B & W Family Foundation
Malvern, PA · EIN 46-4350655. Reported 148 grants totalling $477,137 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. B & W Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $4,500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $15,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Relief Teams | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eckerd College | Saint Peterburg, FL | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | Oakland, CA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of So Chester County | Kennett Square, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Map International | Brunswick, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onereef Worldwide Stewardship | Santa Cruz, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clean Air Task Force | Philadelphia, PA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Crisis Aid International | Saint Louis, MO | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Chester Food Cupboard | West Chester, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Willistown Conservaton Trust Inc | Newtown Square, PA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba the Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brandywine Valley SPCA | West Chester, PA | $6,272 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brady United | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Research Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mothers Home | Darby, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oceana | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow | Exton, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Promedica Foundation | Toledo, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Trust | Vint Hill, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Foundation of America | Marlboro, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westlands Initiative | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twilight Wish Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $4,290 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Gun Responsibility Foundation | Seattle, WA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Reading, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundat | Reston, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Rainforest Nations Secretariat | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fallen Patriots Foundation | Reston, VA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ocean Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phoenixville Area Community Services Inc | Phoenixville, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pure Earth | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sandy Hook Promise | Newtown, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saving Nature | Durham, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Tn Southern | Pulaski, TN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Internationl Anti-Poaching Foundation Inc | Arlington, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Malvern Public Library | Malvern, PA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware | Media, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glen Mills, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pa Cleanways | Greensburg, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clean Air Council | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Ocean Action | Long Branch, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Days End Farm | Woodbine, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Justice Ventures International | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugeeone | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wateraid America | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willistown Conservation Trust Inc | Newtown Square, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Action Against Hunger USA | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | Wynnewood, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Justice | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Navigator Tip | Saddle Brook, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chester County SPCA | West Chester, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Childhood Cancer | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat Montdelco | Norristown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Help Hope Live | Radnor, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Students for Choice | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Malvern Fire Company | Malvern, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Philadelpha Corporation for Aging | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,015 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baby Bureau | Warminster, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breastcancerorg | Ardmore, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridge of Hope Inc | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lch Health and Community Services | Kennett Square, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy of Life Foundation | Yardley, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Penn Future | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Childrens Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Radnor Hunt Pony Club | Malvern, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Univ | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Chester Friends School | West Chester, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Army Emergency Relief | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children First | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Guide Dogs of Americainternational Guiding Eyes Inc | Sylmar, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Juvenile Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laurel House | Norristown, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Animal Center | Media, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Support Center for Child Advocates | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surrey Services for Seniors Inc | Devon, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American College of Bankruptcy | Fairfax, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots | Reston, VA | $107 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Ronald Mcdonald House | Philadelphia, PA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
27 of 105 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 49%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 111 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $105,000 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $134,000 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $121,022 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 35 | $117,115 | $3,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 27% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from B & W Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 771 Hillview Road, Malvern, PA, 19355. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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