Frederick H Bedford JR & Margaret S
Easton, PA · EIN 13-3544702. Reported 537 grants totalling $4,473,218 to 309 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Frederick H Bedford JR & Margaret S checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
10 of the organizations Frederick H Bedford JR & Margaret S funded make grants themselves, and it reported 31 grants totalling $98,500 to them. That is 5% of the $1,843,033 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Baldrick's Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | California | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of the Cape Fear Area Inc | federated giving programme | North Carolina | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc | federated giving programme | Georgia | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Houston | federated giving programme | Texas | $6,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Lehigh Valley Community Foundation | community foundation | Pennsylvania | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Northeast Florida Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Odessa Inc | federated giving programme | Texas | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | federated giving programme | Maryland | $2,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of the Columbia-Willamette | federated giving programme | Oregon | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of King County | federated giving programme | Washington | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $437,700.
Every organization it funded
309 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, PA | $1,031,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reaching U a Foundation for Uruguay | Key Biscayne, FL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reachingu Foundation | Key Biscayne, FL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York and Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saving Americ's Mustangs | Del Mar, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley Youth House Committee | Bethlehem, PA | $72,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Health Network | Allentown, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | Taunton, MA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $60,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allentown Art Museum | Allentown, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Da Vinci Science Center (wise) | Allentown, PA | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Artsquest | Bethlehem, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Foundation | Bethlehem, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Matthews House | Naples, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tate Americas Foundation - Latin America Acquisitions | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lafayette College | Easton, PA | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $40,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Baldrick's Foundation Inc | Monrovia, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Venetian Heritage Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Penn State Lehigh Valley | Center Valley, PA | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary | Green Valley, AZ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Disaster Search Dog Foundation | Santa Paula, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Humane Society of New York | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northampton Community College | Bethlehem, PA | $33,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| King Baudowin Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League in West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sa Comunale JR Family Cancer Foundation | Akron, OH | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Historic Bethlehem | Bethlehem, PA | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Children's Home of Easton Inc | Easton, PA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Cape Fear Area | Wilmington, NC | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greens Farms Academy Inc | Greens Farms, CT | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Home of Easton Pa | Easton, PA | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $20,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross of the Greater Lv | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lafayette College - Innovation Leadership | Easton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lehigh Community College - Lccc Advanced Mfg Programs | Schnecksville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lvhn | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center of Science and Technology Inc | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $17,902 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desales University | Center Valley, PA | $16,075 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends Musee' Dorsay Co Pjsc Lp | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of University of Miami | Miami, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Folds of Honor E Pa-Nj Chapter | Center Valley, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kiewit Power of Hope Foundation | Lenexa, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Helena, MT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pine Manor College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Power of Hope Foundation | Lenexa, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Lawerence University | Canton, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Matthew's House Inc | Naples, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| State Theatre Center for the Arts Inc | Easton, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tate Americas Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Third Street Alliance for Women & Children | Easton, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Volunteer Challenge | Bethlehem, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Fire Company of Forks Township | Easton, PA | $14,630 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allentown Art Museum Summer Arts Camp | Allentown, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leland Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department Inc | Leland, NC | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Macungie Ambulance Corps | Macungie, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Centre Pompidou Inc | New York, NY | $11,914 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lvedc | Bethlehem, PA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $10,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Allentown Art Gala | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art Feeds | Fayetteville, AR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aurora Fire Rescue | Aurora, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davinci Science Center - Pledge for Expansion | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dear Jack Foundation | Littleton, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Everglades Foundation | Palmetto Bay, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| French Institute - Alliance Francaise | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Home for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| King Baudouin Foundation US Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity & Innovation | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minsi Trails Council Boy Scouts of America Trust | Lehigh Valley, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minsi Trails Council BSA | Lehigh Valley, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ncc Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Bethany Ministries | Bethlehem, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northern Star Scouting | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Easton, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Lukes Hospital | Bethlehem, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tails of Valor | Coopersburg, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Teen Challenge Oc | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Suburban Emergency Medical Services | Palmer, PA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Penn State Lv Teen Entrepreneurial Summer Program | Center Valley, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe Harbor Easton | Easton, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Easton Inc | Easton, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Foundation Inc | Williamsport, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Carl & Emily Weller Center for Health Education | Easton, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Tuition Connection | Scottsdale, AZ | $7,092 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alburtis Volunteer Fire Dept | Alburtis, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Careeyes Foundation | Careyes, Jalisco | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Careyes Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equi-Librium | Nazareth, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Co 1 & 2 | Broadway, NJ | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lower Nazareth Fire and Rescue | Bethlehem, PA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Navassa Volunteer Fire Department | Navassa, NC | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salesmanship Club Charitable Gold of Dallas Inc | Dallas, TX | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Shepherd Rehab (gala in the Garden) | Allentown, PA | $6,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Lv Chamber of Commerce | Easton, PA | $6,399 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | $6,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $6,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forks Community Days | Easton, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Society of Women Engineers (lehigh Valley Section) | Allentown, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Lycoming County | Williamsport, PA | $5,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 5280FIRE Inc | Wheat Ridge, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alexander Hamilton Friends | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Musee Dorsay | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anne K Taylor Fund | Billings, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ASPCA | Williams Township, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aurora Fire Department Explorer Post 99 | Aurora, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baltimore City Fire Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bbs of Cumberland & Salem Counties | Vineland, NJ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bloom for Women | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Allentown | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bradbury-Sullivan Lgbt Community Center | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children-at-Promise Early Learning | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Bike Works | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Dept Inc | Bristol, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Broadway, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gwinnett Fire Employee Benevolent Fund | Lawrenceville, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company | Bethlehem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites | Bethlehem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Sake Foundation Inc | North Attleborough, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lawrenceville Fire Department | Lawrenceville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Community Foundation | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lower Macungie Fire Department | Wescosville, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lvhn (golf Tennis Classic) | Bethlehem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lycoming County United Way Inc | Williamsport, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mansfield Firefighters Iaff Local 1820 | Mansfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcminnville Fire Dept | Mcminnville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ncc Foundation - Golf Tournament | Easton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ncc Foundation - Lv Food & Wine Festival | Easton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project of Easton | Easton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Providence St Joseph's Hospital | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverside City Fire Dept | Riverside, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Bernardino Station #232 | San Bernardino, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Skillsusa Council | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lawrence University | Canton, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stafford Fire Fighters Club Inc | Stafford, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teleios | Greenville, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Third Street Alliance for Women and Children | Easton, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tioga County Partnership for Community Health | Wellsboro, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Truth for Women | Bethlehem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Non-Union | Tigard, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Regents | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Bristol Tn-Va Inc | Bristol, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central & Southern Utah | Provo, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Eastern Utah | Price, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Miami - School of Medicine | Coral Gables, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Allentown | Allentown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Susan D Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program Inc | Stamford, CT | $4,914 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcao | Dayton, OH | $4,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epic Foundation | New York, NY | $4,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Law Enforcement Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $4,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Speaks Lv | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Meals on Wheels of Northampton County | Bethlehem, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plumbing Industry Apprenticeship | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank (caclv) | Bethlehem, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thunder Cares | Elgin, IL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Two Rivers Health & Wellness Foundation | Easton, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspe - San Francisco Chapter | San Francisco, CA | $3,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundry Educational Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $3,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| S&s Sprinkler Company LLC | Mobile, AL | $3,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Bethlehem Museums Sites | Bethlehem, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Als Association Wisconsin Chapter | Wauwatosa, WI | $3,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Croatian American Charitable Foundation Inc | Long Island, NY | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garrett-Jacobs Mansion Endowment Fund - Fire Ball | Baltimore, MD | $3,390 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashrae Long Island Chapter | Westbury, NY | $3,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Greater Plymouth County | Brockton, MA | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Northeast Florida Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Odessa Inc | Odessa, TX | $3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education | Bronx, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Ecotechnology | Florence, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce - Snow Ball | Easton, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lv Pspemathcounts & Scholarship | Northampton, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hanover County Veterans Council | Wilmington, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swe Lehigh Valley Section | Bethlehem, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The United Way of Central Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $2,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pipefitters Local 597 Charitites | Chicago, IL | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $2,525 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Acis | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bbs of the Lehigh Valley | Allentown, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crc Cares Foundation | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easterseals New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource | Pawtucket, RI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lv Enter Regional Networking & Connection | Bethlehem, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thunder Cares | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of the Columbia-Willamette | Portland, OR | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Shawnee, KS | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alburtis Area Community Center | Alburtis, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's North Carolina Inc | Raleigh Nc, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethlehem Twp Fire Dept | Bethlehem, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Support Community | Allentown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Services for Children Inc | Allentown, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Csi Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fox Valley United Way | Aurora, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Township Rescue Squad | Broadway, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts Great Valley Council | Allentown, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hugh Moore Historical Park & Museums Inc | Easton, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Inland Southern California United Way | Riverside, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lehigh Valley Child Care Inc | Allentown, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leland Rescue Squad | Leland, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Meca (misson for Educating Children With Autism) | Downingtown, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miller-Keystone Blood Center | Bethlehem, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Moravian College | Bethlehem, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkland Aquatic Club Inc | Breinigsville, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mustard Seed Ministry | Berne, IN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Turning Point of Lehigh Valley Inc | Bethlehem, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Jersey Inc | Milltown, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Denton County Inc | Denton, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wdiy Community Public Radio | Bethlehem, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Notre Dame Elementary Catholic School | Bethlehem, PA | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Bethlehem, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joe Sommer Memorial | Allentown, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lv Pspe Engineering Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worth and Company Inc | Pipersville, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crimson Tide Foundation | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faae Inc | Queens Village, NY | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mccarthy Holding Charitable Corporation | St Louis, MO | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way Fox Valley | Aurora, IL | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Inland Empire | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bucks County Heros Scholarship Fund | Doylestown, PA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Whitehall Pa, PA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Philadelpha, PA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
131 of 309 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 39%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- United Way of Greater Lehigh Valley
GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 226 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | $945,489 | $2,450 |
| 2022 | 173 | $1,040,326 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 97 | $1,297,775 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 99 | $1,189,628 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
51% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Frederick H Bedford JR & Margaret S's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 4901 Kesslersville Road, Easton, PA, 18040. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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