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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3774627

Nyssa Foundation

A private foundation in Greenville, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $226,434 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $226,434

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,582,473

  • Tax year 2024

    $191,339

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,570,004

  • Tax year 2023

    $149,226

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,484,974

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,419

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,420,393

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Delaware Nature SocietyHockessin, DE

    General operations

    $26,267
  2. Planned Parenthood of DelawareWilmington, DE

    General operations

    $25,385
  3. Stroud Water ResearchAvondale, PA

    General operations

    $20,072
  4. Wilmington Rowing CenterWilmington, DE

    General operations

    $20,000
  5. WhyyGreencastle, PA

    General operations

    $15,552
  6. National Outdoor Leadership School (nols)Lander, WY

    General operations

    $15,187
  7. Willistown Conservation TrustNewtown SQ, PA

    General operations

    $15,095
  8. Delaware Center for HorticultureWilmington, DE

    General operations

    $10,799
  9. The Doug Coombs Foundation (coombs Outdoors)Jackson, WY

    General operations

    $10,615
  10. The Ethel Walker SchoolSimsbury, CT

    General operations

    $10,066
  11. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    General operations

    $10,000
  12. Eden PeopleplanetGlendora, CA

    General operations

    $10,000
  13. Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous HealthBaltimore, MD

    General operations

    $10,000
  14. Maria Mitchell AssociationNantucket, MA

    General operations

    $9,896
  15. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General operations

    $7,500
  16. Natural LandsMedia, PA

    General operations

    $5,000
  17. The Delaware Symphony OrchestraWilmington, DE

    General operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $57,16141% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $25,38518% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $20,00014% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $10,0667% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,5005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware5 grants $87,451
  2. Pennsylvania4 grants $55,719
  3. Wyoming2 grants $25,802
  4. Connecticut1 grant $10,066
  5. California1 grant $10,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $10,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  8. Massachusetts1 grant $9,896
  9. New York1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Margaretta S BrokawPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Margaretta S BrokawSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaretta S BrokawTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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