William & Karen Tell Foundation

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 22-2777617

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.4M

+0.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$96K

+22.7% YoY

Grant Count

81

+15.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+6.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$123K$245K$368K$490K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,361,445$3,348,969$3,591,138
Revenue$308,341$8,238$-33,757
Expenses$295,865$250,407$268,107
Qualifying Distributions$247,955$203,479$220,327
Net Investment Income$261,231$47,611$37,342
Distributable Amount$258,604$243,127$244,358

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$76K$152K$228K$304K59 grants202061 grants202154 grants202270 grants202381 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HOUSTON SYMPHONY SOCIETY$10KINTERNATIONAL PRINTING M…$10KALL SAINTS CHURCH$8KHOUSTON GRAND OPERA ASSO…$5KCOMMENTARY INC$4KST LUKE SCHOOL$4KCENTER FOR ORANGUTAN AND…$3KMONTGOMERY COUNTY HUMANE…$3KNEW DOMINION CHORALE INC$3KRHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF D…$3K

Grant Size Distribution

325 grants across all recorded years

321<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

William F TellDir, Pres$44KCaroline Tell FalkDir, Chair, VP$35KKatie FalkDir, Sec$18KMadeleine W TellSec, Dir$13K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Caroline Tell FalkDir, Chair, VP10$35,138
Katie FalkDir, Sec10$17,569
Karen TellDir, Treas1
Madeleine W TellSec, Dir10$12,834
William F TellDir, Pres30$43,923

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

30states
+22 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAllentownAnnandaleArlingtonBaltimoreBartlesvilleBedfordBerkeleyBethesdaBeverly HillsBladensburgBooneBostonBowieBoynton BeachCambridgeCarlisleCharlotteChesterChevy Chase

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

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