The Sidewater Family Foundation appears focused on supporting Israeli emergency and humanitarian services through U.S.-based pro-Israel organizations. Its sole reported grant is a substantial operational gift to American Friends of Magen David Adom, indicating priority for direct support of Israeli medical/emergency response. The foundation favors mission-critical, unrestricted funding rather than program-restricted gifts.
Highly concentrated: very few grants (one reported) with a single large, unrestricted operational gift to a pro-Israel humanitarian organization.
The Sidewater Family Foundation Inc’s most distinctive recent grant is a $115,000 operations gift to American Friends of Magen David Adom, pointing to a strong interest in emergency medical and humanitarian response tied to Israel. That pattern is reinforced by a portfolio built around operating support rather than restricted project funding. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs U.S.-based Jewish and pro-Israel intermediaries as well as medical and human-service institutions, with gifts ranging from five-figure awards to smaller operating grants. The foundation has also supported Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Jewish Relief Agency, showing a mix of communal, health, and relief-oriented giving. Several recipients recur in multiple years, which suggests that at least some relationships are maintained over time rather than being one-off awards. The recent grants also include organizations connected to cancer care, emergency response, and Jewish heritage, all funded through operating support. Taken together, the record shows a funder that favors direct institutional capacity and mission continuity, especially where frontline service and crisis response intersect.
In emergency medical services in Israel, the foundation gave $115,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom for operations. That is the clearest signal in the record and links its grantmaking to humanitarian and rapid-response capacity. Its Jewish communal support also appears in a $31,000 operations grant to Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and a $12,000 operations grant to Jewish Relief Agency, both in the Philadelphia area. The portfolio includes support for Jewish institutions and fundraising intermediaries rather than only direct-service providers. Health-related giving is another theme. The foundation provided $30,000 to Lankenau Medical Center Foundation for operations, $30,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering for operations, and repeated operating support to Abramson Cancer Center. It also gave to United Hatzalah and American Friends of Natal Inc., extending the emergency-response pattern into additional service organizations.
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent list also includes a much larger outlier at $115,000, indicating that most gifts are modest but the foundation will make substantially larger operating awards when it chooses. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, Abramson Cancer Center, Jewish Relief Agency, United Hatzalah, and American Friends of Natal Inc., which points to recurring relationships. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Notable grantees: American Friends of Magen David Adom
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, and the grant record shows 100% of recent grants going to U.S. organizations. Philadelphia is the clearest hub, with multiple gifts to organizations there and nearby in Bala Cynwyd and Wynnewood. New York City also appears repeatedly through recipients in New York, NY, while other recipient cities include Boston, Atlantis, and University Park. The highest volume of giving goes to recipients in New York state, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
The recent grants list shows support for Jewish federations and relief groups, medical institutions, cancer centers, and emergency-response organizations. Examples include operations gifts to Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering, United Hatzalah, and American Friends of Magen David Adom.
Yes. Every recent grant in the list is marked for operations, including a $115,000 gift to American Friends of Magen David Adom and repeated operating support to organizations such as Abramson Cancer Center, Jewish Relief Agency, and Lankenau Medical Center Foundation.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the low five figures: p25 is $2,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. The recent record also includes larger operating grants, including $115,000, $31,000, and several $30,000 awards.
Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Lankenau Medical Center Foundation, Abramson Cancer Center, Jewish Relief Agency, United Hatzalah, and American Friends of Natal Inc. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with some organizations rather than single grants only.
The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent data, with 140 grants to U.S. organizations. Within the U.S., New York is the top state by grant count, and Philadelphia-area recipients appear frequently as well.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $30,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $12,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| CHOP FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| WHYYPBS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEVS HUMAN SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NATAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL NAVY SEALS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $8,350 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER UNIVPA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $8,350 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY | BOCA RATON, FL | $6,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| SHORE MEDICAL CENTER | SOMERS POINT, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| PROJECT HOME | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| PENN STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JAFCO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE | SUNRISE, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ACLU | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| PHILABUNDANCE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| DREXEL HILLEL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| FELS EARLY LEARNING SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE | JENKINTOWN, PA | $4,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH LEARNING VENTURE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| FENWAY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| FREE LIBRARY FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| KAVOD | DENVER, CO | $2,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| LONG BEACH ISLAND FOUNDATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | LOVELADIES, NJ | $1,500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $850 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| REACH OUT & READ | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| THE CAMPFIRE PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | OPERATIONS |
| LANKENAU MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER UNIVPA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$15,000OPERATIONS
CHOP FOUNDATION
$12,000OPERATIONS
OPERATIONS
WHYYPBS
$10,000OPERATIONS
MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
$10,000OPERATIONS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$10,000OPERATIONS
GERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL
$10,000OPERATIONS
ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER UNIVPA
$8,350OPERATIONS
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH
$5,000OPERATIONS
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
$5,000OPERATIONS
JAFCO CHILDREN'S VILLAGE
$5,000OPERATIONS
DREXEL HILLEL
$5,000OPERATIONS
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
$4,000OPERATIONS
CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
$4,000OPERATIONS
FELS EARLY LEARNING SERVICES
$4,000OPERATIONS
FREE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$2,000OPERATIONS
KAVOD
$2,000OPERATIONS
LONG BEACH ISLAND FOUNDATION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
$1,500OPERATIONS
REACH OUT & READ
$500OPERATIONS
THE CAMPFIRE PROJECT
$500OPERATIONS
ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER UNIVPA
$25,000OPERATIONS