Hellendall Family Foundation
Hellendall Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. In filing year 2025, it reported 17 grants totaling $103,622, all listed for program support.
Hellendall Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Hellendall Family Foundation gave $104K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $103,622
- +27.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,095
- +27.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $968,763
- +38.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (2 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Hellendall Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 7407 Mountain Avenue, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Phone: (215) 379-1671
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Hellendall Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Breast Feeding Research Center ($20K). Together the top 10 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
80 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 80 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Pennsylvania recipients received 84% of grant dollars, Indiana recipients 14%, and recipients in Alabama and Texas 1% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Hellendall Family Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 17 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 199% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2020) to $104K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $104K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Breast Feeding Research Center Glenside, PA | Program Support | $20,000 |
| Today Is a Good Day Foundation Flourtown, PA | Program Support | $15,000 |
| Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia, PA | Program Support | $15,000 |
| Earlham College Richmond, IN | Program Support | $15,000 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Cheltenham Police - Bicycle Elkins Park, PA | Program Support | $6,622 |
| Chelten Hills Railroad Club Elkins Park, PA | Program Support | $5,000 |
| Breathing Room Foundation (CTPD) Elkins Park, PA | Program Support | $2,000 |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Program Support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $968,763 | $388,681 | $120,997 | $103,622 | 17 | $103,622 | $376,108 | $51,967 |
| 2024 | $701,079 | $87,399 | $81,207 | $81,173 | 17 | $81,173 | $39,930 | $55,775 |
| 2023 | $710,225 | $80,173 | $75,371 | $67,500 | 15 | $67,500 | $42,335 | $49,958 |
| 2022 | $705,423 | $30,510 | $72,374 | $70,900 | 16 | $70,900 | $29,386 | $49,317 |
| 2021 | $747,287 | $26,756 | $76,449 | $72,200 | 15 | $72,200 | $25,140 | $55,557 |
| 2020 | $797,580 | $17,176 | $59,241 | $55,400 | 17 | — | $21,905 | $47,963 |
| 2019 | $839,045 | $107,371 | $66,210 | $59,000 | 16 | — | $29,320 | $46,403 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hellendall Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including a college, a theater, a cancer center, a research center, and community organizations.
Earlham College describes its mission as providing a high-quality undergraduate liberal arts education, including the sciences, shaped by Quaker perspectives. Walnut Street Theatre says its mission is to sustain professional theatre and support its future through productions, artist development, audience cultivation, and preservation of its theatre building.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $103,622. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $20,000, with a median grant of $2,000.
Among the largest grants were $20,000 to Breast Feeding Research Center; $15,000 each to Today Is a Good Day Foundation, Walnut Street Theatre, and Earlham College; and $10,000 each to Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Franklin Institute. The foundation also awarded $6,622 to Cheltenham Police - Bicycle and $5,000 to Chelten Hills Railroad Club.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Kenneth Hellendall is listed as a trustee on the 2025 filing.
Hellendall Family Foundation is led by Kenneth Hellendall, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Hellendall
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Hellendall Family Foundation
How much does Hellendall Family Foundation give each year?
Hellendall Family Foundation gave $104K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $81K across 17 grants.
What is Hellendall Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Hellendall Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $6,095, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Hellendall Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Hellendall Family Foundation give grants?
Hellendall Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (5 grants) and Elkins Park, PA (4 grants).
Does Hellendall Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Hellendall Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (17 grants).
Who are Hellendall Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Hellendall Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Breast Feeding Research Center ($20,000), Today Is a Good Day Foundation ($15,000) and Walnut Street Theatre ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hellendall Family Foundation?
Hellendall Family Foundation reported $969K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $104K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Hellendall Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including a college, a theater, a cancer center, a research center, and community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Hellendall Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Hellendall Family Foundation's EIN?
Hellendall Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2798144. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Hellendall Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Hellendall Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/hellendall-family-foundation-morg_cfbb708937f34554b53b86097e110e58
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