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Needles Family Foundation

Accepts applications Gladwyne, Pennsylvania · EIN 650754688

Needles Family Foundation is a private foundation in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,720 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $4,812 the year before.

67% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,8124$10,014
2024$15,7203$17,662

How to apply

ContactRandy Needles
1221 Waterford CT, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Phone or email(610) 247-7058
What to submitWritten request showing specific use to which funds will be put.
DeadlinesJanuary 31 of the following year
RestrictionsAs determined by the directors

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Needles Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania3$15,720

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Fed of Phila
Philadelphia, PA
Charity$7,500
Amer Ben Gurion Univ
Jenkintown, PA
Charity$5,000
Old York Rd Temple Beth
Abington, PA
Charity$3,220

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Needles Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 31 of the following year.

How much does Needles Family Foundation give?

$15,720 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Needles Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Sallie Needles (President), Beth Ost (Secretary), Randy Needles (Treasurer) and Jay Needles (Vice-Preside).

What does Needles Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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