Elder Family Foundation
Private foundation · Swarthmore, PA · EIN 51-0426160 · reported 2023–2025
33grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$225Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 33 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
309 Dickinson Ave
Swarthmore, PA 19081-2002
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| The Fund for Penn Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | Center Valley, PA | $10,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Yale School of Medicine Haven Free Clinic | New Haven, CT | $10,000 |
| The Fund for Penn Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Yale School of Medicine | New Haven, CT | $10,000 |
| The Fund for Penn Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Westtown School | West Chester, PA | $10,000 |
| The Agnes Irwin School | Rosemont, PA | $5,000 |
| Chester Childrens Chorus | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Park Avenue Community Center | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
| Bedlam Theater | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| The School in Rose Valley | Rose Valley, PA | $5,000 |
| First Presby Church of Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Chester Children's Chorus | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
| Abc Strath Haven Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
| Old South Church in Boston Taylor Leadership Fellowship | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| So Others May Learn | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| The Agnes Irwin School Edward "Wigs" Frank II Endowed Fund for Teaching Excellence | Rosemont, PA | $5,000 |
| Quintessence Theater Group | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| So Others May Learn | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 |
| The Agnes Irwin School | Rosemont, PA | $5,000 |
| Abc Strath Haven Inc | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
| Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | Center Valley, PA | $5,000 |
| Quintessence Theater Group | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Lantern Theater Company | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 |
| Chester Childrens Chorus | Swarthmore, PA | $5,000 |
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