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 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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