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The Dale L Reese Foundation

Accepts applications Fort Washington, Pennsylvania · EIN 256741622

The Dale L Reese Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $188,300 in 60 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $190,800 the year before.

3% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$190,80060$5.0 million
2024$188,30060$5.5 million

How to apply

ContactThe Dale L Reese Foundation
550 Pinetown Road Suite 410, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Phone or email(215) 641-8300
What to submitIn writing

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Dale L Reese Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania39$137,000
New York4$10,500
Ohio1$7,000
Illinois2$5,500
Florida2$5,300
District of Columbia3$5,000
New Jersey1$3,500
Tennessee1$3,500
Georgia1$2,000
Massachusetts1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 60 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Main Line Meals on Wheels
Devon, PA
General fund$10,000
Riddle Healthcare Foundation
Media, PA
General fund$8,000
Chop Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$7,000
Cleveland Clinic Heart Institute
Cleveland, OH
General fund$7,000
Trustees the Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$7,000
Breastcancerorg
Ardmore, PA
General fund$6,000
Philabundance
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$6,000
Ronald McDonald House
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$6,000
Surrey Services for Seniors
Devon, PA
General fund$6,000
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Athletic department$6,000
Paoli Hospital Foundation
Newtown Square, PA
General fund$5,500
Thorncroft Equestrian Center
Malvern, PA
General fund$5,500
Chester County Food Bank
Exton, PA
General fund$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Philadelphia, PA
Chester county region$4,500
Garrett Williamson Foundation
Newtown Square, PA
General fund$4,500
Alex's Lemonade Stand Fdn
Wynnewood, PA
General fund$4,000
Cradles to Crayons
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$4,000
Fractured Atlasbuild A Band
Hartsdale, NY
General fund$3,500
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Blue Bell, PA
General fund$3,500
Play for Pink
Livingston, NJ
General fund$3,500
St Jude Children's Research
Memphis, TN
General fund$3,500
Advocate Charitable Foundation
Oak Brook, IL
General fund$3,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation
Bala Cynwyd, PA
General fund$3,000
Dan Marino Foundation
Dania Beach, FL
General fund$3,000
Foundation for Delaware County
Media, PA
General fund$3,000
Kelly Ann Dolan Fund
Fort Washington, PA
General fund$3,000
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
Norristown, PA
General fund$3,000
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
General fund$3,000
Chester Cty Community Foundation
West Chester, PA
General fund$2,500
Children's Tumor Foundation
New York, NY
General fund$2,500
Leukemia & Lymphona Society
Rye Brook, NY
General fund$2,500
Miracles in Progress
Westchester, IL
General fund$2,500
Woods Services Foundation
Langhorne, PA
General fund$2,500
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General fund$2,500
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League
West Palm Beach, FL
General fund$2,300
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
General fund$2,000
American Diabetes Assoc
Arlington, VA
General fund$2,000
Cure Alzheimer's Fund
Wellesley Hills, MA
General fund$2,000
Doctors Without Borders
Hagerstown, MD
General fund$2,000
Good Works Inc
Coatesville, PA
General fund$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Dale L Reese Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Dale L Reese Foundation give?

$188,300 in tax year 2024, across 60 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Dale L Reese Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Patricia H Reese (Trustee), Carol A Bowes (Trustee) and Seymour S Borislow (Trustee).

What does The Dale L Reese Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, seniors and food and hunger.

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