The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc
Selbyville, DE · EIN 52-6047536. Reported 586 grants totalling $19.3M to 354 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,516,310. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
354 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua M Freeman Foundation | Selbyville, DE | $6,531,310 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Freeman Arts Pavilion Inc | Selbyville, DE | $3,510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Landon School | Bethesda, MD | $1,612,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Links Trust | Washington, DC | $602,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beebe Medical Foundation | Lewes, DE | $433,925 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holton-Arms | Bethesda, MD | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Camp Arrowhead (diocesan Council Inc) | Wilmington, DE | $317,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $228,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp Arrowhead | Lewes, DE | $183,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faces of Montgomery Co | Rockville, MD | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chesapeake Conservancy Inc | Annapolis, MD | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kennedy Center (the) | Washington, DC | $149,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montgomery Co Beef 4-H Club | Silver Spring, MD | $132,999 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| James Beard Foundation | New York, NY | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Works Inc | Rockville, MD | $127,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scotland AME Zion Church | Potomac, MD | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (bender Jcc) | North Bethesda, MD | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Athletes for Hope | Bethesda, MD | $107,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Faces of Sussex Co | Georgetown, DE | $107,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $98,013 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Washington, DC | $95,050 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Dwdoc LLC | Wilmington, DE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bender Jcc of Greater Washington | Rockville, MD | $70,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Holton-Arms School Inc | Bethesda, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nanticoke Indian Association | Millsboro, DE | $60,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Viva School | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Halcyon House (global Good Fund) | Washington, DC | $51,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Georgetown University-Msb | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Globalgiving Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Halcyon House | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middleburg Film Festival | Middleburg, VA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Project Hope | Harlan, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sussex Land Foundation | Lewes, DE | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Roxana Fire Company | Frankford, DE | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colorectal Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| First Tee Greater Washington DC | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Wrestling to Beat the Streets DC | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cal Ripken SR Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Technical & Community College | Dover, DE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Senior Softball World Series | Roxana, DE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Center for the Inland Bays | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $35,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Washington Community Foundation | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University System of Maryland Foundation | Rockville, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| US G Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Court Watch Montgomery | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Devon C Rubenstein Foundation | Gaithersburg, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Montgomery College Foundation | Rockville, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nourish Now | Rockville, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Washington Ballet (the) | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Barbara K Brooks Transition House Inc | Georgetown, DE | $29,680 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Bridges Across the River | Washington, DC | $28,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Center for the Inland Bays | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $26,740 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bz Media | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clothing Our Kids | Millsboro, DE | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Shore | Salisbury, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dwelling Place Inc (the) | Montgomery Village, MD | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fidd Ny Office | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Comm Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life With Cancer | Fairfax, VA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Olney Theater | Olney, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trust for the National Mall (the) | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Washington National Opera | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Delaware | Milford, DE | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shepherd's Office Inc | Georgetown, DE | $23,810 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harry K Foundation | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $23,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Halcyon Fund Lp | Washington, DC | $23,376 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saint Vincent De Paul Society | Maryland Heights, MO | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc | North Bethesda, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delmarva Whiskey Club Charitable Fdn | Selbyville, DE | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Inc | Wilmington, DE | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Furnish Hope DC | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse for Broken Wings | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $20,850 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delmarva Community Wellnet | Lewes, DE | $20,350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Southern Delaware | Nassau, DE | $20,270 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Wider Circle | Bethesda, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citydance | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Farmshare | Poolesville, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creative Time Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delaware Art Museum | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Edens Community Enrichment Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food for Montgomery Fund | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gaithersburg Help Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Levine School of Music | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Literacy Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Olney Help | Olney, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Mark's High School | Wilmington, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spanish Speaking Community | Federick, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sussex Little League | Frankford, DE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Glen Allen, VA | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Montgomery County Sheep & Swine 4-H Club | Derwood, MD | $18,092 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hero Dogs Inc | Brookeville, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Georgetown Elementary School | Georgetown, DE | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thearc | Washington, DC | $16,105 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bishop Walker School | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Hospice Inc (incl Wilmington) | Newark, DE | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Furnish Hope DC | Bethesda, MD | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montgomery County Beef 4-H Club | Laytonsville, MD | $15,649 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Support Community Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation | Lewes, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Sports Commission | Dover, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Delaware Tech Educational Fdtn Fund | Georgetown, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dtcc | Georgetown, DE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First State Ballet | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls on the Run Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Headstrong Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hellenic Initiative | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leveling the Playing Field Inc | Sharon Hill, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra | Easton, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Montgomery Youth Wrestling League | Bethesda, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Olney Theatre Center | Olney, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saints Peter and Paul Parish | Easton, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thurgood Marshall College Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wrestling to Beat the Streets | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Historic Lewes Farmers Market | Nassau, DE | $13,860 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Read