The Dale L. Reese Foundation focuses on local health care, basic needs, and children’s health in the greater Philadelphia/Chester County region, primarily providing general operating support. Their giving repeatedly funds hospitals and health foundations, food security and senior services, pediatric illness charities, and local higher-education/athletics programs, often through modest, recurring grants to the same organizations.
The Dale L Reese Foundation C/o Baratz & Associates PA shows a clear preference for repeat general support to the same local organizations, especially in health care, food access, and senior services. Main Line Meals on Wheels in Devon, Pennsylvania received $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Riddle Healthcare Foundation in Media, Pennsylvania received $8,000 in each of those same years. That pattern sits alongside grants to Philadelphia-area hospitals and health charities, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Chop Foundation, and Ronald Mcdonald House, suggesting a steady, place-based approach rather than one-off project funding. The foundation’s giving also reaches beyond direct service providers into affiliated institutions and athletics. Temple University received multiple $6,000 athletic department grants, while Trustees the Univ of Pennsylvania appears in the recent grants list in 2023, 2024, and 2025. On the community side, Surrey Services for Seniors, Philabundance, and Breastcancerorg each recur as recipients, reinforcing a portfolio built around health, basic needs, and recurring institutional support. Across the recent grants shown, the same organizations often appear year after year, which points to durable relationships with grantees.
Health care is a core lane for the foundation. Recent grants include $8,000 to Riddle Healthcare Foundation for general fund support and $7,000 to Chop Foundation for general fund support, alongside $7,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Basic-needs funding appears through food and household support organizations. Main Line Meals on Wheels received $10,000 for general fund support, while Philabundance received $6,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Senior services are another repeated priority. Surrey Services for Seniors appears multiple times at $6,000, all as general fund support, which fits the foundation’s broader pattern of backing local service organizations in the greater Philadelphia and Chester County area. The foundation also supports education-related and athletics giving. Temple University received $6,000 athletic department grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Trustees the Univ of Pennsylvania appears in the grant list across those same years.
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$232K
Most grants fall between $2K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Modest, recurring grants concentrated in the Philly/Chester County area: many grantees receive multiple small-to-mid-sized general-support awards (often three grants), indicating a pattern of sustained, unrestricted support to a stable set of local organizations rather than one-off large gifts or wide national dispersion.
Notable grantees: Main Line Meals on Wheels, Riddle Healthcare Foundation, Philabundance, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Temple University
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $4,250. The recent-grants list shows a smaller cluster of larger recurring awards at $6,000 to $10,000, but most giving sits below that range. The pattern is recurring rather than one-time: several recipients appear in multiple years, including 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant descriptions are dominated by general fund language and occasional department-level support, which suggests flexible support rather than tightly restricted project grants.
Giving is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 179 grants to U.S. recipients in the data shown. The recipient map is concentrated in Pennsylvania, especially the Philadelphia and Chester County area, including Devon, Media, Philadelphia, and Ardmore. Florida is the top state by grant count, though the recent grants listed here are mostly centered in Pennsylvania. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent grants include Cleveland, Ohio, through Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Heart Institute.
The recent grants point to health care, food access, senior services, and education-linked athletics. Recipients include Main Line Meals on Wheels, Riddle Healthcare Foundation, Philabundance, Surrey Services for Seniors, Temple University, and Trustees the Univ of Pennsylvania.
Yes. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Main Line Meals on Wheels at $10,000, Riddle Healthcare Foundation at $8,000, Philabundance at $6,000, Surrey Services for Seniors at $6,000, and Temple University athletic department grants at $6,000.
The distribution is small and fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $4,250. Recent grants often cluster at $6,000 to $10,000 for recurring recipients.
Yes. Temple University received $6,000 athletic department grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The recent grants list also includes support for Trustees the Univ of Pennsylvania, indicating that athletics and university-related giving is part of the portfolio.
Yes. The grants are concentrated in Pennsylvania, especially the Philadelphia and Chester County area, with recent recipients in Devon, Media, Philadelphia, and Ardmore. The data also shows 179 U.S. grants overall and notes Florida as the top state by grant count.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS | DEVON, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RIDDLE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | MEDIA, PA | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHOP FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TRUSTEES THE UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CLEVELAND CLINIC HEART INSTITUTE | CLEVELAND, OH | $7,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT |
| PHILABUNDANCE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SURREY SERVICES FOR SENIORS | DEVON, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BREASTCANCERORG | ARDMORE, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PAOLI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA | $5,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| THORNCROFT EQUESTRIAN CENTER | MALVERN, PA | $5,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHESTER COUNTY FOOD BANK | EXTON, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,500 | 2025 | CHESTER COUNTY REGION |
| GARRETT WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION | NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA | $4,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CRADLES TO CRAYONS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FDN | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PLAY FOR PINK | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH | MEMPHIS, TN | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRACTURED ATLASBUILD A BAND | HARTSDALE, NY | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION | BLUE BELL, PA | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FOUNDATION FOR DELAWARE COUNTY | MEDIA, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | OAK BROOK, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA | NORRISTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| KELLY ANN DOLAN FUND | FORT WASHINGTON, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DAN MARINO FOUNDATION | DANIA BEACH, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| WOODS SERVICES FOUNDATION | LANGHORNE, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| MIRACLES IN PROGRESS | WESTCHESTER, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHESTER CTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WEST CHESTER, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHILDREN'S TUMOR FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,300 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| PALS PROGRAMS | DOYLESTOWN, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GOOD WORKS INC | COATESVILLE, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GBS-CIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HMS-CEREBRAL PALSY PHL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND | WELLESLEY HILLS, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOC | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST | MIDDLETOWN, RI | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| DEVON HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION | DEVON, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRANDYWINE VALLEY SPCA | WEST CHESTER, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRED'S FOOTSTEPS | BRYN MAWR, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
MAIN LINE MEALS ON WHEELS
$10,000GENERAL FUND
RIDDLE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$8,000GENERAL FUND
CHOP FOUNDATION
$7,000GENERAL FUND
CLEVELAND CLINIC HEART INSTITUTE
$7,000GENERAL FUND
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
BREASTCANCERORG
$6,000GENERAL FUND
PAOLI HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$5,500GENERAL FUND
THORNCROFT EQUESTRIAN CENTER
$5,500GENERAL FUND
GARRETT WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION
$4,500GENERAL FUND
PLAY FOR PINK
$3,500GENERAL FUND
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH
$3,500GENERAL FUND
FRACTURED ATLASBUILD A BAND
$3,500GENERAL FUND
ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$3,000GENERAL FUND
KELLY ANN DOLAN FUND
$3,000GENERAL FUND
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$2,500GENERAL FUND
MIRACLES IN PROGRESS
$2,500GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$2,000GENERAL FUND
GBS-CIDP FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
$2,000GENERAL FUND
HMS-CEREBRAL PALSY PHL
$2,000GENERAL FUND
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOC
$2,000GENERAL FUND
LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL FUND
DEVON HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION
$1,500GENERAL FUND
FRED'S FOOTSTEPS
$1,500GENERAL FUND
SERVIAM GIRLS ACADEMY INC
$1,000GENERAL FUND