The Breidegam Family Foundation concentrates its giving on large institutional gifts that strengthen regional health care and higher education in Pennsylvania. Recent grants show a strong priority for supporting a local health system and a major public university, suggesting interest in community health infrastructure and educational capacity-building. The foundation favors a small number of substantial awards rather than many small donations.
The Breidegam Family Foundation’s largest recent grant went to Lehigh Valley Health Network, with $1,003,000 in 2025 to support the health network in the local community. That single award captures a broader pattern: the foundation directs substantial funding to Pennsylvania institutions that shape health care, education, and community life. Recent grants also include $350,000 to Penn State for general support and $101,000 to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, showing a mix of major university support and health-related capacity building. The foundation gives in a way that favors established local organizations, often through general support, program support, or capital-oriented projects. Its recent record includes gifts to public-facing institutions in Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Fleetwood, along with support for museums, libraries, and community organizations. It also funds smaller civic and cultural projects, such as church maintenance, historical preservation, and youth-serving organizations. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is institutional strengthening in eastern Pennsylvania, especially where health services, education, and community access overlap.
Health care is the clearest theme in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $1,003,000 to Lehigh Valley Health Network for local community health network support and $101,000 to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation for rehabilitation services. It also gave $20,000 to Reading Hospital Foundation for cancer research. Education and learning-related support appear in several forms. Penn State received $350,000 for general support, while Alvernia University received $100,000 for general support and Lehigh University received $75,000 for general support. Libraries also appear in the recent record, including $30,000 to Hamburg Public Library and $11,000 to Brandywine Community Library. The foundation also supports civic and cultural institutions. Reading Public Museum received $107,500 to educate and enlighten through art, science, and civilization, and Historical Society of Berks received $15,000 for general support. These gifts show interest in community anchors beyond health care and higher education.
Typical grant sizes are modest for many awards, with a p25 of $1,000, median of $2,000, and p75 of $5,000, even though the recent list also includes some much larger institutional gifts. The pattern suggests a foundation that makes both small community grants and occasional major awards. The grant record is mostly concentrated in Pennsylvania, and the same organizations can appear across multiple years, such as the Reading Hospital Foundation and Christ Mertz Lutheran Church. The foundation funds individuals, but the recent grants shown here are made to organizations. The data does not identify an application process.
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$45.2M
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$2.7M
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants to institutional grantees; one-time major gifts to healthcare and higher-education organizations rather than many small or grassroots grants.
Notable grantees: Lehigh Valley Health Network, Penn State, Regional healthcare and higher-education institutions in eastern Pennsylvania
Grantmaking is heavily Pennsylvania-centered: 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is PA. Recent Pennsylvania recipients include Reading, Fleetwood, West Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Kutztown, and Topton. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent grants list includes Iowa recipients such as Ottumwa, Oelwein, and Corydon. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 324 grants in the United States and none elsewhere in the provided data.
The recent grants show support for hospitals and rehabilitation providers, universities, museums, libraries, churches, food assistance organizations, youth programs, and local community foundations. Examples include Lehigh Valley Health Network, Penn State, Reading Public Museum, Helping Harvest, and Girl Scouts of Eastern PA.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $2,000, and p75 $5,000. The recent list also includes larger institutional awards, including $1,003,000 to Lehigh Valley Health Network and $350,000 to Penn State.
Yes. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Pennsylvania cities include Reading, Fleetwood, West Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, and Kutztown.
Yes. Reading Hospital Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for cancer research support, Christ Mertz Lutheran Church appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for maintenance-related support, and Girl Scouts of Eastern PA appears in both 2023 and 2024 for girls’ character development.
Yes. The recent grants list includes Iowa recipients, including Indian Hills Foundation in Ottumwa, Olewein Fire Department in Oelwein, and City of Corydon. The provided recipient-country distribution is still entirely U.S.-based.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK | FLEETWOOD, PA | $1,000,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH NETWORK IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY |
| PENN STATE HEALTH | HERSHEY, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INDIAN HILLS FOUNDATION | OTTUMWA, IA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF BERKS COUNTY | READING, PA | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE READING PUBLIC MUSEUM | READING, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN THROUGH ART, SCIENCE, AND CIVILIZATION |
| PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION | ALLENTOWN, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | RESTORING LIVES BY REHABILITATION |
| ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY | READING, PA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OLIVET BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | READING, PA | $75,000 | 2026 | TO HELP CHILDREN BUILD BRIGHT FUTURES |
| SPOTLIGHT PA | HARRISBURG, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OUR CITY READING | READING, PA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP | FLEETWOOD, PA | $30,000 | 2026 | NEW FIRE TRUCK FUND |
| READING HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | WEST READING, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS | READING, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST MERTZ LUTHERAN CHURCH | FLEETWOOD, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS |
| BREAST CANCER SUPPORT | WEST READING, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| READING SCIENCE CENTER | READING, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | SISTERS IN STEM PROGRAM & CELEBRATE SCIENCE DAY |
| CARON TREATMENT CENTERS | WERNERSVILLE, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | 2025 RICHARD J CARON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE CELEBRATION |
| BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT | READING, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | HEAD START PROGRAM AT GOGGLEWORKS |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION | TEMPLE, TX | $9,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| READING SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS | FLEETWOOD, PA | $8,000 | 2026 | STORM DAMAGE REPAIR FUND |
| SCHUYLKILL RIVER GREENWAY ASSOCIATION | POTTSTOWN, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | ALL-SEASON SPONSORSHIP |
| JOHN PAUL II CENTER | SHILLINGTON, PA | $7,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE GALA |
| KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | KUTZTOWN, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | KUTZTOWN STRAND 2025 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | READING, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | BERKS COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF PARTNERSHIP |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PA | MIQUON, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TAKE THE LEAD 2025 |
| BERKS ENCORE | READING, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO ENHANCE AND DEVELOP AGING INDIVIDUALS |
| HANNAH'S HOPE MINISTRIES | READING, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO ASSIST HOMELESS SINGLE MOTHERS ACHIEVE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN |
| NEW JOURNEY COMMUNITY OUTREACH | READING, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A DAILY SOUP KITCHEN, WEEKLY FOOD PANTRY, AND WEEKLY CLOTHING CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED |
| EASTERSEALS EASTERN PA | ALLENTOWN, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | 100TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL APPEAL |
| WACOSA | SAINT CLOUD, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | APH/WACOSA FUNDRAISER |
| EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY | WYOMISSING, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KUTZTOWN FAIR ASSOCIATION | KUTZTOWN, PA | $3,500 | 2026 | KIDS DAY EVENT |
| MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL | ALLENTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | LEHIGH VALLEY LEADERSHIP DINNER |
| FRIEND INC | KUTZTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | 35TH ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION |
| BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | READING, PA | $2,940 | 2026 | PICTURE BERKS HEALTHY 2025 |
| OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | OLEY, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | SPONSORSHIP |
| SAFE BERKS | READING, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | CELEBRATION OF PEACE EVENT |
| OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCIATION | OLEY, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO FUND THE OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCAITION |
| MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER | BETHLEHEM, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | APPRECIATION SERIES |
| OPPORTUNITY HOUSE | READING, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE |
| FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER | WYOMISSING, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | 7TH ANNUAL MIND YOUR HEALTH EVENT |
| A GOOD THYME FOR LIFE | READING, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | A GOOD THYME FOR LIFE EVENT |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | 2025 WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S BERKS COUNTY |
| MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION | BLUE BELL, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | TO FULLFILL THE WISHES OF TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN |
| COMMUNITY EVANGELICAL CHURCH | READING, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | NIGHT TO SHINE EVENT |
| ADALYN ROSE FOUNDATION | WYOMISSING, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | BABY GRAND GALA 2025 |
| ALLENTOWN SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION | ALLENTOWN, PA | $1,500 | 2026 | EL SISTEMA LEHIGH VALLEY PROGRAM |
| PROSPECTUS BERCO | READING, PA | $1,500 | 2026 | TO INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS |
| GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BERKS COUNTY | READING, PA | $1,250 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF YOUNG GIRLS IN THE COMMUNTITY |
LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK
$1,000,000TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH NETWORK IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
INDIAN HILLS FOUNDATION
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN THROUGH ART, SCIENCE, AND CIVILIZATION
PENN STATE
GENERAL SUPPORT
GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION
$100,000RESTORING LIVES BY REHABILITATION
ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OUR CITY READING
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP
$30,000NEW FIRE TRUCK FUND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BERKS
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHRIST MERTZ LUTHERAN CHURCH
$15,000CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
READING SCIENCE CENTER
$12,500SISTERS IN STEM PROGRAM & CELEBRATE SCIENCE DAY
CARON TREATMENT CENTERS
$10,0002025 RICHARD J CARON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE CELEBRATION
BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT
$10,000HEAD START PROGRAM AT GOGGLEWORKS
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION
$9,000GENERAL SUPPORT
READING SOCIETY OF MODEL ENGINEERS
$8,000STORM DAMAGE REPAIR FUND
SCHUYLKILL RIVER GREENWAY ASSOCIATION
$7,500ALL-SEASON SPONSORSHIP
JOHN PAUL II CENTER
$7,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE GALA
KUTZTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
$6,000KUTZTOWN STRAND 2025
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$5,000BERKS COUNTY DISASTER RELIEF PARTNERSHIP
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN PA
$5,000TAKE THE LEAD 2025
BERKS ENCORE
$5,000TO ENHANCE AND DEVELOP AGING INDIVIDUALS
HANNAH'S HOPE MINISTRIES
$5,000TO ASSIST HOMELESS SINGLE MOTHERS ACHIEVE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN
NEW JOURNEY COMMUNITY OUTREACH
$5,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A DAILY SOUP KITCHEN, WEEKLY FOOD PANTRY, AND WEEKLY CLOTHING CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED
EASTERSEALS EASTERN PA
$5,000100TH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL APPEAL
WACOSA
$5,000APH/WACOSA FUNDRAISER
EMERGING ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KUTZTOWN FAIR ASSOCIATION
$3,500KIDS DAY EVENT
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL
$3,000LEHIGH VALLEY LEADERSHIP DINNER
FRIEND INC
$3,00035TH ANNUAL BENEFIT AUCTION
BERKS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$2,940PICTURE BERKS HEALTHY 2025
OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$2,500SPONSORSHIP
OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCIATION
$2,500TO FUND THE OLEY VALLEY COMMUNITY FAIR ASSOCAITION
MILLER-KEYSTONE BLOOD CENTER
$2,500APPRECIATION SERIES
FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER
$2,5007TH ANNUAL MIND YOUR HEALTH EVENT
A GOOD THYME FOR LIFE
$2,500A GOOD THYME FOR LIFE EVENT
COMMUNITY EVANGELICAL CHURCH
$2,000NIGHT TO SHINE EVENT
ADALYN ROSE FOUNDATION
$2,000BABY GRAND GALA 2025
PROSPECTUS BERCO
$1,500TO INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF BERKS COUNTY
$1,250TO FURTHER THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF YOUNG GIRLS IN THE COMMUNTITY