Teel Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 26-1595570

Teel Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $16K.

Teel Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Teel Family Foundation gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,000
+50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$22,500
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,500
Total assets
$107,354
-23.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (56% 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 Teel Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association: $25KOregon Shakespeare FestivalAssociation$25KNew York City Master Chorale Inc: $20KNew York City Master ChoraleInc$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association ($25K). Together the top 2 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AshevilleAshlandNew York

How Teel Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 498% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 5 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2022) to $72K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Ashland, ORTowards efforts to diversify the audiences at the OSF show$25,000
New York City Master Chorale Inc New York, NYin support of with the NYCMC singers and composers$20,000
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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$107,354$18,206$50,322$45,0002$48,196$16,244$9,678
2024$139,469$13,833$35,333$30,0002$33,112$11,815$10,290
2023$160,969$16,767$76,785$71,5005$74,537$14,606$10,924
2022$220,987$9,001$31,026$25,0001$28,138$6,285$13,786
2021$243,012$15,455$51,339$45,0002$48,283$12,402$15,910
2020$278,896$-12,177$61,345$55,0003—$240$15,831
2019$352,418$5,962$55,318$48,0003—$3,247$18,003

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Teel Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Teel Family Foundation is led by Karen M Teel, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen M Teel

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Snyder

    Director, Vice President & Secretary

    Director & Vice President → Director, Vice President & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewis W Skip Teel

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liane Smith

    Director, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer

    Director, Vice President & Secretary → Director, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Magnolia Marie Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anabelle Smith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chloe Elizabeth Snyder

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    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 Teel Family Foundation

How much does Teel Family Foundation give each year?

Teel Family Foundation gave $45K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $30K across 2 grants.

How large is Teel Family Foundation?

Teel Family Foundation reported $107K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Teel Family Foundation operate?

Teel Family Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, New York, Oregon.

What is Teel Family Foundation's EIN?

Teel Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1595570. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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