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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3656551

The Carol Hepper Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $24,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Lynda Kazyak
1201 N Orange St 600
Wilmington, DE 19801
(800) 839-1754
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,323,979

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,425

  • Tax year 2023

    $10,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $837,447

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,250

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $831,890

  • Tax year 2021

    $169,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $831,005

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $854,394

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Carol hepper foundation ward in studio arts

    $6,000
  2. Individual

    Carol hepper foundation ward in studio arts

    $5,000
  3. North Dakota Museum of ArtGrand Forks, ND

    Carol hepper foundation

    $5,000
  4. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    Carol hepper foundation

    $5,000
  5. Vermont Studio CenterJohnson, VT

    Carol hepper foundation ward in studio arts

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Dakota1 grant $5,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Laura SejenPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ward HepperSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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