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 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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