The Orange Tree Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Greenville, DE EIN: 54-1394716

The Orange Tree Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Greenville, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 24 grants totaling $74K.

Key facts about The Orange Tree Foundation

EIN
54-1394716
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$74,147
Grants made (2025)
24
Average grant
$3,089
Median grant
$2,500
New grantees (estimate)
4% first-time grantees (1 of 24, 2025)
Primary geography
Virginia (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Orange Tree Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Orange Tree Foundation's 24 itemized 2025 grants were Virginia (59%), Massachusetts (10%) and Maryland (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Charlottesville, VA (9 grants) and Arlington, VA (3 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is The Orange Tree Foundation open to new grantees?

4%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 24 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$74K

-3.8% YoY

Grant Count

24

-7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+4.2% YoY

About The Orange Tree Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Orange Tree Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Greenville, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 24 grants totaling $74K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of all 24 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

CharlottesvilleArlingtonWashingtonNew YorkVineyard HavenLexingtonBaltimoreChicagoDavidsonMiddleburgNantucketSweet BriarVirginia BeachHerndonWilmingtonHolly SpringsKanabTopeka

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120212022202320242025
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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$23K$46K$68K$91K30 grants202128 grants202226 grants202326 grants202424 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

The Nature Conservancy: $9KThe Nature Conservancy$9KFuel: $6KFuel$6KPeabody School: $6KPeabody School$6KUsta Mid-Atlantic Section Inc: $6KUsta Mid-Atlantic Section Inc$6KOutward Bound: $5KOutward Bound$5KRails to Trails Conservancy: $4KRails to Trails Conservancy$4KSouthern Envionmental Law Ctr: $4KSouthern Envionmental Law Ctr$4KYoung Ctr for Immigrant Children: $4KYoung Ctr for ImmigrantChildren$4KSara: $4KSara$4KBest Friends Animal Society: $3KBest Friends Animal Society$3K

Grant Size Distribution

134 grants across all recorded years

134<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include The Nature Conservancy ($9,062), Fuel ($6,000), Peabody School ($6,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Arlington, VAUNRESTRICTED$9,062
FUEL Vineyard Haven, MAUNRESTRICTED$6,000
PEABODY SCHOOL Charlottesville, VAUNRESTRICTED$6,000
USTA MID-ATLANTIC SECTION INC Arlington, VAUNRESTRICTED$6,000
OUTWARD BOUND Baltimore, MDUNRESTRICTED$5,246
RAILS TO TRAILS CONSERVANCY Washington, DCUNRESTRICTED$4,280
SOUTHERN ENVIONMENTAL LAW CTR Charlottesville, VAUNRESTRICTED$4,280
YOUNG CTR FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN Chicago, ILUNRESTRICTED$4,279
SARA Charlottesville, VAUNRESTRICTED$4,000
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY Kanab, UTUNRESTRICTED$3,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
J Bruce BellSecretary/Treasurer1—
Mariana BellPresident1—
Alletta Bredin-BellVice President1—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does The Orange Tree Foundation operate?

The Orange Tree Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Utah, Virginia.

What size grants does The Orange Tree Foundation award?

In 2025, The Orange Tree Foundation awarded 24 grants totaling $74K — an average of about $3K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is The Orange Tree Foundation's EIN?

The Orange Tree Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1394716. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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