Funding search · EIN 516158138 · Wilmington, DE

Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

208
grants reported
$1.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$5,850
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • The Episcopal Church in Delaware2 grants · $73,064
  • Christ Church-Rector'S Discrt Fund2 grants · $65,940
  • Church Farm School4 grants · $63,147
  • University of Pa Class of 19294 grants · $50,126
  • Germantown Friends School4 grants · $43,147
  • University of Pa Alumni Society of Delaw4 grants · $40,816
  • Boys & Girls Club of Delaware4 grants · $40,612
  • Brandywine Red Clay Alliance4 grants · $34,762
  • Episcopal Diocese of De1 grant · $32,259
  • Christ Church1 grant · $32,046

Giving over time

$380,635
2021
$417,390
2022
$388,166
2023
$390,108
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 208 grants.

  • $36,700

    The Episcopal Church in Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $36,364

    The Episcopal Church in Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    General purpose

  • $33,389

    Christ Church-Rector'S Discrt Fund · Greenville, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $32,551

    Christ Church-Rector'S Discrt Fund · Greenville, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $32,259

    Episcopal Diocese of De · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $32,046

    Christ Church · Greenville, DE · 2023

    General purpose

  • $31,456

    Christ Church Christiana Hundred · Greenville, DE · 2021

    General purpose

  • $30,971

    Diocesan Council · Wilmington, DE · 2021

    General purpose

  • $17,494

    University of Pa Alumni Society of Delaw · Claymont, DE · 2023

    General purpose

  • $17,259

    University of Pa Class of 1929 · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $16,700

    University of Pa Class of 1929 · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $16,130

    Church Farm School · Exton, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $15,850

    Church Farm School · Exton, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,682

    Church Farm School · Exton, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,485

    Church Farm School · Exton, PA · 2021

    General purpose

  • $12,259

    Boys & Girls Club of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $12,259

    Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $11,812

    American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    General purpose

  • $11,812

    Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $11,707

    University of Pa Alumni Society of Delaw · Claymont, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $11,700

    Boys & Girls Club of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $11,700

    Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $11,615

    Delaware Junior Team · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $11,130

    Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,971

    Boys & Girls Club of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2021

    General purpose

  • $10,971

    Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2021

    General purpose

  • $10,971

    Delaware Wild Lands · Odessa, DE · 2021

    General purpose

  • $10,850

    Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,682

    Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,682

    University of Pa Class of 1929 · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,485

    Germantown Friends School · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General purpose

  • $10,485

    University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2021

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    World Affairs Councils of America · Washington, DC · 2023

    General

  • $6,130

    American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    American Lung Association · Brookfield, WI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Ar · Chadds Ford, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Brandywine Valley Spca · New Castle, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Cranston Heights Fire Co · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Academy of Medicine · Newark, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Center for Horticulture · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Community Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs · Middletown, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Nature Society · Hockessin, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Safety Council · New Castle, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Symphony Association · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Delaware Wild Lands · Townsend, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Dfrc · Newark, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Easter Seals De & Ma Eastern Shore · New Castle, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Fdn · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Grand Opera House · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Harding University · Searcy, AR · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Historical Society of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Iccd · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Ingleside Homes · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Limen House · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Moving for Melanoma of Delaware · Middletown, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Natural Lands Trust Incorporated · Media, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Old Brandywine Village · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Philadelphia Orchestra Assoc · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Pilot School · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Rider University · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Rumford Hospital · Rumford, ME · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    St Anthony Educational Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    St Francis Hospital · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    The Music School of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    The Salvation Army Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    United Way of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    University of Pa Alumni Society of Delaw · Claymont, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Winterthur Museum · Winterthur, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    World Affairs Council of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $6,130

    Ymca of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    American Lung Association · Brookfield, WI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Brandywine Conservancy&Museum of Ar · Chadds Ford, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Brandywine Red Clay Alliance · West Chester, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Brandywine Valley Spca · West Chester, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Cranston Heights Fire Co · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Academy of Medicine · Newark, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Art Museum · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Community Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Federation of Garden Clubs · Middletown, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Junior Team · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Nature Society · Hockessin, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Safety Council · New Castle, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Symphony Association · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Delaware Wild Lands · Townsend, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Dfrc · Newark, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Easter Seals De & Ma Eastern Shore · New Castle, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Fdn · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Grand Opera House · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Harding University · Searcy, AR · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Historical Society of Delaware · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,850

    Iccd · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    General purpose

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