The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it a proposal; its filing gives no further application steps.
- Its stated themes are community services and children's programmes, and its recorded grants have gone to schools, universities, health institutions, cultural organisations and emergency-response groups, so the themes may suit organisations working in those areas.
- Around 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $1,000 and $50,000, and half of its 150 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, so a modest request sits closer to its usual giving, though its largest grant was $195,000.
- In its most recent filing, 75% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests existing relationships matter a good deal.
- The filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, Illinois, California, New York and Connecticut, but no geographic focus is stated, so that pattern should not be read as a limit on who can apply.
Overview
The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (skatingmagazine.usfigureskating.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its giving as support for many causes, including community services and programmes that benefit children. Its recorded grants are predominantly general and unrestricted, and have gone to a range of organisations, including schools and universities, health institutions, cultural organisations and emergency-response groups. The description of community services and child-benefiting programmes is broad; the recorded grants do not establish a more specific overall priority. The largest recorded purpose grouping is general and unrestricted support. Its giving is not limited to one type of organisation.
Themes
- Community services
- Children's programmes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, Illinois, California, New York and Connecticut.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing gives no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 150 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 56 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Evanston Northwestern Healthcare · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- McCarter Theatre Company · General & Unrestricted$102,0002024 tax year
- North Shore Country Day School · General & Unrestricted$80,0002024 tax year
- Princeton Symphony Orchestra · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Gill ST Bernards School · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Wells College · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- The Ywca Of Princeton Inc · Breast Cancer Resource Center Construction Fund$50,0002024 tax year
- California Alumni Association · MLM Achievement Award Fund$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Russell E Matthews — Director
- Gregory E Matthews — Director
- Edward E Matthews — President, Director
- Douglas L Matthews — Director, Secretary
- Louise M Flickinger — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,073,880 | $774,000 | $14,833,064 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,227,679 | $837,000 | $16,163,177 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,341,776 | $891,000 | $18,621,595 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Wilmington, DE