

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $936,458
  • Tax year 2024

    $74,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $920,901
  • Tax year 2023

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $870,527
  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $918,221
  • Tax year 2021

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $883,466
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $686,687
  • Tax year 2019

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $693,966
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $467,260

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. Breech Without Borders IncCrawfordsvlle, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. Electronic Frontier Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. The UCLA FoundationPasadena, CA

    Research under the direction of Dr. Timothy Donahue

    $10,000
  5. Freedom ReadsHamden, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,000
  6. Crohns & Colitis Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Dana Farber Cancer Institute IncBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Immigration Institute of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society IncPasadena, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,000
  10. Council for Native Hawaiian AdvancementKapolei, HI

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,00041% of the total
  2. Medical research2 grants $15,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $8,00013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $3,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $59,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $10,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $8,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. Hawaii1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Andrew AnkerDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Astrid AnkerDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dagmar AnkerDir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Renee AnkerDir, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Zachary AnkerDir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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