The Delaware State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3495509

The Wilbakes Fund

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $208,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,690,382

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,185,509

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,010,527

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    FUNDS FOR unrestricted support, Environmental Education Training Camp; Marojejy field trips; TO PURCHASE Stoves; Educational Vids, Research Exchange, FOR 2 Interns, Intern transportation, Nocturnal housing, Animal enrichment AND ATS Receiver-Datalogger

    $110,000
  2. Nature ConservancyDurham, NC

    FUNDS FOR North Carolina, Belize, Colombia and Ecuador

    $48,000
  3. NatureserveArlington, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $40,000
  4. New River ConservancyW Jefferson, NC

    For restoration of the Trash Trout or as needed for unrestricted use

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $110,00069% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $50,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina3 grants $168,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara Wendell BakerDir, Pres, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan Edward Wilfong JrTreas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Tatar Family FoundationWilmington, DE 48 grants Preselected only $210,501 giving
  2. The Baltimore Family FundWilmington, DE 114 grants Preselected only $204,780 giving
  3. The Costigan Family FoundationWilmington, DE 12 grants Preselected only $204,500 giving
  4. Markovich Family Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 27 grants Preselected only $212,500 giving
  5. The Shipley Educational FoundationWilmington, DE 14 grants Preselected only $203,239 giving