The RDL Family Foundation concentrates its giving on regional health care and community safety, providing sizable general operating support rather than many small project grants. Most dollars flow to a single health system partner through repeat, large grants, with smaller gifts to higher education and a local volunteer fire company indicating interest in regional healthcare capacity, research/academic ties, and emergency services.
Concentrated giving with few, relatively large general-support grants; repeat major funding to one primary health grantee alongside occasional single grants to education and public-safety organizations.
A 2025 grant to Hamot Health Foundation for $150,000, repeated at the same level in 2024, is the clearest window into Rdl Family Foundation’s giving: it uses large, flexible awards to support regional health care, then supplements that core with community safety, social services, and local cultural or environmental organizations. The foundation’s recent grants show a preference for general funds rather than restricted project support, with Hamot receiving the largest awards and other recipients ranging from a volunteer fire company to a university and a wildlife center. The pattern is strongly local and concentrated in northwestern Pennsylvania. Meadville-based organizations appear throughout the grants list, alongside several Erie-area beneficiaries. The foundation also makes some support available to institutions beyond the immediate region, such as Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, but the overall record is dominated by Pennsylvania recipients. Its grantmaking includes repeat support to the same organizations across 2024 and 2025, suggesting an ongoing relationship with a relatively small set of partners rather than a broad, one-time portfolio. General operating support is a recurring feature, and the grants data points to a funder that backs institutional capacity as much as specific programs.
Health care is the center of Rdl Family Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $150,000 in general funds to Hamot Health Foundation, matching a $150,000 award in 2024. That repeated support stands out as the foundation’s largest current relationship. Beyond health systems, the foundation funds emergency response and public safety. West Mead #1 Volunteer Fire Company received $50,000 in 2025 for general funds, and West Med Volunteer Fire Company received $30,000 in 2024, both in Meadville. The portfolio also includes human services and basic needs. Grants went to Center for Family Services Inc. for general funds in both 2024 and 2025, and to Women's Services Inc. in Meadville in both years as well. Food access appears through a 2025 grant to Second Harvest Food Bank for general funds, while Mercy Center for Women received support in Erie in both 2024 and 2025.
Rdl Family Foundation’s typical grant size falls in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $21,000, and the 75th percentile is $27,500. The distribution is shaped by a few much larger gifts, including $150,000 awards and several $50,000 and $40,000 grants. Grants in the recent list are overwhelmingly general funds, with one project-specific award labeled Otter Project. Repeat support is common: Hamot Health Foundation, Center for Family Services Inc., Active Aging Foundation, Tamarack Wildlife Center, Women's Services Inc., Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program (chaps), Inner-city Neighborhood Art House, Mercy Center for Women, and Meadville Council on the Arts all appear in more than one year. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$833K
$10.2M
$361K
$526K
Most grants fall between $15K and $28K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: Hamot Health Foundation, Duke University, West Mead #1 Volunteer Fire Company
Grantmaking is entirely domestic in the recent list, and every recipient is in Pennsylvania except Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Erie and Meadville are the main recipient cities, with additional grants in Saegertown and New Cumberland. By grant count, Pennsylvania accounts for 100% of the foundation’s giving in the data provided, reflecting a sharply local footprint centered in northwestern Pennsylvania.
The recent grants point to health care, emergency services, and local community organizations. Hamot Health Foundation received the largest awards, while West Mead #1 Volunteer Fire Company, Center for Family Services Inc., Women's Services Inc., and Meadville Council on the Arts also appear in the grant list.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Hamot Health Foundation, Center for Family Services Inc., Active Aging Foundation, Tamarack Wildlife Center, Women's Services Inc., Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program (chaps), Inner-city Neighborhood Art House, Mercy Center for Women, and Meadville Council on the Arts.
The middle of its grant distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $15,000, median is $21,000, and p75 is $27,500. The recent list also includes larger general-fund grants of $50,000 and $150,000.
Its recent grants are entirely in the United States, with Pennsylvania receiving 100% of grants by count. Recipient cities include Erie, Meadville, Saegertown, and New Cumberland, plus one grant to Durham, North Carolina.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMOT HEALTH FOUNDATION | ERIE, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| WEST MEAD #1 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | MEADVILLE, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | NEW CUMBERLAND, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC | MEADVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| MERCY CENTER FOR WOMEN | ERIE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION | MEADVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| TAMARACK WILDLIFE CENTER | SAEGERTOWN, PA | $22,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | ERIE, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| WOMEN'S SERVICES INC | MEADVILLE, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| CRAWFORD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM (CHAPS) | MEADVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ART HOUSE | ERIE, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| MEADVILLE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS | MEADVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| HAMOT HEALTH FOUNDATION | ERIE, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | ERIE, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | OTTER PROJECT |
| WEST MED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | MEADVILLE, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION | MEADVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC | MEADVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| TAMARACK WILDLIFE CENTER | SAEGERTOWN, PA | $21,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| WOMEN'S SERVICES INC | MEADVILLE, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ART HOUSE | ERIE, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| MERCY CENTER FOR WOMEN | ERIE, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| CRAWFORD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM (CHAPS) | MEADVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
| MEADVILLE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS | MEADVILLE, PA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUNDS |
HAMOT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$150,000GENERAL FUNDS
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL FUNDS
WEST MEAD #1 VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$50,000GENERAL FUNDS
SAMARITAN'S PURSE
$40,000GENERAL FUNDS
CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC
$25,000GENERAL FUNDS
MERCY CENTER FOR WOMEN
$25,000GENERAL FUNDS
ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION
GENERAL FUNDS
TAMARACK WILDLIFE CENTER
$22,000GENERAL FUNDS
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$20,000GENERAL FUNDS
WOMEN'S SERVICES INC
$20,000GENERAL FUNDS
CRAWFORD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM (CHAPS)
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ART HOUSE
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
MEADVILLE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
HAMOT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$150,000GENERAL FUNDS
ERIE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
$30,000OTTER PROJECT
WEST MED VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$30,000GENERAL FUNDS
ACTIVE AGING FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL FUNDS
CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES INC
$25,000GENERAL FUNDS
TAMARACK WILDLIFE CENTER
$21,000GENERAL FUNDS
WOMEN'S SERVICES INC
$20,000GENERAL FUNDS
INNER-CITY NEIGHBORHOOD ART HOUSE
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
MERCY CENTER FOR WOMEN
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
CRAWFORD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM (CHAPS)
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS
MEADVILLE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS
$15,000GENERAL FUNDS