Funding search · EIN 233094851 · Lancaster, PA

The Breidegam Family Foundation

Name: The Breidegam Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

389
grants reported: $5.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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.

What they fund

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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.

Lehigh Valley Health Network4 grants · $2.0M
Penn State2 grants · $450,000
Indian Hills Foundation2 grants · $400,000
Penn State Health2 grants · $252,000
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation4 grants · $204,500
Alvernia University2 grants · $200,000
Olivet Boys and Girls Club4 grants · $157,500
Olewein Fire Department2 grants · $150,600
United Way of Berks County1 grant · $150,000
Reading Public Museum3 grants · $110,500

Giving over time

$293,483

2022

$388,233

2023

$2.6M

2024

$2.4M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 389 grants.

$1.0M
Lehigh Valley Health Network · Fleetwood, PA · 2024
To support the health network in the local community
$1.0M
Lehigh Valley Health Network · Fleetwood, PA · 2025
To support the health network in the local community
$350,000
Penn State · State College, PA · 2024
General support
$250,000
Penn State Health · Hershey, PA · 2025
General support
$200,000
Indian Hills Foundation · Ottumwa, IA · 2025
General support
$200,000
Indian Hills Foundation · Ottumwa, IA · 2024
General support
$150,000
United Way of Berks County · Reading, PA · 2025
General support
$107,500
Reading Public Museum · Reading, PA · 2024
To educate and enlighten through art, science, and civilization
$101,000
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation · Allentown, PA · 2024
Restoring lives by rehabilitation
$100,000
Alvernia University · Reading, PA · 2025
General support
$100,000
Foundation for the Reading Public Museum · Reading, PA · 2025
To educate and enlighten through art, science, and civilization
$100,000
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation · Allentown, PA · 2025
Restoring lives by rehabilitation
$100,000
Penn State · State College, PA · 2025
General support
$100,000
Alvernia University · Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$75,600
Olewein Fire Department · Oelwein, IA · 2024
To assist with the purchase of a new aerial ladder truck
$75,000
Olivet Boys and Girls Club · Reading, PA · 2025
To help children build bright futures
$75,000
Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Olivet Boys and Girls Club · Reading, PA · 2024
To help children build bright futures
$75,000
Olewein Fire Department · Oelwein, IA · 2023
To assist with the purchase of a new aerial ladder truck
$50,000
Spotlight Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
General support
$40,000
Our City Reading · Reading, PA · 2025
General support
$40,000
Our City Reading · Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$38,000
City of Corydon · Corydon, IA · 2023
To help with the purchase of a new fire truck
$30,000
Rockland Township · Fleetwood, PA · 2025
New fire truck fund
$30,000
Hamburg Public Library · Hamburg, PA · 2024
General support
$26,000
Berks Nature · Reading, PA · 2024
To support natural conservative activities
$25,000
Helping Harvest · Reading, PA · 2024
To feed the hungry and distribute food to people in need
$25,000
Schuylkill River Greenway Association · Pottstown, PA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Blankets of Hope · Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Reading Hospital Foundation · West Reading, PA · 2024
To support in cancer research
$18,333
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pa · Miquon, PA · 2022
To help girls build courage, confidence, and character
$17,500
Christ Mertz Lutheran Church · Fleetwood, PA · 2022
Church maintenance and provide support for 275th anniversary celebration
$17,000
Berks County Community Foundation · Reading, PA · 2024
To provide general support
$15,000
Christ Mertz Lutheran Church · Fleetwood, PA · 2025
Capital improvements
$15,000
Historical Society of Berks · Reading, PA · 2025
General support
$15,000
Reading Hospital Foundation · West Reading, PA · 2025
Mobile mammography unit
$15,000
Christ Mertz Lutheran Church · Fleetwood, PA · 2024
Church maintenance
$15,000
Historical Society of Berks · Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$15,000
Christ Mertz Lutheran Church · Fleetwood, PA · 2023
Church maintenance
$15,000
Kutztown American Legion Baseball Association · Kutztown, PA · 2023
Upgrade the batting cages and area surrounding the cages
$15,000
Reading Hospital Foundation · West Reading, PA · 2023
To support in cancer research
$15,000
Reading Hospital Foundation · West Reading, PA · 2022
To support in cancer research
$13,333
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pa · Miquon, PA · 2023
To help girls build courage, confidence, and character
$12,500
Breast Cancer Support · West Reading, PA · 2025
General support
$12,500
Reading Science Center · Reading, PA · 2025
Sisters in stem program & celebrate science day
