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Madison Trust

Accepts applications Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 516017953

Madison Trust is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2025 it gave $30,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $18,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $30,000 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$30,0004$505,222
2024$30,0005$558,169
2025$30,0005$611,004

How to apply

ContactWilliam J Kuhn
5809 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807
Phone or email(302) 655-9651
What to submitWritten requests with details attached ( See Attached Format)
DeadlinesAugust 15 of each year
RestrictionsRecipients of funds (grants) are obligated to expend funds for civic or philanthropic

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin5$30,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Madison
Madison, WI
Program expenses$18,000
Aldo Leopold Nature Ctr
Monona, WI
Program expenses$5,000
Madison Youth Choirs
Madison, WI
Program expenses$3,000
Occupaws Guide Dog Assoc
Madison, WI
Program expenses$2,000
Community Support Network Inc
Madison, WI
Program expenses$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Madison Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 15 of each year.

How much does Madison Trust give?

$30,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Madison Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists The Brittingham Fund Inc (Trustee).

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