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Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation

Accepts applications Yorklyn, Delaware · EIN 470854705

Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation is a private foundation in Yorklyn, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $345,026 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $13,000 and the largest $210,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $276,525 the year before.

56% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$249,4004$5.6 million
2023$276,5257$7.7 million
2024$345,02610$9.1 million

How to apply

ContactMarna C Whittington
2959 Barley Mill Road, Yorklyn, DE 19736
Phone or email(302) 235-5800
What to submitWritten format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$210,000
Delaware5$77,500
Pennsylvania3$57,026
New York1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Salk Institute
La Jolla, CA
Research in sciences$210,000
American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, PA
Annual fund$50,000
Nemours Childrens Health
Wilmington, DE
Support for original history$30,000
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Annual giving$20,000
Tower Hill School
Wilmington, DE
Annual giving fund$16,000
Goldey-Beacom
Wilmington, DE
Scholarship fund$10,000
Inspiritec
Philadelphia, PA
Annual fund contibution$5,000
Individual
PA
$2,026
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
Wilmington, DE
Education mission$1,500
Morgan Library Museum
New York, NY
Annual fund contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation give?

$345,026 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $13,000.

Who runs Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Marna C Whittington (President) and Thomas D Whittington (Secretary).

What does Whittington Seven Oaks Foundation fund?

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

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