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The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation: 56 grants to organizations, $891,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 56 grants to organizations totaling $891,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to Evanston Northwestern Healthcare in Evanston, IL for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 020656117
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $18,621,595
- Grants paid
- $891,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202523189349102707. It reported $891,000 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston Northwestern Healthcare | Evanston, IL | General & Unrestricted | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| McCarter Theatre Company | Princeton, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $102,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Country Day School | Winnetka, IL | General & Unrestricted | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gill St Bernards School | Gladstone, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc | Princeton, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The YWCA of Princeton Inc | Princeton, NJ | Breast Cancer Resource Center Construction Fund | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells College | Aurora, NY | General & Unrestricted | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Alumni Association | Berkeley, CA | MLM Achievement Award Fund | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Battleship Center | San Pedro, CA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rumsey Hall School Incorporated | Washington DT, CT | General & Unrestricted | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad Inc | Princeton, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Coast Sports Medicine Foundation | Manhattan BCH, CA | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation | Farmingdale, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Allergy Research & Education Inc | McLean, VA | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Morristown Medical Center | Morristown, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralston Engine Company No 1 | Mendham, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Explorers Club | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Center at 353 Inc | Princeton, NJ | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Solidarity Bridge Inc | Evanston, IL | General & Unrestricted | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abilis Inc | Greenwich, CT | General & Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Dudley Inc | Westport, NY | General & Unrestricted | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florida Guardian Ad Litem Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Alumni Association | Berkeley, CA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Franklin Academy Incorporated | East Haddam, CT | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heroes for Heroes | Dallas, TX | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mendham Township First Aid Squad Inc | Brookside, NJ | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mendham Township Police Department | Brookside, NJ | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | General & Unrestricted | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Forman School Inc | Litchfield, CT | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Day School Inc | Riverside, CT | General & Unrestricted | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Rescue Inc | Lutherville, MD | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood River Community Young Mens Christian Associat | Ketchum, ID | General & Unrestricted | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mothers2mothers United States Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General & Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ausable Club Preservation Foundation | Keene Valley, NY | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gotham Food Pantry | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association | Indianapolis, IN | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc | Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | General & Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Actors Training Center Inc | Wilmette, IL | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hollins University Corporation | Roanoke, VA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hub Houston Inc | Houston, TX | General & Unrestricted | Medical research | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Learning Project | Bloomington, IN | General & Unrestricted | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silver Hill Hospital Inc | New Canaan, CT | General & Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Institute of Architecture Students Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Camping Foundation Inc | Martinsville, IN | Wyonegonic Endowment Fund - GEM | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Benjamin Private School Inc | N Palm Beach, FL | Blakeslee E. Erdmann Scholarship Fund | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Helpusadopt Org Inc | New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Josephs Catholic Church | Mendham, NJ | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The First Presbyterian Church of Mendham | Mendham, NJ | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Rose in Haste Inc | Alexandria, VA | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Social Services | Lincoln, NE | General & Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flourish Adoption Ministries Inc | Greenville, SC | General & Unrestricted | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $216,250 |
| Education | $203,500 |
| Human services | $67,500 |
| Health care | $50,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $33,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $23,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $12,500 |
| Science and technology | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $349,000 |
| Illinois | $215,000 |
| California | $121,500 |
| New York | $82,250 |
| Connecticut | $58,000 |
| Virginia | $22,500 |
| Texas | $9,000 |
| Florida | $7,000 |
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Updated November 14, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.