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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3050877

18220 Fund

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $455,000 paid in grants.

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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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $455,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,971,524

  • Tax year 2024

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,316,085

  • Tax year 2023

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,240,721

  • Tax year 2022

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,289,907

  • Tax year 2021

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,666,187

  • Tax year 2020

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,643,030

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Canisius High SchoolBuffalo, NY

    Scholarship fund for students at Canisius High School with demonstrated financial need who could not otherwise afford a Canisius High School education. The fund will support scholarships for students who attend St. Mark School in Buffalo. The fund will provide partial tuition support to encourage students who are deserving, talented, and financially needy

    $250,000
  2. Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida IncFort Myers, FL

    Feeding the Future campaign

    $50,000
  3. Immokalee Fair Housing AllianceImmokalee, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida IncNaples, FL

    to underwrite the Principal Climate Advisor Position

    $30,000
  5. Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY

    To support operations in the state of Florida

    $25,000
  7. Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida IncFort Myers, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $75,00043% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $50,00029% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $300,000
  2. Florida4 grants $155,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sara E WerderDir, Pres, Sec Hours 10Pay $0
  • Richard I Werder JrDir, Treas Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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