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Deline Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Sarasota, Florida · EIN 834151724

Deline Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,000 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $5,000. 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 $23,340 the year before.

72% of its 2025 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
2023$8,00014$0
2024$23,34019$0
2025$36,00018$0

How to apply

Deline Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Deline Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Florida7$7,050
Colorado1$5,000
Kansas1$5,000
Illinois3$4,000
New York1$3,000
Michigan2$2,000
Hawaii2$1,250
New Mexico1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Gives Foundation
Arvada, CO
Individual grants benefiting Tabor Opera House Preservation Foundation Inc Historic Elitch Theatre American Indian Science and Engineering Society White Bison Inc and Frequent Flyers Productions Inc$5,000
Principle Foundation
Overland Park, KS
Program Services$5,000
DonorsChoose Inc
New York, NY
Individual school grants$3,000
After School Matters
Chicago, IL
Program Services$2,000
Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County
Sarasota, FL
Program Services$1,500
Echo Inc
North Fort Myers, FL
Program Services$1,050
Azara Ballet Inc
Sarasota, FL
Program Services$1,000
Regents of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Individual grants benefiting Michigan Recreation and Wolverine Pathways$1,000
Sarasota Contemporary Dance Inc
Sarasota, FL
Program Services$1,000
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Inc
Albuquerque, NM
Program Services$1,000
Tree Fort Productions Projects
Sarasota, FL
Program Services$1,000
Na Aikane O Maui Inc
Lahaina, HI
Program Services$1,000
Venice Theatre Inc
Venice, FL
Venice Theatre restoration project$1,000
Creative Spirit Center Inc
Midland, MI
Creative 360 Program Services$1,000
American Indian Center Inc
Chicago, IL
Program Services$1,000
People's Music School Inc
Chicago, IL
Program Services$1,000
Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust
Sarasota, FL
Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County$500
Hula Preservation Society
Kaneohe, HI
Program Services$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Deline Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Deline Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$36,000 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Deline Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrea L Deline (PresidentED), Christopher A Deline (Vice President) and Douglas N Deline (SecretaryTreasurer).

What does Deline Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

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

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