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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-3415367

The Aiko Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $355,500 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

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

    $355,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,282,863
  • Tax year 2024

    $298,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,859,123
  • Tax year 2023

    $241,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,727,493
  • Tax year 2022

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,055,476
  • Tax year 2021

    $181,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,374,531

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Museum of Science and IndustryChicago, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. One World SurgeryBirmingham, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Whitman College Board of TrusteesWalla Walla, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  6. United States Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  7. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA

    Seaver College of Science and Engineering; LMU Be a Lion Fund

    $25,000
  8. United States Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY

    Child Nutrition Fund

    $25,000
  9. Glencoe Union ChurchGlencoe, IL

    General & Unrestricted

    $18,500
  10. African Women RisingSanta Barbara, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    To Support the Dance Marathon

    $5,000
  12. African Women RisingSanta Barbara, CA

    Charitable Event

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $115,00034% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $110,00033% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $55,00016% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $50,00015% of the total
  5. Human services2 grants $7,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $123,500
  2. California4 grants $72,000
  3. New York2 grants $60,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $50,000
  5. Washington1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Donald G MacphersonDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberli MacphersonDir, Pres, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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