Dewitt Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sanford, FL EIN: 84-4096724

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Sanford, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $129K. Net investment income was $73K.

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Dewitt Family Foundation Inc gave $129K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$129,000
-4.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-22.2% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,429
+22.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$4,412,090
+85.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (88% 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 Dewitt Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Hope Helps Inc: $30KHope Helps Inc$30KCecf Wish Foundation: $20KCecf Wish Foundation$20KSafe House of Seminole: $20KSafe House of Seminole$20KCASA: $15KCASA$15KKids House of Seminole Inc: $15KKids House of Seminole Inc$15KAmerican Cancer Society: $15KAmerican Cancer Society$15KSecond Harvest Food Bank: $14KSecond Harvest Food Bank$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope Helps Inc ($30K). Together the top 7 received $129K.

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

OrlandoOviedoSanfordLake MonroeHagerstownKissimmeeSt PetersburgAtlanta

How Dewitt Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% 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$150K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 6 grants2023 9 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2020) to $135K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $129K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope Helps Inc Oviedo, FLSupport to Prevent Homelessness$30,000
Cecf Wish Foundation Kissimmee, FLSupport Children W Critical Illness$20,000
Safe House of Seminole Lake Monroe, FLAssist Victims of Domestic Violence$20,000
CASA St Petersburg, FLAssist Victims of Domestic Violenc$15,000
Kids House of Seminole Inc Sanford, FLPrograms to Prevent Child Abuse$15,000
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDCancer Research and Patient Support$15,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Orlando, FLSupport for Food Bank$14,000
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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$4,412,090$2,206,003$165,937$129,0007$129,000$73,289$126,147
2024$2,380,696$390,938$170,443$135,0009$135,000$152,191$110,927
2023$2,162,171$286,714$150,372$125,0006$125,000$132,342$104,435
2022$2,026,794$1,601,570$89,558$66,0004$66,000$62,322$63,674
2021$515,210$37,335$28,019$21,0003$21,000$164$25,083
2020$506,000$275,000$19,000$13,0004——$12,640
2019$250,000$250,000—————$34

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dewitt Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $126K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc is led by Cleo L. Dewitt Jr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cleo L. Dewitt Jr.

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Dewitt

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Hajek CPA

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    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 Dewitt Family Foundation Inc

How much does Dewitt Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc gave $129K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $135K across 9 grants.

What is Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $18,429, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dewitt Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (12%).

Does Dewitt Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hope Helps Inc ($30,000), Cecf Wish Foundation ($20,000) and Safe House of Seminole ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 54% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Dewitt Family Foundation Inc?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $129K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $126K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Dewitt Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4096724. 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 July 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 19, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 1, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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