Funding search · EIN 363745038 · Durham, NC

Adele & Willard Gidwitz Family Foundatio

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

170
grants reported
$1.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,750
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • American Cancer Society4 grants · $100,000
  • Granville Education Foundation4 grants · $100,000
  • St Jude Childrens Hospital4 grants · $100,000
  • Arts & Letters 305 United3 grants · $99,000
  • Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc4 grants · $81,000
  • Brown University4 grants · $57,408
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children4 grants · $40,000
  • American Friends of the Jewish Community of Bejing2 grants · $35,000
  • Beth El Synagogue4 grants · $30,262
  • Durham Chapel Hill Jewish Federation4 grants · $30,000

Giving over time

$231,000
2022
$295,183
2023
$258,312
2024
$278,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 170 grants.

  • $50,000

    Arts & Letters 305 United · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $34,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Arts & Letters 305 United · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Granville Education Foundation · Oxford, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Friends of the Jewish Community of Bejing · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Granville Education Foundation · Oxford, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    Granville Education Foundation · Oxford, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    Granville Education Foundation · Oxford, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    General support

  • $24,000

    Arts & Letters 305 United · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $21,000

    Durham Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2025

    General support

  • $17,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $17,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $13,000

    Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023

    General support

  • $12,500

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

    General support

  • $12,408

    Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024

    General support

  • $11,500

    Fd 13 Residency for the Arts · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    General support

  • $10,026

    Amherst Early Music · Watertown, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    American Friends of the Jewish Community of Bejing · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Seeds of Peace · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Beth El Synagogue · Durham, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Seeds of Peace · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022

    General support

  • $9,500

    Fd 13 Residency for the Arts · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $8,168

    Beth El Synagogue · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $8,000

    Amherst Early Music · Watertown, MA · 2025

    General support

  • $7,094

    Beth El Synagogue · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $7,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025

    General support

  • $7,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023

    General support

  • $7,000

    Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2022

    General support

  • $6,066

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2025

    General support

  • $6,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Beth El Synagogue · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Early Music America · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Karatedo Honma Dojo · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Amherst Early Music · Watertown, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Amherst Early Music · Watertown, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Park School of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Wunc · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $4,150

    Brooklyn Heights Synagogue · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $4,015

    Brooklyn Heights Synagogue · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Durham Community Land Trustees · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $4,000

    Wncu · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $4,000

    Fd 13 Residency for the Arts · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Wncu · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Womens Voices Chorus · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $3,500

    Pbs North Caroliina · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,500

    Pbs North Caroliina · Research Triangle Park, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,500

    Unc-Tv · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $3,500

    Wncu · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $3,500

    Unc-Tv · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    Wncu · Durham, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Durham Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Womens Voices Chorus · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Durham Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Womens Voices Chorus · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Durham Chapel Hill Jewish Federation · Durham, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eno River Association · Durham, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Nc Museum of Art Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Womens Voices Chorus · Durham, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Exchange Family Center · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Nc Museum of Art Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Nc Nature Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Triangle Land Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Early Music America · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Exchange Family Center · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Nc Museum of Art Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Nc Nature Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Triangle Land Conservancy · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Durham Rescue Mission · Durham, NC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Early Music America · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.