Longwell Family Foundation
Longwell Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $294K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $38K.
Longwell Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Longwell Family Foundation gave $9K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $900), top state California. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,000
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $900
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $293,797
- +9.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (33% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Longwell Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was International Mountain Bicycling Association ($2K). Together the top 10 received $9K.
Grant Size Distribution
41 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 41 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Longwell Family Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $500; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $750 repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $9K (2022) to $14K (2020). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Mountain Bicycling Association Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Henrys Fork Foundation Inc Ashton, ID | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | College of Engineering | $1,500 |
| San Diego Mountain Biking Association San Diego, CA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of North County Fallbrook, CA | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| California Doodle Rescue Huntingtn BCH, CA | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| California Trails Foundation Forestville, CA | Camtb Impact Fund | $500 |
| Cohvco Access Fund Thornton, CO | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| Fallbrook Child Development Center Inc Fallbrook, CA | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| Morgan Adams Foundation Denver, CO | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
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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 | $293,797 | $42,336 | $17,739 | $9,000 | 10 | $13,280 | $38,277 | $14,544 |
| 2024 | $268,700 | $17,862 | $17,849 | $9,700 | 9 | $13,876 | $13,989 | $14,027 |
| 2023 | $268,687 | $-3,575 | $17,783 | $10,000 | 8 | $14,075 | $8,793 | $13,308 |
| 2022 | $290,045 | $13,907 | $16,203 | $8,600 | 6 | $12,625 | $10,497 | $13,817 |
| 2021 | $292,341 | $16,168 | $20,265 | $12,600 | 8 | $16,625 | $12,548 | $15,709 |
| 2020 | $296,438 | $-3,225 | $22,740 | $14,000 | 11 | — | $1,020 | $15,023 |
| 2019 | $322,403 | $23,096 | $21,121 | $12,000 | 7 | — | $18,255 | $16,201 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Longwell Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Longwell Family Foundation is led by John D Longwell, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John D Longwell
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise T Longwell
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Longwell Family Foundation
How much does Longwell Family Foundation give each year?
Longwell Family Foundation gave $9K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 9 grants.
What is Longwell Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Longwell Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $900, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Longwell Family Foundation that year got $500 on average.
Where does Longwell Family Foundation give grants?
Longwell Family Foundation's top state is California, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Colorado (33%) and Idaho (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fallbrook, CA (2 grants).
Does Longwell Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 80% of Longwell Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Longwell Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Longwell Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include International Mountain Bicycling Association ($2,000), Henrys Fork Foundation Inc ($1,500) and Syracuse University ($1,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Longwell Family Foundation?
Longwell Family Foundation reported $294K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Longwell Family Foundation's EIN?
Longwell Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3824427. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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