Spring Meadow Foundation
Spring Meadow Foundation is a private foundation based in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $83,733 to charitable organizations and other recipients.
Spring Meadow Foundation at a glance
In short: Spring Meadow Foundation gave $84K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state Pennsylvania. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $83,733
- +105.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,612
- +161.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,200
- Total assets
- $1,770,007
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 64% first-time grantees (7 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (37% 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 Spring Meadow Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 918 Horseshoe Pike A, Downingtown, PA 19335
Phone: (610) 269-2808
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Spring Meadow Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre ($51K). Together the top 10 received $84K.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 42 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants included recipients in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York, and Illinois. The filing’s recipient-state breakdown lists 37% of grant dollars for Pennsylvania, 1% each for Massachusetts and Colorado, and 0% for New York; it also reports 61% under “?”, without identifying a state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Spring Meadow Foundation open to new grantees?
64%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 11 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 157% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 77% 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 $33K (2022) to $84K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $84K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre | Charitable | $50,726 |
| The Parksberg Point Parkesburg, PA | Charitable | $10,010 |
| Headstrong Foundation Woodlyn, PA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Malvern Prepatory School Malvern, PA | Charitable | $5,675 |
| Payton Bradley Downington, PA | Support for a Charitable Event Benefiting Pancreatic Cancer | $3,000 |
| National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Associations Inc Boston, MA | Charitable | $1,200 |
| CASA Youth Advocates Media, PA | Charitable | $1,036 |
| Christ in the City Denver, CO | Charitable | $1,034 |
| Do Good Foundation Lower Merion, PA | Charitable | $842 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New York, NY | Charitable | $105 |
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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 | $1,770,007 | $131,505 | $108,183 | $83,733 | 11 | $85,994 | $109,840 | $112,040 |
| 2024 | $1,746,685 | $729,806 | $44,058 | $40,783 | 14 | $42,787 | $35,731 | $75,619 |
| 2023 | $1,142,907 | $712,246 | $42,916 | $42,453 | 7 | $42,619 | $18,878 | $35,651 |
| 2022 | $462,600 | $219,803 | $32,760 | $32,610 | 5 | $32,610 | $5,498 | $23,209 |
| 2021 | $326,358 | $542,308 | $54,445 | $48,790 | 5 | $52,498 | — | $2,478 |
| 2020 | $10,108 | $25,086 | $51,197 | $50,517 | 7 | — | $14,936 | $1,246 |
| 2019 | $36,219 | $50,801 | $46,452 | $46,302 | 8 | — | — | $1,401 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spring Meadow Foundation reported a distributable amount of $112K 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
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose stated work spans cancer-related services, child advocacy, service to people experiencing poverty, and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These are grantees’ missions, not stated priorities of the foundation.
For example, the Headstrong Foundation says it promotes cancer awareness and provides education supporting quality-of-life programs for families affected by cancer. CASA Youth Advocates says its volunteers investigate children’s needs and report recommendations to dependency court. Christ in the City describes its work as forming missionaries and serving people experiencing poverty. Special Children’s Charities says it provides athletic, educational, and life-enriching programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Chicago.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $83,733. Grant amounts ranged from $105 to $50,726, with a median of $1,200.
Among the largest reported grants were $50,726 to the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; $10,010 to The Parksberg Point; $10,000 to the Headstrong Foundation; and $5,675 to Malvern Preparatory School. Other listed grants included $3,000 to Payton Bradley for support for a charitable event benefiting pancreatic cancer, $1,200 to the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Associations, and $1,036 to CASA Youth Advocates.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Calvaresi as president and treasurer and Deborah A. Stanton as vice president and secretary.
Spring Meadow Foundation is led by David Calvaresi, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Calvaresi
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah A. Stanton
Vice President & Secretary
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 Spring Meadow Foundation
How much does Spring Meadow Foundation give each year?
Spring Meadow Foundation gave $84K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $41K across 14 grants.
What is Spring Meadow Foundation's typical grant size?
Spring Meadow Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,200, and its average grant was $7,612, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Spring Meadow Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Spring Meadow Foundation give grants?
Spring Meadow Foundation's top state is Pennsylvania, with 37% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Spring Meadow Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Spring Meadow Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (10 grants).
Who are Spring Meadow Foundation's largest grantees?
Spring Meadow Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre ($50,726), The Parksberg Point ($10,010) and Headstrong Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Spring Meadow Foundation?
Spring Meadow Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $86K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $112K (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 does Spring Meadow Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose stated work spans cancer-related services, child advocacy, service to people experiencing poverty, and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Spring Meadow Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Spring Meadow Foundation's EIN?
Spring Meadow Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4669103. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Spring Meadow 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 December 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Spring Meadow Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/spring-meadow-foundation-morg_41b6b4f413fc44c9aa06e7b501ee7ac8
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