Edelman Foundation
EIN 237082997Total Given 2019–2025
$495K
136 grants · $71K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
42%
supporter · 34/81 multi-year
repeat
$2.9M
Assets (2025)
81
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Dana Farber Cancer Inst Innovations
Phone
(908) 868-1163
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $105K | $2.4M | $119K | 21 |
| 2021 | $114K | $3.0M | $160K | 33 |
| 2023 | $141K | $2.2M | $163K | 39 |
| 2025 | $135K | $2.9M | $168K | 43 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 136 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$25K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JE
Jonathan S Edelman
Trustee
DE
David a Edelman
Trustee
AH
Anne C Holbach
Trustee
AH
Anne C Holbach
Trustee
DE
David a Edelman
Trustee
JE
Jonathan S Edelman
Trustee
AH
Anne C Holbach
Trustee
DE
David a Edelman
Trustee
JE
Jonathan S Edelman
Trustee
JE
Jonathan S Edelman
Trustee
DE
David a Edelman
Trustee
AH
Anne C Holbach
Trustee
Grants Awarded (136 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Global Social Dev Innovations | Chapel Hill, NC | $25,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| UNC School of Social WorkGDSI Proje | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2021 |
| UNC Global GSDI Project | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 | Unrestriced Use of Donee | 2025 |
| Little Guild of St Francis | West Cornwall, CT | $20,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2023 |
| UNC School of Social WorkGSDI Proje | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| Committee Tricolor | Washington, DC | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Inst Innovations | Boston, MA | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2021 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2025 |
| Blue Mountain Action Comimittee | Walla, WA | $10,000 | nrestricted Use of Donee | 2025 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2023 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $10,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2023 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $8,500 | Unresricted Use of Donee | 2025 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $7,500 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| Little Guild of St Francis | West Cornwall, CT | $7,500 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2021 |
| Peace Direct | Washington, DC | $7,500 | Unrestriced Use of Donee | 2021 |
| Little Guild of St Francis | West Cornwall, CT | $7,500 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2025 |
| Blue Mountain Humane Society | Walla Walla, WA | $7,500 | Unrestricted use of Donee | 2025 |
| Peace Direct | Washington, DC | $6,250 | Unrestricted use of Donee | 2019 |
| Little Guild of St Francis | West Cornwall, CT | $6,250 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| UNC Schl of Scial Wrk Social Jstce | Chapel Hill, NC | $6,000 | Unrestriced Use of Donee | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering | New York, NY | $5,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |
| NYU Dept Of Gastroenterology | New York, NY | $5,000 | Unrestricted Use of Donee | 2019 |