Private foundation · EIN 25-1611761 · Wilmington, Delaware

G Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 78 grants paid, $442K total, median $2,750.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
78
$442K
Median grant
$2,750
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.7M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 78 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Borough of Sewickley Heights History Center IncSewickley, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$64K
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food BankDuquesne, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$34K
North Way Christian CommunityWexford, PAGeneral & Unrestricted and New sound system fund at Wexford Church$24K
McCarter Theatre CompanyPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
The Lilabean Foundation IncSilver Spring, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$17K
National Park FoundationWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
Maryland Food Bank IncBaltimore, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$11K
C&o Canal Trust IncWilliamsport, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Sewickley AcademySewickley, PAresurfacing of the Snyder Tennis Courts$10K
Tanzanian Childrens Fund IncCambridge, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Fern Hollow Nature Center IncSewickley, PAcurriculum needs of the educational programs and camps offered to the community by the Fern Hollow Nature Center$7,500
Sewickley Public Library IncSewickley, PATo purchase materials for the Children's Department$7,500
Trustees of Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$7,500
Young Mens Christian Association of the SewickleySewickley, PAscholarship fund to children within the community who are in need of financial assistance so that they may benefit from the YMCA programs$7,500
Osborne Home and School AssociationSewickley, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$7,000
Endometriosis Foundation of AmericaincNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$6,000
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PAAshley E. McMaster '09 Scholarship Fund$5,000
Foundation for African Medicine and EducationRedding, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Island Health Project IncFishers Isle, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsylvania andPittsburgh, PAwish of a child who lives in the Sewickley, Pennsylvania area$5,000
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Princeton Healthcare System Foundation IncPlainsboro, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Quaker Valley Ambulance AuthorityMoon Township, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Stark Mountain Foundation IncWaitsfield, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
The Berner-Garde FoundationLeesburg, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Yinghua International School a Nj Nonprofit CorporKingston, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program IncBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$4,500
Vietnam Veterans Workshop IncBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$4,500
Duquesne University of the Holy SpiritPittsburgh, PAMen's Tennis Program, Women's Tennis Program, Sociology Department, and Communications Department$4,000
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania IncPittsburgh, PAScholarship Fund for Girl Scouts who require financial assistance to participate in the program$4,000
Island Peoples ProjectFishers Isle, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$3,500
Sewickley Presbyterian ChurchSewickley, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$3,500
Bridge to Home Animal RescueWashington, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Homefront IncLawrenceville, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Milton SchoolRye, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
Christs Church Nursery SchoolRye, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Hackensack Meridian Health IncEdison, NJEmergency Department at Southern Ocean Medical Center$2,500
Nassau Presbyterian ChurchPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Princeton Girls Lacrosse a Nj Nonprofit CorporatioLawrenceville, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Princeton Nursery School IncPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Princeton Symphony Orchestra IncPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJPrinceton University Art Museum$2,500
Sewickley Cemetery FoundationSewickley, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department IncorpocBethesda, MDGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Feeding Westchester IncElmsford, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Friends of Rye Nature Center IncRye, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Marthas TableWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Meals on Wheels of Mercer County IncEwing, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Pennsylvania Hospital of the Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Players Development Academy CorpBernardsville, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Princeton FIRST Aid and Rescue Squad IncPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
T a S KTrenton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Fishers Island Conservancy IncFishers Island, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
Fishers Island Library AssocFishers Island, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
Fern Hollow Nature Center IncSewickley, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000

By state: Pennsylvania 23 · New Jersey 22 · Maryland 4 · New York 16 · Massachusetts 4 · District of Columbia 4

About this foundation

G Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1990. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does G Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does G Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $442K across 78 grants, a median of $2,750.

Where does G Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund give?

Pennsylvania (23 grants), New Jersey (22 grants), Maryland (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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