The Haldeman Family Foundation concentrates its giving on higher education and family-directed philanthropy, with a large recurrent commitment to Dartmouth College alongside substantial transfers into donor-advised funds. Grants are few but large, often routed through DAFs or to a single institutional beneficiary, suggesting the foundation functions both as a direct supporter of an alma mater and as a vehicle for family charitable giving.
The Haldeman Family Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a recurring relationship with Dartmouth College, including support for the general fund, squash, and athletics. That institutional pattern sits alongside a second major thread: sizeable transfers to donor-advised funds and philanthropic intermediaries, including National Philanthropic Trust and Vanguard Charitable DAF accounts connected to the Haldeman family. The foundation also makes direct grants to a smaller set of schools, hospitals, and civic nonprofits, which makes its portfolio look concentrated rather than broad. Across the recent grants list, Dartmouth College appears in multiple years and at the top of the dollar range, with one award reaching $281,600 in 2024 and another at $261,300 in 2023. Similar repeat support shows up for Boston College, which received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In addition to higher education, the foundation has given to institutions in Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay Area, and select independent schools in Massachusetts and California. The overall pattern suggests a family foundation that combines direct institutional support with charitable pass-through giving.
Higher education is the clearest theme in the grant list. The Haldeman Family Foundation gave $105,000 to Harvard Law School for general fund support, and Boston College received $100,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024, plus another $100,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports K-12 and early childhood education. Recent awards include $100,000 to Nashoba Brooks School for general fund support, $50,000 and $35,000 to Ross School Foundation, and $40,000 to The Ross Preschool. Civic and legal causes appear in Philadelphia through the PA Innocence Project, which received $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Community-oriented giving also includes $31,000 to Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation and $30,000 to Cpmc Foundation.
Typical grants cluster at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,500 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list also includes much larger institutional gifts. The foundation appears to favor repeated support over one-time awards: Dartmouth College, Boston College, the PA Innocence Project, and The Baldwin School each show up in multiple years. It is a regular funder, not a DAF itself, and it does not fund individuals. Recent grants also show both direct operating-style gifts and charitable transfers to DAF accounts, including National Philanthropic Trust and Vanguard Charitable DAF entries.
$1.3M
$28.8M
$2.3M
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $25K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving with repeated payments to a single institutional grantee (Dartmouth) and large transfers into donor-advised funds; few grants overall rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Dartmouth College, Vanguard Charitable DAF — Matthew and Lindsay Haldeman, Vanguard Charitable DAF — Charlotte Whitmore, National Philanthropic Trust
Grants are entirely domestic, with all recent recipients located in the US. Pennsylvania is the foundation’s HQ state, and 25% of grants go there, but the top state by grant count is California. Recent recipients also cluster in Massachusetts and New Hampshire through schools and universities, while California recipients include Ross School Foundation, The Ross Preschool, Bay Area Discovery Museum CA, and Cpmc Foundation. New Jersey appears through National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown.
Its recent grants center on colleges and schools, donor-advised funds, and select civic or community nonprofits. Examples in the grant list include Dartmouth College, Boston College, Harvard Law School, National Philanthropic Trust, the PA Innocence Project, and community organizations such as Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years: Dartmouth College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Boston College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the PA Innocence Project in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Baldwin School in 2024 and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $7,500 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. That sits below some of the larger recent institutional grants, which reach six figures.
Yes. Recent grants include $225,000 to National Philanthropic Trust for HALE DAF, plus $225,000 and $100,000 grants to Vanguard Charitable DAF accounts tied to Matthew and Lindsay Haldeman and Charlotte Whitmore.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $180,000 | 2026 | HALE DAF |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE DAF - MATTHEW AND LINDSAY HALDEMAN | WARWICK, RI | $180,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| VERTUS HIGH SCHOOL | ROCHESTER, NY | $180,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $166,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOSTON COLLEGE | NEWTON CENTRE, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SQUASH | PITTSFORD, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NASHOBA BROOKS SCHOOL | CONCORD, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ROSS SCHOOL FOUNDATION | ROSS, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| TIPPING POINT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PA INNOCENCE PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MARIN PROMISE PARTNERSHIP | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | CIVIC INFRASTRUCTURE |
| HOBE SOUND COMMUNITY CHEST | HOBE SOUND, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| PUT ME IN | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| B INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| THE BALDWIN SCHOOL | BRYN MAWR, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| MARIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | GREENBRAE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| YMCA OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HARVARD LAW SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST JOHN'S CHURCH | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HARLEY SCHOOL | ROCHESTER, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GIVEDIRECTLY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | POVERTY |
| ABINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ABINGTON, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOWDOIN COLLEGE | BRUNSWICK, ME | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CHRIST CHURCH | PITTSFORD, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| EMERSON HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | CONCORD, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| EPISCOPAL ACADEMY | MERION, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | DOCUMENTARY CULTURE |
| MADONNA MISSION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| NOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $5,000 | 2026 | AFFORDABLE HOMES |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | LAW SCHOOL |
| SQUASH EDUCATION ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| POSSE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE FENN SCHOOL | CONCORD, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAPE MAY TENNIS CLUB FOUNDATION | CAPE MAY, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SQUASH SMARTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| SIGMA PHI EPSILON EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | RICHMOND, VA | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE | BRYN MAWR, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CAPE MAY STAGE | CAPE MAY, NJ | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| DC PREP CHARTER SCHOOL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF ACADIA | BAR HARBOR, ME | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| GUARDIANS OF MARTIN COUNTY | HOBE SOUND, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
VANGUARD CHARITABLE DAF - MATTHEW AND LINDSAY HALDEMAN
$180,000UNRESTRICTED
VERTUS HIGH SCHOOL
$180,000GENERAL FUND
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$166,000GENERAL FUND
BOSTON COLLEGE
$100,000GENERAL FUND
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SQUASH
$50,000GENERAL FUND
PA INNOCENCE PROJECT
$25,000GENERAL FUND
B INSPIRED PHILADELPHIA
$15,000EDUCATION
INNOVA GIRLS ACADEMY CHARTER
$10,000EDUCATION
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL FUND
ST JOHN'S CHURCH
$10,000GENERAL FUND
ABINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CHRIST CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL FUND
EMERSON HEALTH FOUNDATION INC
$5,000GENERAL FUND
MADONNA MISSION
$5,000GENERAL FUND
NOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$5,000AFFORDABLE HOMES
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE FENN SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL FUND
CAPE MAY TENNIS CLUB FOUNDATION
$3,000EDUCATION
BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
$1,000GENERAL FUND
CAPE MAY STAGE
$1,000GENERAL FUND
DC PREP CHARTER SCHOOL
$1,000GENERAL FUND
GUARDIANS OF MARTIN COUNTY
$1,000GENERAL FUND