The Bardeen-Greytak Family Foundation made a single large grant to Fidelity Charitable, indicating it operates primarily as a vehicle for donor-directed philanthropy rather than making programmatic grants itself. There is no public record of direct operating support to specific mission-driven organizations, suggesting the family places flexibility and confidentiality over publicly disclosed thematic giving. Future grants are likely distributed by the donor-advised fund to a variety of causes chosen by the donors.
Highly concentrated: a single, large contribution to a donor-advised fund (Fidelity Charitable). The foundation appears to channel resources through intermediaries rather than making recurring or direct grants to operating nonprofits.
Bardeen-greytak Family Foundation Inc. appears to operate primarily through a single donor-advised vehicle rather than as a conventional program grantmaker: in 2025, $1,590,860 went to Fidelity Charitable to further the recipient’s tax-exempt purpose. The rest of the public record shows a consistent pattern of fixed-dollar grants at the $15,000 level, usually directed to nationally recognized public-interest organizations. Earthjustice received multiple grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Planned Parenthood also appears repeatedly in the recent grant list. That mix points to a foundation that uses intermediary philanthropy for flexibility while still maintaining a visible preference for organization-level support. The foundation’s public grants do not show individual giving or program-related investments, and the disclosed awards are all made to tax-exempt organizations. Its recent activity also includes support for ACLU Foundation and Union of Concerned Scientists, suggesting attention to civil liberties, environmental advocacy, and public-policy nonprofit work.
In environmental advocacy, the foundation gave $15,000 to Earthjustice in 2025, following $15,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. It also supported the Union of Concerned Scientists with $15,000 in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023, showing repeat backing for science-based public-interest work. In reproductive health, Planned Parenthood received $15,000 in 2025, after similar grants in 2024 and 2023. Civil liberties also appear in the record through a $15,000 grant to ACLU Foundation in 2024 and another $15,000 grant in 2023. The foundation’s named grants are organization-level and purpose-neutral in their stated use, each marked simply to further the recipient’s tax-exempt purpose.
The public grant list is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $15,000, indicating a standard grant size for the smaller awards. One outlier, the 2025 transfer to Fidelity Charitable, is far larger than the rest and dominates annual giving. Repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025 show a recurring pattern rather than one-off support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The record points to donor-directed, intermediary-led philanthropy rather than a public application-based grant program.
$1.8M
$67K
$35K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $15K and $15K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Fidelity Charitable
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based, with 13 grants to U.S. organizations. By recipient location, New York appears repeatedly through Planned Parenthood and ACLU Foundation in New York, NY, while Oakland, CA appears through Earthjustice. Cambridge, MA is also represented by the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Boston, MA appears through Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. The largest grant went to Fidelity Charitable in Cincinnati, OH, which stands out as the main funding destination in the recent record.
The recent grants list shows support for donor-advised philanthropy and for public-interest nonprofits, including Earthjustice, Planned Parenthood, ACLU Foundation, Union of Concerned Scientists, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and Fidelity Charitable. The stated purposes are broad, with awards made “to further recipient’s tax-exempt purpose.”
The typical grant size is $15,000, and the p25, median, and p75 are all $15,000. That indicates a very consistent smaller-grant pattern across most of the public awards, apart from one much larger transfer to Fidelity Charitable.
Yes. Earthjustice received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Planned Parenthood also appears in all three years, and the Union of Concerned Scientists appears in 2023 and 2024. The pattern shows recurring support rather than isolated one-time gifts.
The top state by grant count is New York. Recent recipient cities include New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Cambridge, MA; Boston, MA; and Cincinnati, OH. All of the listed grants in the recent sample went to U.S. organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,590,860 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EARTHJUSTICE | OAKLAND, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MASSACHUSSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EARTHJUSTICE | OAKLAND, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $15,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ACLU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EARTHJUSTICE | OAKLAND, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MASSACHUSSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE |
FIDELITY CHARITABLE
$1,590,860TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
EARTHJUSTICE
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
ACLU FOUNDATION
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
MASSACHUSSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
EARTHJUSTICE
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
ACLU FOUNDATION
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
EARTHJUSTICE
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$15,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
MASSACHUSSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER
$10,000TO FURTHER RECIPIENT'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE