The Haldeman Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Haldeman Family Foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and should not be sent.
- Its typical grant falls between $1,000 and $100,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 129 grants in that range, a median of $7,500 and a largest grant of about $280,000, so a modest, well-costed request is the realistic size.
- In the latest filing, 93% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests it is relationship-led, so a warm introduction through someone who knows the foundation or one of its existing grantees is the most sensible route.
- No geographic focus is stated, though its grants are mainly in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and California, and no defined subject focus is set out, so a small organisation should check its own fit carefully before reaching out.
Overview
The Haldeman Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Philadelphia, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's recorded giving is chiefly general-fund or unrestricted support to charitable organisations. Its recipients include schools and universities, hospitals and health organisations, churches, community organisations and other public charities. The stated purposes also include education, homelessness and poverty, law-school support, medical needs, youth and community work, documentary culture, affordable homes, civic infrastructure and work against violence. Grants reach organisations in several states, with the largest shares recorded in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and California. The filings do not state a defined subject focus or explain how trustees select organisations beyond contributions being made only to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and California.
How to apply
Contributions are limited to preselected charitable organisations; the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 93% 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 129 grants to organisations were $7,500 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: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to organisations The Haldeman Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 29% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 48 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Vanguard Charitable · Unrestricted$225,0002024 tax year
- National Philanthropic Trust · Hale daf$225,0002024 tax year
- Vanguard Charitable · Unrestricted$225,0002024 tax year
- Dartmouth College · General fund $235,000 / dartmouth squash $1,000 / dartmouth athletics $800$149,6002024 tax year
- Boston College · General fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Ross School Foundation · General fund$35,0002024 tax year
- Baldwin School · General fund$30,0002024 tax year
- Project HOME · Homelessness and poverty$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Catherine J Haldeman — Director
- Matthew A Haldeman — President / Director
- Charlotte E Haldeman — Director
- Barbara C Haldeman — Secretary / Treasurer / Director
- Charles Edgar Haldeman Jr — Vice President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $814,072 | $801,300 | $25,404,945 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,239,806 | $1,200,501 | $27,464,158 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,343,908 | $1,317,400 | $28,822,258 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Philadelphia, PA