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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-4146882

Alexandra William Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $117,000 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

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

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,573,604
  • Tax year 2024

    $143,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,427,289
  • Tax year 2023

    $95,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,516,862
  • Tax year 2022

    $109,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,533,969
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,535,247
  • Tax year 2020

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,573,527
  • Tax year 2019

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,557,915

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Asia SocietyNew York, NY

    in support of Intl arts and cultural council and Game changer event

    $28,000
  2. Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,500
  3. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Gesellschaft der Freunde von Bayreuth

    $12,000
  4. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Friends of Asian art and Friends of Islamic Arts

    $11,000
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Exhibition support

    $10,000
  6. Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Funds for Frick, and the contributing Fellows program

    $10,000
  7. MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER The SocietNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. New Museum of Contemporary ArtNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. Council on Foreign Relations IncNew York, NY

    Annual Fund

    $5,000
  10. Heartbeat Opera LTDBrooklyn, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. American Composers Orchestra IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Chapin School LTDNew York, NY

    Annual Fund

    $1,000
  13. Green Box Arts ProjectGreen MTN FLS, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Saint Davids SchoolNew York, NY

    Annual Fund

    $1,000
  15. The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Women and the Critical Eyes

    $1,000
  16. Trustees of Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA

    Annual Fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $39,00041% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $33,00034% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $12,00012% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $12,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $103,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $12,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Younghee Kim WaitDir, Pres, Treas Hours 20Pay $0
  • Alexandra WaitSec Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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