Snider Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-6064864

Snider Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $955K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 16 grants totaling $117K. Net investment income was $63K.

Key facts about Snider Family Foundation

In short: Snider Family Foundation gave $117K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Massachusetts. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
36-6064864
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$116,500
Grants made (2025)
16
Average grant
$7,281
Median grant
$2,750
New grantees (estimate)
19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025)
Total assets
$954,622
Primary geography
Massachusetts (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$955K

-5.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$117K

+104.4% YoY

Grant Count

16

+14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+78.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Snider Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $147K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Snider Family Foundation open to new grantees?

19%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $26K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 101% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 80% 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 (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of all 16 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

BostonChicagoJamaica PlainMemphisSt AlbansWashingtonWatertownSalemHagerstownCambridgeNew York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K13 grants202013 grants202114 grants202214 grants202314 grants202416 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Bidmc: $70KBidmc$70KDana Farber Cancer: $10KDana Farber Cancer$10KAmerican Repertory Theater: $5KAmerican Repertory Theater$5KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $4KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$4KGreater Boston Food Bank: $3KGreater Boston Food Bank$3KFjecc: $3KFjecc$3KTenacity: $3KTenacity$3KWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $3KWorld Wildlife Fund Inc$3KDoctors Without Borders: $3KDoctors Without Borders$3KHome for Little Wanderers: $2KHome for Little Wanderers$2K

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

70<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
BIDMC Boston, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$70,000
DANA FARBER CANCER Boston, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER Cambridge, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL Memphis, TNGENERAL SUPPORT$4,000
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK Boston, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
FJECC Boston, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
TENACITY Boston, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC Washington, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS Hagerstown, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS St Albans, VTGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$954,622$1,008,436$461,347
Revenue$67,272$1,506,235$79,853
Expenses$121,382$63,332$63,340
Qualifying Distributions$117,065$60,251$60,896
Net Investment Income$63,222$48,970$78,194
Distributable Amount$146,829$99,500$58,229

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Snider Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Snider

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Budge

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Snider

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Eliot Sniider (2024) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Snider (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Snider Family Foundation

How much does Snider Family Foundation give each year?

Snider Family Foundation gave $117K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $57K across 14 grants.

What is Snider Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Snider Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,750, and its average grant was $7,281, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Snider Family Foundation that year got $26K on average.

Where does Snider Family Foundation give grants?

Snider Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (8 grants).

Does Snider Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Snider Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Snider Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Snider Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bidmc ($70,000), Dana Farber Cancer ($10,000) and American Repertory Theater ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Snider Family Foundation?

Snider Family Foundation reported $955K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $117K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $147K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Snider Family Foundation's EIN?

Snider Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6064864. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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