The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 20-3987868

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including recipients in California, Oregon, Arizona, and other states.

Key facts about The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation

In short: The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation gave $59K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-3987868
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$58,500
Grants made (2025)
31
Average grant
$1,887
Median grant
$1,950
New grantees (estimate)
16% first-time grantees (5 of 31, 2025)
Total assets
$932,529
Primary geography
California (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$933K

+8.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$59K

+36.4% YoY

Grant Count

31

+3.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+32.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $72K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

16%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 31 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

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

  • 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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.

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 whose stated missions include mental-health education and advocacy (NAMI Santa Cruz County), hunger relief (Oregon Food Bank), healthcare (TMC Health Foundation), and support for people experiencing homelessness. For example, Siena House Maternity Home of Santa Cruz County says it provides a supportive environment for mothers experiencing homelessness and their babies, while Housing Matters says it provides emergency and transitional services to homeless individuals in Santa Cruz County.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 31 grants totaling $58,500. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,500, with a median of $1,950. Among the largest were $5,500 to Piedmont Educational Foundation; $4,000 to NAMI Santa Cruz County; $3,000 to Oregon Food Bank; and $2,950 to TMC Health Foundation for Peppi’s House. It also gave $2,500 each to Homeless Garden Project, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, and Siena House Maternity Home of Santa Cruz County.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, California organizations received 52% of grant dollars, Oregon organizations 18%, and recipients in Washington, DC, Arizona, and New York received 7%, 5%, and 3%, respectively. These figures describe the reported distribution of grants by recipient state.

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa CruzPortlandOaklandPiedmontWashingtonLittle RockNew YorkSan JoseSacramentoBooneFranklinLong Island CityMiddletownCalabasasEugeneLouisvilleOttoSan FranciscoKanabLos Angeles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K23 grants2019 26 grants2020 26 grants2021 35 grants2022 33 grants2023 30 grants2024 31 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2024) to $69K (2022). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $59K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Piedmont Educational Foundation: $6KPiedmont EducationalFoundation$6KNAMI Santa Cruz County: $4KNAMI Santa Cruz County$4KOregon Food Bank Inc: $3KOregon Food Bank Inc$3KTMC Health Foundation: $3KTMC Health Foundation$3KHomeless Garden Project: $3KHomeless Garden Project$3KPlanned Parenthood Mar Monte Inc: $3KPlanned Parenthood Mar MonteInc$3KSiena House Maternity Home of Santa Cruz County: $3KSiena House Maternity Home ofSanta Cruz County$3KNature Conservancy: $2KNature Conservancy$2KCentral City Concern Inc: $2KCentral City Concern Inc$2KHousing Matters: $2KHousing Matters$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Piedmont Educational Foundation ($6K). Together the top 10 received $29K.

Grant Size Distribution

155 grants across all recorded years

155<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 155 grants of 155 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Piedmont Educational Foundation Piedmont, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,500
NAMI Santa Cruz County Watsonville, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000
Oregon Food Bank Inc Portland, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$3,000
TMC Health Foundation Tucson, AZPeppi's House$2,950
Homeless Garden Project Santa Cruz, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Inc San Jose, CAServices in Santa Cruz County$2,500
Siena House Maternity Home of Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Nature Conservancy Sacramento, CAThe Kerry Landreth Preserve at the McCloud River$2,250
Central City Concern Inc Portland, ORGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Housing Matters Santa Cruz, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grant total Number of grants
2025 $58,500 31
2024 $42,900 30
2023 $48,300 33
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$932,529$857,231$834,687
Revenue$148,058$86,480$87,867
Expenses$72,760$63,936$71,541
Qualifying Distributions$67,860$55,665$63,126
Net Investment Income$144,558$79,574$80,352
Distributable Amount$72,460$67,495$60,301

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 27, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists John Neidig as director and president, Michael Neidig as vice president and director, and Mary Silver as director and secretary.

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation is led by John Neidig, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Neidig

    Director & President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Silver

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Neidig

    Vice President & Director

    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.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation

How much does The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation gave $59K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 30 grants.

What is The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,950, and its average grant was $1,887, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Oregon (18%) and District of Columbia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Cruz, CA (7 grants), Portland, OR (6 grants), Piedmont, CA (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 84% of The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (26 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Piedmont Educational Foundation ($5,500), NAMI Santa Cruz County ($4,000) and Oregon Food Bank Inc ($3,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 21% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation reported $933K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $68K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $72K (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 The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Neidig Family Charitable 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 The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3987868. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does The Neidig Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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