Farber Family 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 and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is an introduction from someone who already knows it.
- Its filings set no subject-specific priorities and its grants are general in purpose, so your work may fit, but no geographic focus is stated and most recorded grants went to organisations in Pennsylvania.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $2,500 and $100,000, with a median of $15,000, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was $2,300,000.
- In its most recent filing, 98% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so this is a relationship-led funder where repeat giving is the pattern, and a charity with no existing link should not expect to be funded.
Overview
Farber Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chesterbrook, 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 grants went chiefly to a university, alongside housing organisations, Jewish community bodies, health and disease organisations, arts and music organisations, educational institutions and other charities. The stated purpose for every grant in the available record is general rather than a defined field of support. Recipients were concentrated in Pennsylvania, with smaller recorded distributions to organisations in New York, Florida, Massachusetts and New Jersey. The filings set no subject-specific priorities or applicant eligibility conditions; the application information says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% 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 50 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 75% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Farber Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 7% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 16 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Thomas Jefferson University · General$1,613,4162024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity · General$129,4972024 tax year
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · General$68,0002024 tax year
- Rock to the Future · General$30,0002024 tax year
- ALS Association · General$22,0002024 tax year
- Parkinson Council · General$15,0002024 tax year
- New Horizons · General$10,0002024 tax year
- WXPN · General$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ellen Farber — Executive Director, Treasurer, S
- Vivian Farber — 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 | $492,657 | $2,729,335 | $16,520,152 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,265,162 | $556,668 | $22,393,257 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $409,376 | $1,964,413 | $23,246,357 | 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
- Chesterbrook, PA