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The Eshelman Foundation: 10 grants to organizations, $106,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Eshelman Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $106,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 30, 2026. The largest was $30,000 to The Carousel Center Inc in Wilmington, NC for victim support and advocacy services.
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- EIN
- 261751826
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $45,730
- Grants paid
- $106,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 30, 2026, IRS object ID 202632119349101203. It reported $106,500 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Carousel Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | Victim support and advocacy services | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenix Employment Services of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | Restoring opportunity to youth and future leaders program | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Cape Fear Inc | Wilmington, NC | Baby Steps young parent support program | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | Wilmington, NC | Music is Life Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | Marine Quest Internship Program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastal Horizons Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | For nutritious meals for the youth in the shelter | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Brunswick County | Southport, NC | Action for Success program | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Without Walls | Wilmington, NC | Education without Walls scholarship fund | Recreation and sports | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Society To Prevent Blindness North Caroli | Raleigh, NC | Preschool Vision Screening Program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc | Wilmington, NC | Making Noise in the Symphony Program | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 24, 2025, IRS object ID 202512059349101001. It reported $450,900 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Home Angel Inc | Wilmington, NC | to support renovations for children who need a more functional living environment: two major renovations, and two aesthetic renovations, as well as two sibling renovations, vehicle acquisition, evalua | Environment | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Welcome Home Angel Inc | Wilmington, NC | To support Two major renovations, two aesthetic renovations, and two sibling renovations | Environment | $63,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern | Wilmington, NC | Project Learn program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids Making It Inc | Wilmington, NC | General & Unrestricted | Employment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Carousel Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of NC Chapel Hill Public Health Foundat | Chapel Hill, NC | to support library books for their hospital and pediatric sickle cell disease program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | Spartanburg, SC | helping families in the Cape Fear region | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lower Cape Fear Hospice Incorporated | Wilmington, NC | pediatric palliative care program | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association | Wilmington, NC | Tutoring for kids in the Guardian ad-litem program | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry Inc | Wilmington, NC | Home repairs for families with children | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Cape Fear Inc | Wilmington, NC | Baby steps youth parent program | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill School of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | partial scholarship fund | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hill School of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | Two partial scholarships Scholarship Fund | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Safe Place Inc | Wrightsville Beach, NC | Empowered Me program | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenix Employment Services of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | Restoring Opportunity to Youth program | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samaras Village | Southport, NC | Healthy beginnings program | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unc Health Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | Bereavement support | Education | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross Cape Fear Chapter | Wilmington, NC | reconnection workshops for military families | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Restored Souls Foundation | Wilmington, NC | Vacation with a Cause program | Religion-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Communities in Schools of Brunswick County | Southport, NC | Action for Success program | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Without Walls | Wilmington, NC | Without Walls scholarship fund | Recreation and sports | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Book | Washington, DC | to purchase two new books for children in income eligible pre-k programs | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Book | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary | Wilmington, NC | safe childrens project | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Arts Music Academy | Wilmington, NC | Music is Life program | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Horizons Center Inc | Wilmington, NC | Youth services for children in the shelter | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastal Therapeutic Riding Program | Wilmington, NC | scholarship lessons for children in financial need Scholarship Fund | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Shepherd Ministries of Wilmington Inc | Wilmington, NC | help families with children | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Inc | Wilmington, NC | Making Noise in the Symphony program | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $128,000 |
| Human services | $60,000 |
| Education | $58,900 |
| Health care | $55,000 |
| Employment | $55,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $21,000 |
| Youth development | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | $526,000 |
| South Carolina | $20,000 |
| District of Columbia | $11,400 |
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Updated July 30, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.