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The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wynnewood, Pennsylvania · EIN 232573603

The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $319,050 in 47 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $321,700 the year before.

21% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$386,05032$5.2 million
2024$321,70043$5.5 million
2025$319,05047$5.7 million

How to apply

The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania23$168,200
New York16$118,850
Florida2$11,000
Massachusetts2$7,500
New Jersey2$6,500
District of Columbia1$5,000
Colorado1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lankenau Medical Center Foundation
Wynnewood, PA
Operations$30,000
American Society for Yad Vashem
New York, NY
Operations$15,000
The Jewish Theological Seminary
New York, NY
Operations$15,000
Chop Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$12,000
Jewish Relief Agency
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Operations$12,000
American Friends of Israel Navy Seals
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
American Friends of Natal Inc
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
American Friends of the Hebrew University
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$10,000
Jevs Human Services
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$10,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$10,000
United Hatzalah
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
Whyypbs
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$10,000
Jewish Museum
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
Germantown Friends School
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$10,000
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY
Operations$10,000
Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$8,350
Abramson Cancer Center Univpa
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$8,350
American Technion Society
New York, NY
Operations$8,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
Boca Raton, FL
Operations$6,000
ACLU
New York, NY
Operations$5,000
Damon Runyon Cancer Research
New York, NY
Operations$5,000
Jafco Children's Village
Sunrise, FL
Operations$5,000
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Operations$5,000
Penn State University
University Park, PA
Operations$5,000
Philabundance
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$5,000
Project Home
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$5,000
Robin Hood Foundation
New York, NY
Operations$5,000
Drexel Hillel
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$5,000
Shore Medical Center
Somers Point, NJ
Operations$5,000
The Jane Goodall Institute
Washington, DC
Operations$5,000
Abramson Senior Care
Jenkintown, PA
Operations$4,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Operations$4,000
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$4,000
Fels Early Learning Services
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$4,000
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$4,000
Disabled American Veterans
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$4,000
Jewish Learning Venture
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$3,000
Fenway Community Health Center
Boston, MA
Operations$2,500
Free Library Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Operations$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc give?

$319,050 in tax year 2025, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Samuel Sidewater (President/Secretary/Treasurer).

What does The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and education.

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