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 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- 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
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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