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Devonwood Foundation 009606-007

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 516024607

Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.4 million in 88 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $110,000. 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 $1.2 million the year before.

23% 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$1.3 million80$25.7 million
2024$1.2 million85$28.2 million
2025$1.4 million88$32.6 million

How to apply

Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 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 Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$402,000
North Carolina25$396,500
Maine17$252,500
Massachusetts13$84,000
California3$77,000
New Jersey2$51,000
Tennessee1$50,000
South Carolina3$11,000
Vermont1$10,000
Colorado1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 88 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City and Country School Inc
New York, NY
General support$110,000
Rosati Leadership Academy
Lewiston, ME
General support$106,000
Cinema Conservancy Inc
New York, NY
General support$100,000
Southeastern Efforts Developing Sustainable Spaces Inc
Durham, NC
General support$75,000
Duke University
Durham, NC
General support$73,500
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York, NY
General support$70,000
Future Roots Inc Dublab
Los Angeles, CA
General support$66,000
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
General support$65,000
Vanderbilt University Gift Processing Vu Station B #357727
Nashville, TN
General support$50,000
Trustees of Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
General support$50,000
Concord Academy Pals Endowment
Concord, MA
General support$48,000
Barefoot Theatre Company
Brooklyn, NY
General support$44,000
Soft Power Health
Purchase, NY
General support$30,000
Durham Literacy Center Inc
Durham, NC
General support$30,000
Habitat for Humanity of Durham
Durham, NC
General support$30,000
Choral Society of Durham
Durham, NC
General support$26,000
Durham Academy Inc
Durham, NC
General support$25,000
Ronald McDonald House of Durham
Durham, NC
General support$25,000
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor, ME
General support$20,000
The Historic Preservation Society of Durham Inc
Durham, NC
General support$15,000
El Futuro
Durham, NC
General support$14,000
Trustees of Boston University
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Lake Rescue Association Inc
Ludlow, VT
General support$10,000
Neighborhood House Club
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$10,000
Waterfall Arts
Belfast, ME
General support$10,000
American Dance Festival Inc
Durham, NC
General support$10,000
Foundation for St Martin in the Fields
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Slow Food USA Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General support$10,000
The Edible Schoolyard Project
Berkeley, CA
General support$10,000
Milan Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Milan, NY
General support$10,000
Emily Krzyzewski Family Life Center Inc
Durham, NC
General support$10,000
Gaspard & Dancers Inc
Durham, NC
General support$10,000
St Mary's & St Jude's
Northeast Harbor, ME
General support$7,500
High Mountain Institute Development Office
Leadville, CO
General support$6,000
Shady Hill School
Cambridge, MA
General support$5,000
American Civil Liberties Union of S Carolina Foundation Inc
Columbia, SC
General support$5,000
Benevolence Farm
Graham, NC
General support$5,000
Innocence Project Inc
New York, NY
General support$5,000
Triangle Land Conservancy
Durham, NC
General support$5,000
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Pittsboro, NC
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2025, across 88 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Devonwood Foundation 009606-007?

Its 2025 filing lists Wilmington Trust (Co-Trustee), Brenda Brodie (Co-Trustee), Melissa Hanenberger (Co-Trustee) and Cameron Brodie (Co-Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Devonwood Foundation 009606-007 fund?

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

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