Private foundation · EIN 51-0355032 · Wilmington, Delaware

Farmor Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $804K total, median $23K. 5% of grants stayed in Delaware.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$804K
Median grant
$23K
Stays in DE
5%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$7.1M

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MAGeneral operations$150K
Chafee County Amateur Hockey AssocSalida, COGeneral operations$150K
Community Foundation of Jackson HoleJackson, WYGeneral operations$110K
The University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VTGeneral operations$100K
Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington, MAGeneral operations$50K
Coombs OutdoorsJackson, WYGeneral operations$30K
Berkshire Natural Resources CouncilLenox, MAGeneral operations$26K
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COGeneral opertaions$25K
GreenagersSouth Egremont, MAGeneral operations$25K
Jackson Hole Land TrustJackson, WYGeneral operations$25K
Hagley ArchivesWilmington, DEGeneral operations$20K
Housatonic Valley AssociationPittsfield, MAGeneral operations$20K
Hole in the Wall Gang CampNew Haven, CTGeneral operations$10K
Jacobs PillowBecket, MAGeneral operations$10K
Lillard Fly Fishing Conservation FundGreat Barrington, MAGeneral operations$10K
Slow Food in the TetonsJackson, WYGeneral operations$10K
Smith CollegeNorthamptom, MAGeneral operations$10K
St John's Hospital FoundationJackson, WYGeneral operations$10K
Carroll SchoolWayland, MAGeneral operations$5,000
Waldorf School of LexingtonLexington, MAGeneral operations$5,000

By state: Massachusetts 10 · Wyoming 5 · Colorado 2 · Vermont 1 · Delaware 1 · Connecticut 1

About this foundation

Farmor Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Fourth Floor, tax-exempt since 1994. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Farmor Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Farmor Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $804K across 20 grants, a median of $23K.

Where does Farmor Foundation give?

Massachusetts (10 grants), Wyoming (5 grants), Colorado (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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