Delk Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Salem, OR EIN: 83-0644737

Delk Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Salem, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $369K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $15K.

Delk Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Delk Family Foundation gave $104K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$103,524
+39.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,789
-0.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$368,563
-4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Delk Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Texas A M: $53KTexas A M$53KOklahoma Baptist University: $15KOklahoma Baptist University$15KDallas Babtist University: $8KDallas Babtist University$8KSam Houston University: $8KSam Houston University$8KUniversity of Houston: $5KUniversity of Houston$5KSalem Foundation: $500Salem Foundation$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Texas A M ($53K). Together the top 6 received $89K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($15,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

NewbergCollege StationWashingtonDallasShawneeHoustonHuntsvilleNormanSalemMarshall

How Delk Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 163% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 608% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2019) to $104K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $104K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas A M College Station, TXTuition for recipient$53,024
Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OKTuition for recipient$15,000
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$15,000
Dallas Babtist University Dallas, TXTuition for recipient$7,500
Sam Houston University Huntsville, TXTuition for recipient$7,500
University of Houston Houston, TXTuition for recipient$5,000
Salem Foundation Salem, ORTuition for recipient$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$368,563$99,662$108,217$103,5247$103,830$15,275$17,075
2024$385,664$96,581$79,694$74,5005$75,745$12,632$19,524
2023$316,077$101,757$52,841$33,7504$48,850$28,403$15,858
2022$349,722$75,695$43,566$39,3862$39,718$12,847$11,104
2021$317,593$340,568$38,585$37,3932$38,585$9$15,640
2020$15,610$1,083$32,651$29,0262——$1,541
2019$47,178$48,358$30,696$28,8641——$1,859

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Delk Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Delk Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Crystel D Dyson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary M Delk

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Barnes

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melinda J Delk

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael W Delk

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly L LeBlanc

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Delk Family Foundation

How much does Delk Family Foundation give each year?

Delk Family Foundation gave $104K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 5 grants.

What is Delk Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Delk Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $14,789, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Delk Family Foundation give grants?

Delk Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (14%).

Does Delk Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Delk Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Tuition for recipient" (7 grants).

Who are Delk Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Delk Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Texas A M ($53,024), Oklahoma Baptist University ($15,000) and Dallas Babtist University ($7,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Delk Family Foundation?

Delk Family Foundation reported $369K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $104K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Delk Family Foundation's EIN?

Delk Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0644737. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 22, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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