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D&P Roberts Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 261559176

D&P Roberts Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $120,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 the same as $120,000 the year before.

9% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$120,00044$2.2 million
2024$120,00034$2.3 million
2025$120,00023$2.5 million

How to apply

D&P Roberts Family Foundation 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 D&P Roberts Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Idaho8$63,500
Washington6$28,000
Iowa1$10,000
California3$6,000
Maryland1$5,000
Tennessee2$4,000
West Virginia1$2,000
Colorado1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Henrys Fork Foundation Inc
Ashton, ID
River Guardian Program$20,000
Wood River Land Trust Company
Hailey, ID
General & Unrestricted$11,500
The Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Water for People
Harlan, IA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Silver Creek Alliance Inc
Picabo, ID
General & Unrestricted$9,500
Idaho Basecamp
Ketchum, ID
General & Unrestricted$7,500
Sun Valley Music Festival
Sun Valley, ID
General & Unrestricted$6,000
Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley
Hailey, ID
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc
Hagerstown, MD
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Seattle Theatre Group
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
The Rescue Mission
Tacoma, WA
General & Unrestricted$5,000
Ducks Unlimited
Memphis, TN
General & Unrestricted$3,000
Northwest Harvest E M M
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$3,000
American National Red Cross
Los Angeles, CA
General & Unrestricted$2,500
American National Red Cross
Los Angeles, CA
LA Wildfire Relief Efforts fund$2,500
Farestart
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$2,500
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA
General & Unrestricted$2,500
Project Big Wood A Nonprofit Corporation
Ketchum, ID
General & Unrestricted$2,500
American Foundation for the Blind Inc
Huntington, WV
General & Unrestricted$2,000
Sun Valley Performing Arts Center Inc
Ketchum, ID
General & Unrestricted$1,500
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
College of Arts and Science Dean's annual fund$1,500
Duck Unlimited Inc
Memphis, TN
General & Unrestricted$1,000
The San Diego Foundation
San Diego, CA
General & Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does D&P Roberts Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does D&P Roberts Family Foundation give?

$120,000 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs D&P Roberts Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Brian Roberts (Dir, VP), Donn R Roberts (Pres, Dir) and Jeffrey Roberts (Dir, VP, Sec, Treas).

What does D&P Roberts Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, arts and culture and education.

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