Funding search · EIN 256678476 · Villanova, PA

The Bff Friendship Foundation

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

70
grants reported
$248,000
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,500
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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  • Friends of Jerry Segal4 grants · $26,000
  • Congregation Or Shalom4 grants · $25,000
  • Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County4 grants · $25,000
  • Kesher Israel Synagogue-Pre Schooolkindergarten4 grants · $24,000
  • Booktrust4 grants · $23,000
  • Plant a Seed Inspire a Dream Foundation4 grants · $16,000
  • One Simple Wish4 grants · $16,000
  • Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $15,500
  • Camp Simcha Special3 grants · $13,500
  • Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program4 grants · $11,500

Giving over time

$58,000
2022
$56,000
2023
$64,000
2024
$70,000
2025

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

  • $8,000

    Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County · Uwchland, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $8,000

    Congregation Or Shalom · Berwyn, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $8,000

    Friends of Jerry Segal · West Chester, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $8,000

    Kesher Israel Synagogue-Pre Schooolkindergarten · West Chester, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Booktrust · Denver, CO · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County · Uwchland, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Congregation Or Shalom · Berwyn, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Kesher Israel Synagogue-Pre Schooolkindergarten · West Chester, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $7,000

    Friends of Jerry Segal · West Chester, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $6,000

    Chai Lifeline · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $6,000

    Booktrust · Denver, CO · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $6,000

    Friends of Jerry Segal · West Chester, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County · Uwchland, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Booktrust · Denver, CO · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Congregation Or Shalom · Berwyn, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Friends of Jerry Segal · West Chester, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Kesher Israel Synagogue-Pre Schooolkindergarten · West Chester, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County · Uwchland, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Booktrust · Denver, CO · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Congregation Or Shalom · Berwyn, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,500

    Camp Simcha Special · Glen Spey, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,500

    Camp Simcha Special · Glen Spey, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,500

    Camp Simcha Special · Glen Spey, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    One Simple Wish · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Plant a Seed Inspire a Dream Foundation · Yardley, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    One Simple Wish · Trenton, NJ · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Plant a Seed Inspire a Dream Foundation · Yardley, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    One Simple Wish · Trenton, NJ · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Plant a Seed Inspire a Dream Foundation · Yardley, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Kesher Israel Synagogue-Pre Schooolkindergarten · West Chester, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    One Simple Wish · Trenton, NJ · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $4,000

    Plant a Seed Inspire a Dream Foundation · Yardley, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,000

    American Camping Association · Martinsville, IN · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,000

    American Camping Association · Martinsville, IN · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $3,000

    Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Michael'S Way · Fort Washington, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Michael'S Way · Fort Washington, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Michael'S Way · Fort Washington, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    American Camping Association · Martinsville, IN · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,500

    Michael'S Way · Fort Washington, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Happiness Is Camping · Hardwick, NJ · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Happiness Is Camping · Hardwick, NJ · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Happiness Is Camping · Hardwick, NJ · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    A Better Chance · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $2,000

    Happiness Is Camping · Hardwick, NJ · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Berwyn-Paoli Area Little League · Berwyn, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Tredyffrin and Easttown Care · Southeastern, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Challenger Baseball · Berwyn, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Tredyffrin and Easttown Care · Southeastern, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Challenger Baseball · Berwyn, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Tredyffrin and Easttown Care · Southeastern, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Challenger Baseball · Berwyn, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Broomall, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $1,000

    Tredyffrin and Easttown Care · Southeastern, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Huntingdon'S Disease Society Delaware Valley Chapter · Plymouth Meeting, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

  • $500

    Living Beyond Breast Cancer · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted charitable donation

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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.