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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2860358

Widger Family Foundation

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $3.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,638,796

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $21,759,207

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,254,179

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $17,900,008

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,611,359

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $16,249,863

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,101,753

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $20,063,663

  • Tax year 2020

    $244,227

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,839,076

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stand Together FoundationArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $1,700,000
  2. Virginia Student Aid Foundation DBA Virginia Athletics FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Programmatic grant, virginia women's lacrosse legacy fund, leadership coaching, and vaf scholarship

    $916,500
  3. Philadelphia Youth BasketballPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  4. ElwynMedia, PA

    Clarks manor general operating support

    $247,296
  5. The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $230,000
  6. Freire FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  7. Mindful PhilanthropyPhiladelphia, PA

    Forum support

    $95,000
  8. Hopeworks N Camden IncCamden, NJ

    General operating support

    $50,000
  9. One Mind InstituteRutherford, CA

    General operating support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Public affairs1 grant $1,700,00062% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $380,00014% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $250,0009% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $247,2969% of the total
  5. Mental health2 grants $145,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia2 grants $2,616,500
  2. Pennsylvania5 grants $922,296
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Charles WidgerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara C WidgerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley Elizabeth WidgerSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan KaplowDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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