Fair Play Foundation
Historical FunderWilmington, Delaware · EIN 51-6017779 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$749K
Organizations funded43
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$15M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | BLAINE T PHILLIPS JR EXECUTIVE DIRE |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 WEST 10TH STREET SUITE 1010, WILMINGTON DE 19801 |
| Phone | 3027774711 |
| Form and materials | LETTER EXPLAINING NEEDS |
| Deadlines | APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
50% of grants went outside Delaware.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauna and Flora International | Cambridge, UK | Support program and operations within discretion of CEO | $75,000 |
| Delaware Wild Lands | Odessa, DE | To support milford neck preserve land acquisition project | $70,000 |
| Wild Earth Allies | Chevy Chase, MD | Support for continuing work and new initiatives to increase protection for endangered wildlife and habitats | $70,000 |
| Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | Continued support for highly successful mid- atlantic land protection efforts and to build the revolving fund | $60,000 |
| Delaware Museum of Nature and Science | Wilmington, DE | General operations. | $55,000 |
| Hagley Museum & Library | Wilmington, DE | For program support and operations within discretion of executive director | $50,000 |
| Friends of First State Inc | Wilmington, DE | To support the new executive director's position and for ongoing projects at the brandywine valley unit of first state national historical… | $40,000 |
| University of Virgina Law School Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | To support the environmental resilience programs at the virginia coastal research center on eastern shore of va | $35,000 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Delaware | Middletown, DE | To support education programs and general operations | $25,000 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | To support the blaine T. phillips lawn tree endowment fund | $25,000 |
| Winterthur Museum | Winterthur, DE | General support for exhibits | $25,000 |
| Challenge Program | Wilmington, DE | To support the new headquarters and shop location | $20,000 |
| Outward Bound USA | Boulder, CO | To support the leading forestry and carbon sequestration resarch in the country | $15,000 |
| Bright's Creek Conservancyinc | Haverford, PA | To support forestry and riparian enchancement projects to improve water quality in the bushkill watershed and upper delware headwaters… | $12,500 |
| 1103 Market Street Foundation | Wilmington, DE | Preservation of wilmington's oldest mansion house - the merrick house at 1103 market street, wilmington, de | $10,000 |
| Ashley Addiction Treatment | Havre de Grace, MD | To provide scholarships and support for addiction treatment for those in need | $10,000 |
| Brandywine Red Clay Alliance | West Chester, PA | Brandywine watershed monitoring and education initiatives | $10,000 |
| Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek | Dagsboro, DE | To support garden design and land protection initiatives | $10,000 |
| Faithful Friends Animal Society | New Castle, DE | To support general operations. | $10,000 |
| Limen House Recovery | Wilmington, DE | To support recovery and treatment for addiction | $10,000 |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | For the highly successful law fellow program | $10,000 |
| Trout Unlimitedcoldwater Conservation Fund | Arlington, VA | Coldwater conservation fund projects to protect wild trout and the streams they inhabit | $10,000 |
| US Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation | Columbus, OH | Protection of the american heritage of hunting and fishing against the aggressive and well financed efforts to curtail or destroy it by… | $10,000 |
| Ducks Unlimited - Brandywine Chapter | Wilmington, DE | Continued restoration efforts in delaware. | $7,500 |
| Friends of Cooch Bridge | Mountchanin, DE | Tto help protect one of delaware's most important historic sites and only revolutionary war battle site in the state. | $7,500 |
| Historic Odessa Foundation | Odessa, DE | Continued maintenance of historic trees and shrubs | $7,500 |
| St Michael's School and Nursery | Wilmington, DE | To support children's education and spiritual development in a 130- year old institution | $7,500 |
| Stroud Water Research Center | Avondale, PA | To support water's edge event and other meaningful watershed educational experiences (mwee) in the delaware river watershed (10% limit to… | $7,500 |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | Continued historical research at monticello | $7,500 |
| Delaware Center for Horticulture | Wilmington, DE | To support garden design initiatives | $5,000 |
| First State Squash | Wilmington, DE | To support the role of impacting young lives through the sport of squash | $5,000 |
| Kalmar Nykel Foundation | Wilmington, DE | To support general operations for historical interpretation | $5,000 |
| Amboseli Trust for Elephants | Newbury, MA | To support cynthia moss' continued research of the population of elephants at the foot of mt. kilimanjaro, with emphasis on eliminating… | $2,500 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation | Calais, ME | Support for land-based, closed containment salmon aquaculture as a viable alternative to open net pens in the ocean | $2,500 |
| Chesapeake Media Service | Seven Valleys, PA | Continued support of "bay journal" publication. | $2,500 |
| Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society | Salisbury, MD | To support ongoing research into genealogical issues across the delmarva. | $2,500 |
| Urban Promise | Wilmington, DE | To support the urban trekkers program by introducing urban youth nature and the outdoors and the other programs that help underserved youth… | $2,500 |
| Wild and Scenic Film Festival | Glen Mills, PA | To support wild and scenic film festival 2021 | $2,500 |
| Saxis Island Museum | Saxis, VA | For restoration projects at the museum site | $2,000 |
| Ocean View Historical Society | Ocean View, DE | To support genetal operations | $1,500 |
| Chadds Ford Historical Society | Chadds Ford, PA | For general operating costs | $1,000 |
| Delaware Historical Society | Wilmington, DE | General operations. | $1,000 |
| Waterfowl Festivalwaterfowl Chesapeake | Easton, MD | For continued support of annual waterfowl festival as long as the event focuses on waterfowl events and coincides with hunting seasons in… | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $749,000 | 43 |
| 2023 | $746,000 | 44 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533169349102183
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 51-6017779
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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