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Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 743219861

Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $263,000 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $26,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $203,576 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$195,50137$5.5 million
2024$203,57651$6.4 million
2025$263,00053$7.0 million

How to apply

Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut26$109,900
Washington12$93,500
Illinois4$27,600
New Jersey2$16,500
New York4$9,500
California3$4,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nature Conservancy
New Haven, CT
General & Unrestricted$26,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
NextGen Science Innovators Fund$25,000
Depaul University
Chicago, IL
Public Interest Law Summer Fellows$20,000
Blair Academy
Blairstown, NJ
Capital Campaign - the Daddino Dream Den$15,000
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Cancer Vaccine Institute$15,000
Avon Theatre Film Center Inc
Stamford, CT
Capital Campaign$10,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
Capital Campaign$10,000
Greenwich Country Day School Inc
Greenwich, CT
Capital Campaign$10,000
Sound Waters Inc
Stamford, CT
Harbor Ambitions Campaign$10,000
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Airlift Northwest$10,000
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Foster School of Business & the Consulting and Business Development Center at the Foster School of Business$10,000
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Friday Harbor Labs$10,000
University of Washington Foundation
Seattle, WA
Welcome Center Capital Campaign$10,000
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc
Greenwich, CT
Charitable Event$5,000
Center for Reproductive Rights Inc
New York, NY
Charitable Event$5,000
Girls With Impact Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Greenwich Adult Day Care Inc
Cos Cob, CT
River House Family Care Fund$5,000
Greenwich Town Party Inc
Old Greenwich, CT
Ray Dalio Endowment Fund$5,000
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Sisterhood Initiative$5,000
University of Washington Foundation
Seattle, WA
Annual Gift donation to the iSchool Fund for Excellence in Informatics & the Consulting and Business Development Center Discretionary Fund$5,000
YWCA Greenwich Connecticut Inc
Greenwich, CT
Capital Campaign$5,000
Alpha Phi Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL
DAY OF GIVING: Susan Bevan Leadership Fund$3,000
Map Educational Fund
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$3,000
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Eugene Muscat Endowed Scholarship, the Alexander Urban Endowed Fund, and the USF Student Food Pantry$3,000
Alpha Phi Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL
Sigma chapter's Red Dress Gala$2,500
Alpha Phi Foundation Inc
Chicago, IL
Susan Bevan Leadership Fund$2,100
Greenwich Country Day School Inc
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$2,000
Greenwich Country Day School Inc
Greenwich, CT
Day of Giving$2,000
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
Adolescent Behavioral Health Out-Patient Center$2,000
Greenwich Library
Greenwich, CT
General & Unrestricted$2,000
National Audubon Society
Greenwich, CT
Environmental Leadership Awards Benefit$2,000
Blair Academy
Blairstown, NJ
General & Unrestricted$1,500
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
Charitable Event$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
Brick: Get Smart! Get dirty! Get Strong! Have Fun!!!$1,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Charitable Event$1,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Kids in Crisis Inc
Cos Cob, CT
General & Unrestricted$1,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of CT Inc
Trumbull, CT
General & Unrestricted$1,000
San Juan Preservation Trust
Friday Harbor, WA
Mt Ben West Preserve$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc give?

$263,000 in tax year 2025, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan Bevan (Dir, Pres), Adam Bevan Daddino (Dir, VP), Claire Josephine Bevan Daddino (Dir, VP) and Colin Bevan Daddino (VP).

What does Bevan Daddino Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and environment and conservation.

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