Private foundation · EIN 83-4521663 · Milton, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Red Wagon Calagione Family 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $404K total, median $10K. 43% of grants stayed in Delaware.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
21
$404K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in DE
43%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$8.4M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Space AllianceAlbuquerque, NMGeneral support$100K
Northfield Mount Hermon SchoolGill, MAGeneral support$100K
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DEGeneral support$50K
Delaware Center for the Inland BaysRehoboth Beach, DEGeneral support$25K
Sussex Rotary Can-Do Playground IncLewes, DEGeneral support$25K
Bethel United Methodist ChurchLewes, DEGeneral support$20K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RIGeneral support$10K
Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and DistillingBrooklyn, NYJackson house initiative$10K
Boothbay YMCABoothbay Harbor, MEJackson house initiative$10K
Cape Henlopen Education FoundationLewes, DEGeneral support$10K
The Music School of DelawareWilmington, DEGeneral support$10K
Boothbay Region Land TrustBoothbay Harbor, MEGeneral support$5,000
Children's Beach HouseLewes, DEGeneral support$5,000
Free Bikes 4 KidzSelbyville, DEGeneral support$5,000
Coastal Maine Botanical GardensBoothbay, MEGeneral support$5,000
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PAGeneral support$2,500
Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MAGeneral support$2,500
Southport Island AssociationSouthport, MEGeneral support$2,500
Sussex Academy FoundationLewes, DEGeneral support$2,500
University of MiamiMiami, FLGeneral support$2,500
Advocates for the WestBoise, IDGeneral support$1,000

By state: Delaware 9 · Massachusetts 2 · New Mexico 1 · Maine 4 · Rhode Island 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Milton, Delaware, administered in care of Joe Moore, tax-exempt since 2020. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $404K across 21 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Red Wagon Calagione Family Foundation give?

Delaware (9 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), New Mexico (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

More foundations near Milton that accept applications

All in Delaware
FoundationBased inGrants paidMedian grantAccepts applicationsAssets
Doran Family Foundation Incsince 1999 Milton, DE $582K2 grants · 2025 $291KPreselected only $6.2M
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Incsince 2006 Wilmington, DE $120M118 grants · 2024 $200KPreselected only $3.5B
Aurora Foundationsince 2015 Wilmington, DE $54M1 grants · 2024 $54MPreselected only $663M
Longwood Foundation Incsince 1940 Wilmington, DE $41M94 grants · 2024 $202KYes $807M
La Vida Feliz Foundationsince 2009 Wilmington, DE $25M2024 —Preselected only $507M
Essex Avenue Foundationsince 2021 Wilmington, DE $28M77 grants · 2024 $300KPreselected only $698M
The Champlin Foundationsince 1976 Wilmington, DE $18M2023 —Not stated $422M
Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation a Charitable Trustsince 2002 Wilmington, DE $11M50 grants · 2024 $141KPreselected only $203M
Email me matching grants