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Foster Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 208383467

Foster Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $6,000. 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 down from $16,000 the year before.

0% 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$19,5003$455,401
2024$16,0002$449,291
2025$11,0002$437,249

How to apply

Foster Family Charitable 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 Foster Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New York City Ballet Inc
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$6,000
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center
New York, NY
General & Unrestricted$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Foster Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Foster Family Charitable Foundation give?

$11,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs Foster Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas S Arnold (VP), Janet W Foster (Dir, VP), Micaela M Foster (VP) and Michael E Foster (Pres, Dir, Sec) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Foster Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and health.

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