$11,000
Brandywine Community Library · Topton, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Berks County Intermediate Unit · Reading, PA · 2025
Head start program at goggleworks
$10,000
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2025
2025 richard j caron award of excellence celebration
$10,000
American Red Cross · Reading, PA · 2024
To provide support for the heroes breakfast
$10,000
Breast Cancer Support · West Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Connections Work · Reading, PA · 2024
Workforce development programs
$10,000
Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood, PA · 2024
Support community literacy
$10,000
Hannah'S Hope Ministries · Reading, PA · 2024
To assist homeless single mothers achieve a better life for themselves and their children
$10,000
Mom-N-Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood, PA · 2023
Support community literacy
$10,000
John Paul Ii Center · Shillington, PA · 2023
To provide support for the gala
$10,000
Fleetwood Area Public Library · Fleetwood, PA · 2022
Support community literacy
$10,000
Hannah'S Hope Ministries · Reading, PA · 2022
To assist homeless single mothers achieve a better life for themselves and their children
$9,000
Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation · Temple, TX · 2025
General support
$9,000
Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation · Temple, TX · 2024
General support
$9,000
Friends of Fleetwood Park · Fleetwood, PA · 2024
General support
$8,200
Oley Valley Food Pantry · Oley, PA · 2022
To help provide those in need with food
$8,000
Reading Society of Model Engineers · Fleetwood, PA · 2025
Storm damage repair fund
$7,500
Schuylkill River Greenway Association · Pottstown, PA · 2025
All-season sponsorship
$7,500
Friend · Kutztown, PA · 2023
To help fight hunger
$7,500
Friend · Kutztown, PA · 2022
To help fight hunger
$7,000
John Paul Ii Center · Shillington, PA · 2025
To provide support for the gala
$7,000
John Paul Ii Center · Shillington, PA · 2024
To provide support for the gala
$7,000
Hope Rescue Mission · Reading, PA · 2022
To help men seeking refuge and life restoration
$7,000
John Paul Ii Center · Shillington, PA · 2022
To provide support for the gala
$6,250
Foundation for Racc · Reading, PA · 2022
To encourage support and investment in racc
$6,000
Kutztown Community Partnership · Kutztown, PA · 2025
Kutztown strand 2025
$6,000
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres · Reading, PA · 2024
To support and enhance latino acculturation
$6,000
Kutztown Community Partnership · Kutztown, PA · 2024
General support
$5,500
Reading Musical Foundation · Reading, PA · 2024
To provide support for berks shines
$5,000
American Red Cross · Reading, PA · 2025
Berks county disaster relief partnership
$5,000
Berks Encore · Reading, PA · 2025
To enhance and develop aging individuals
$5,000
Easterseals Eastern Pa · Allentown, PA · 2025
100th anniversary annual appeal
$5,000
Emerging Entrepreneurs Academy · Wyomissing, PA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pa · Miquon, PA · 2025
Take the lead 2025
$5,000
Hannah'S Hope Ministries · Reading, PA · 2025
To assist homeless single mothers achieve a better life for themselves and their children
$5,000
New Journey Community Outreach · Reading, PA · 2025
To provide support for a daily soup kitchen, weekly food pantry, and weekly clothing center for individuals and families in need
$5,000
Wacosa · Saint Cloud, MN · 2025
Aph/wacosa fundraiser
$5,000
American Cancer Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To provide support for cancer treatment and research
$5,000
Animal Rescue League of Berks County · Birdsboro, PA · 2024
To support resuce ainmals
$5,000
Berks Encore · Reading, PA · 2024
To enhance and develop aging individuals
$5,000
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2024
For sponsorship for the annual dinner
$5,000
Emerging Entrepreneurs Academy · Wyomissing, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pa · Miquon, PA · 2024
To help girls build courage, confidence, and character
$5,000
Historic Preservation Trust · Lancaster, PA · 2024
To provide general support
$5,000
Mary'S Shelter · Reading, PA · 2024
To provide support to improve the quality of life for those less fortunate
$5,000
Muscular Distrophy Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Black n blue ball
$5,000
Opportunity House · Reading, PA · 2024
To educate and empower people
$5,000
Safe Berks · Reading, PA · 2024
To assist local women in need
$5,000
St Francis Home · Reading, PA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Wacosa · Saint Cloud, MN · 2024
To provide general support
$5,000
American Cancer Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
To provide support for cancer treatment and research
$5,000
American Red Cross · Reading, PA · 2023
To provide support for the heroes breakfast
$5,000
Animal Rescue League of Berks County · Birdsboro, PA · 2023
To support resuce ainmals
$5,000
Berks County Community Foundation · Reading, PA · 2023
To provide 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.