Aloud Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $13,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Celebrate Wellness | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catholic Coalition for Special Education | Kensington, MD | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crossroads Community Food Network Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Good Projects | Washington, DC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| John M Clayton Elementary School (pto) | Frankford, DE | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Fdn | Staten Island, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Contractors for a Cause | Ocean View, DE | $12,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Semper K9 Assistance Dogs | Quantico, VA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Caringmatters | Gaithersburg, MD | $11,234 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delaware Community Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Volta Park Inc | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Westside New Beginnings | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Milton Community Food Pantry | Milton, DE | $10,310 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Muslim Senior Society | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bigfoot Endurance Incorporated | Ellicott City, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bread for the City | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Barnes | Frankford, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colon Cancer Alliance | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Bridges Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House Washington | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cross Community Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| De Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Delle Donne Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge | Bridgeville, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery Cty | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elite Soccer Youth Development Academy | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folds of Honor | Owasso, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Franklin E Wimp Hamburg Golf Memorial | Boonsboro, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Future Link Inc | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gaithersburg Beloved Comm Initiative | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Comm Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juneteenth Scotland Foundation Inc | Potomac, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund | Fort Washington, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leadership Delaware Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Legacy Refuge | Zimmerman, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| March on Washington | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March on Washington Film Festival | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Martha's Table Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mary's Center | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary's Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid-County United Ministries | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montgomery Co Family Justice Ctr Fdn | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Comm College | Blue Bell, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natl Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Hope Rec and Development Center Inc | Ellendale, DE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Olney Theatre | Olney, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosa Health Center | Georgetown, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Vincent De Paul Society | Seaford, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shakespeare Theater | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Small Things Matter | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sonshine Equine Therapeutic Riding Center | Millsboro, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spanish Speaking Community of MD Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sussex County Return Day Inc | Georgetown, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sussex Exonomic Develop Act Committee | Georgetown, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Greater Lewes Foundation | Lewes, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wilderness Leadership and Learning Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zoe Ministries Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rehoboth Art League | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ocean View Historical Society | Ocean View, DE | $8,280 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boonsboro Free Library | Boonsboro, MD | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgetown Heritage | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Silver Spring, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Classroom Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manna Food Center | Silver Spring, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Health Clinic | Gaithersburg, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phillips Collection | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southern Delaware Orchestra | Milton, DE | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Some | Rockville, MD | $6,987 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quiet Resorts Charitable Foundation | Bethany Beach, DE | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pathways to Success Inc | Georgetown, DE | $5,710 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Selbyville Public Library | Selbyville, DE | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Washington | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Art Works for All | Dover, DE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts for the Aging Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Valley SPCA | West Chester, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Byte Back | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charles Koiner Center for Urban Living | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| DC Prep | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delaware Adolescent Program Inc | Bear, DE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Delaware Nature Society | Hockessin, DE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Delaware State University Foundation Inc | Dover, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Esllcos | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| F Fentanyl Inc | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater DC Diaper Bank | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Cross Health Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Homes Not Borders | Landover, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Association | Rumford, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation | Ademore, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keen Greater DC | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| KIPP DC Public Schools | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lyme Disease Association of Delmarva | Salisbury, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Hope Rec and Development Ctr Inc | Ellendale, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network | El Segundo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| River Soccer Club | Frankford, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rocketship Public Schools | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Justice Fund Nw | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sussex County STEM Alliance | Lewes, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Latin Public Charter School | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Project for the Arts | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Seaford Elementary School | Seaford, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Side New Beginnings Inc | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellow Ribbon Fund Inc | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mother Seton Academy | Baltimore, MD | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nplb Outdoors | Liberttown, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One to One Ovarian Cancer Center Support Group | Troy, MI | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Phillip C Showell Elementary School | Shelbiville, DE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Primeros Pasos Inc | Georgetown, DE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Wilmington, DE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Delaware Alliance Against Racial Injustice | Lewes, DE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Delaware 4 H Foundation | Newark, DE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Art League of Ocean City Inc | Ocean City, MD | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Center Inc | Rehoboth Beach, DE | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
135 of 354 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 324 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | $2,565,447 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 173 | $2,916,744 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 156 | $5,499,016 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $3,613,941 | $6,000 |
| 2025 | 61 | $4,701,124 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc has 2 of them, worth $10.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua M Freeman Foundation | Selbyville, DE | $10.0M |
| James Beard Foundation | New York, NY | $60,000 |
Where its money goes
64% of its giving went to organizations in Delaware. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 31255 Americana Parkway, Selbyville, DE, 19975. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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