1218 Foundation
1218 Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $50,250, including grants to charitable organizations and individuals for general support and assistance.
1218 Foundation at a glance
In short: 1218 Foundation gave $50K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Colorado. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,250
- -48.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +62.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,865
- -68.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,350,578
- -26.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (4 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (66% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to 1218 Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who 1218 Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was River Ministries ($12K). Together the top 10 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 47 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado (66%), Washington (13%), Montana (13%), Missouri (2%), and North Carolina (2%). Listed 2025 grants also include recipients in Utah and Idaho.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is 1218 Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 10 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 117% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $97K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| River Ministries Lyons, CO | General & Unrestricted | $11,500 |
| Rocky Mountain Christian Church Niwot, CO | General & Unrestricted | $11,500 |
| D Peterson Quilcene, WA | Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant | $6,500 |
| M Mitchell Aurora, CO | Short-term Emergency Assistance Grant | $6,500 |
| R Reiber Kalispell, MT | Hardship Assistance Grant | $6,500 |
| Little League Baseball Inc Broomfield, CO | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Charlotte Friends of the Batwa Charlotte, NC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Healing Warriors Program Fort Collins, CO | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Murray High Murray, UT | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| RIDE4AWOMAN Corporation Pocatello, ID | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,350,578 | $327,976 | $61,685 | $50,250 | 13 | $61,512 | $227,803 | $68,803 |
| 2024 | $1,827,384 | $-26,654 | $110,220 | $97,000 | 8 | $110,220 | $2,432 | $61,523 |
| 2023 | $2,254,993 | $82,321 | $60,478 | $40,300 | 10 | $56,878 | $82,321 | $56,708 |
| 2022 | $1,643,210 | $841,526 | $38,178 | $23,200 | 8 | $35,072 | $191,526 | $28,441 |
| 2021 | $681,141 | $124,029 | $31,736 | $15,600 | 8 | $29,876 | $123,432 | $17,864 |
| 2020 | $2,393,460 | $235,652 | $22,636 | $10,100 | 9 | — | $233,818 | $32,110 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 1218 Foundation reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general and unrestricted support, short-term emergency assistance, hardship assistance, and a grant designated for a VFW post.
The grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations it supported. Healing Warriors Program says it provides acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, and Healing Touch to active-duty and veteran service members to help with pain management and PTSD symptoms. The VFW Foundation says it works to enhance the lives of veterans, service members, and their families by securing resources to promote positive outcomes. Children International says it works to end poverty by investing in children and youth and supporting healthy environments. Academy of Charter Schools says it educates pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students and aims to develop college-ready citizens.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $50,250. Grants ranged from $500 to $11,500, with a median of $1,000.
The largest reported grants included $11,500 each to River Ministries in Lyons, Colorado, and Rocky Mountain Christian Church in Niwot, Colorado, both for general and unrestricted purposes. The foundation also reported $6,500 each to D. Peterson in Quilcene, Washington, for short-term emergency assistance; M. Mitchell in Aurora, Colorado, for short-term emergency assistance; and R. Reiber in Kalispell, Montana, for hardship assistance. Other reported recipients included Little League Baseball Inc. ($2,000), Healing Warriors Program ($1,000), Academy of Charter Schools Inc. ($500), and Children International ($500).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anne Smith as director and president, and William Smith as director, secretary, and treasurer.
1218 Foundation is led by Anne Smith, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Smith
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Smith
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about 1218 Foundation
How much does 1218 Foundation give each year?
1218 Foundation gave $50K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 8 grants.
What is 1218 Foundation's typical grant size?
1218 Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,865, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from 1218 Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does 1218 Foundation give grants?
1218 Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (13%) and Montana (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (2 grants).
Does 1218 Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 69% of 1218 Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are 1218 Foundation's largest grantees?
1218 Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include River Ministries ($11,500), Rocky Mountain Christian Church ($11,500) and D Peterson ($6,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is 1218 Foundation?
1218 Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does 1218 Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included general and unrestricted support, short-term emergency assistance, hardship assistance, and a grant designated for a VFW post. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from 1218 Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is 1218 Foundation's EIN?
1218 Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2228010. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does 1218 Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). 1218 Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/1218-foundation-morg_df6ccde395bc4a0a84c3e2c35a7d019f
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