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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-1066837

Fernandez Buddin Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $1 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,035,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,621,506

  • Tax year 2024

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,470,335

  • Tax year 2023

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $6,645,199

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,592,172

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,400,992

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Caras of the AmericasCatano, PR

    General & Unrestricted

    $300,000
  2. Diabetes Research Institute Foundation IncMiami, FL

    The Fernandez Buddin Impact Fund

    $200,000
  3. Monarch School ProjectSan Diego, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $150,000
  4. Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Sponsorship of Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

    $100,000
  5. Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    For the benefit of the Medical School's Elizabeth Weiser Caswell Diabetes Institute to establish the Fernandez Buddin Family Foundation Fellowship Fund

    $100,000
  6. Diabetes Research ConnectionDel Mar, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Monarch School ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Charitable Event

    $50,000
  8. Rady Childrens Hospital Foundation- San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    The Fernandez Buddin Basic Needs Fund in the Department of Endocrinology - to address food insecurity, technology needs, access to necessary diabetic supplies, education, and psychological support

    $50,000
  9. Museum of Contemporary Art San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Buffalo Fine Arts AcademyBuffalo, NY

    Buffalo AKG Art Museum to support the Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way exhibition

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $300,00029% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $200,00019% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $200,00019% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $150,00014% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $135,00013% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $425,000
  2. Puerto Rico1 grant $300,000
  3. Florida1 grant $200,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $100,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Deidre BuddinSec, Treas, Dir, Pres Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jose A FernandezDir, Chair Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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