Private foundation · EIN 65-0336266 · Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania

Farber Family Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $2.0M total, median $10K. 69% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$2.0M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in PA
69%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $2.0M; Part I reports $312K in contributions paid

RecipientPurposeAmount
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$1.6M
Habitat for HumanityPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$129K
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$68K
Rock to the FuturePhiladelphia, PAGeneral$30K
ALS AssociationAmbler, PAGeneral$22K
The Parkinson CouncilPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$15K
Abramson Senior CareBlue Bell, PAGeneral$10K
Alzheimer's AssociationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Kurtzman Family Philanthropic FBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Kurtzman Menon Charitable FundBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - Leigh and Lee Goldberger CharitBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund - William and Jennifer Farber ChaBoston, MAGeneral$10K
New HorizonsNarberth, PAGeneral$10K
WxpnPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$10K
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Laurel HouseNorristown, PAGeneral$1,500

By state: Pennsylvania 11 · Massachusetts 4 · New York 1

About this foundation

Farber Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Fairman Group Family Office, tax-exempt since 1992. 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 Farber Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Farber Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $2.0M across 16 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Farber Family Foundation Inc give?

Pennsylvania (11 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants), New York (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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