Open Foundations · Delaware

Carl M Freeman Foundation Inc

Selbyville, Delaware · EIN 526047536. It paid $4.7M across 61 grants in 2025, a median of $10K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$4.7M
paid in 2025
61
grants paid
$10K
median grant
15%
to first-time recipients
$116.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
PATTI GRIMES
Address
31255 AMERICANA PARKWAY, SELBYVILLE, DE, 19975
Phone
3026548500
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE APPLICATION PROCESS REQUIRES ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION ON-LINE THROUGH THE CARL M. FREEMAN FOUNDATION WEBSITE.
Submission deadline
DEADLINES FOR THE TWO ANNUAL FACES GRANT CYCLES ARE PUBLISHED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE.
Restrictions on awards
THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO APPLICANTS: APPLICANTS MUST BE AN IRS-RECOGNIZED 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN GOOD STANDING, OR A PUBLIC AGENCY SPECIFICALLY SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF THE FUNDING AREA. APPLICANTS APPLYING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD, MUST HAVE AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF $750,000 OR LESS AND BE BASED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. APPLICANTS APPLYING IN SUSSEX COUNTY, DE, MUST HAVE AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF $500,000 OR LESS AND BE BASED IN SUSSEX COUNTY, DE. AWARDS ARE NOT MADE TO: INDIVIDUALS, POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS ORCANDIDATES. AWARDS ARE NOT MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD DISBURSE FUNDING TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, CREED, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE RELIGION, DISABILITY OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202642169349100614. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2025 grants.

socialartseducationhealthenvironment

Biggest grants in 2025

These are the 15 largest of the 61 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Joshua M Freeman FoundationDE$3,516,310ARTS - JMFF
2Faces of Montgomery CoMD$152,500SOCIAL SERVICES
3Scotland Ame Zion ChurchMD$125,000SOCIAL SERVICES
4Faces of Sussex CoDE$107,500SOCIAL SERVICES
5Montgomery Co Beef 4-h ClubMD$59,324SOCIAL SERVICES
6James Beard FoundationNY$55,000EDUCATION
7Greater Washington Community FoundationDC$35,000SOCIAL SERVICES
8Georgetown UniversityDC$28,000EDUCATION
9Athletes for HopeMD$25,000SOCIAL SERVICES
10Community Foundation of Eastern ShoreMD$25,000SOCIAL SERVICES
11Olney TheaterMD$25,000ARTS
12Wake Forest UniversityNC$25,000EDUCATION
13Dc ScoresDC$21,740SOCIAL SERVICES
14Food Bank of DelawareDE$21,500SOCIAL SERVICES
15Delaware Art MuseumDE$20,000ARTS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019144$1.4M
2020122$4.9M
2021153$2.6M
2022173$2.9M
2023156$5.5M
202443$3.6M
2025 (partial year)61$4.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
District of Columbia33%
Delaware30%
Maryland26%
New York3%
Virginia3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Christine a ShreveTRUSTEE · 2025
Michelle L FreemanCHAIR/PRESIDENT · 2025
Nicholas FreemanSECRETARY/DIRECTOR · 2025
Patti GrimesEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2025

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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