Delman Mortenson Charitable Foundation

Tax-deductible

Alexandria, VA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 54-1739798

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$100K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $271K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
990-PF Pt VIII
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.7M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
Net assets
$13.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$764K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$181K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025+0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$460K
FY2023$999K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$13.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$11.5M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$11.8M
FY2025$13.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 70% · $755K Operating & administrative 30% · $320K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990-PF; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Alexandria, VA.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 21 grants · $755K · 2025–2025
Augustana CollegeFY2025$234,259
Capital CaringFY2025$149,565
House of RuthFY2025$55,775
The Seamen's Church InstituteFY2025$50,737
Scandinavian SeminarFY2025$50,000
Vesterheim Norwegian-American MuseumFY2025$30,406
The Lustgarten FoundationFY2025$25,369
American Cancer SocietyFY2025$24,581
Habitat for HumanityFY2025$20,294
Coast Guard FoundationFY2025$20,001
Alzheimer's AssociationFY2025$20,001
The Cia Offices Memorial FoundationFY2025$15,000
Inova Health FoundationFY2025$12,301
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyFY2025$9,840
Make a WishFY2025$9,735
Thomas JeffersonFY2025$9,735
St JudesFY2025$5,334
American Horticulture SocietyFY2025$4,920
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$36K
Median grantPart XV$20K
Largest grantPart XV$234K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.7M
Investment income$1.7M
Money out
$1.1M
Grants paid$755K
Running costs$320K
Owns and owes
$13.0M
net assets
Cash and savings$325K
Total assets$13.0M
Liabilities$0
People
1
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$1.7M
Total revenue$1.7M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$325K
Total assets$13.0M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$13.0M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.1M$610K$13.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$323K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $553K$999K−$446K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $181K$460K−$279K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$406K$1.0M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $764K$377K$387K$10.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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