The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Hope, PA EIN: 84-3617830

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation is a private foundation, based in New Hope, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $76K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $3K.

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation at a glance

In short: The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,600
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,400
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$75,648
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

NJ Conservation Foundation: $3KNJ Conservation Foundation$3KSea Turtle Recovery: $1KSea Turtle Recovery$1KNJ Invasive Species Strike Team: $1KNJ Invasive Species StrikeTeam$1KNJ Audubon Society: $600NJ Audubon Society$600

The largest 2025 recipient was NJ Conservation Foundation ($3K). Together the top 4 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

West OrangeFar HillsMadisonPenningtonBernardsvilleIthacaNew YorkTitusvilleCaledonia

How The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
NJ Conservation Foundation Far Hills, NJGeneral Purposes$3,000
Sea Turtle Recovery West Orange, NJGeneralPurposes$1,000
NJ Invasive Species Strike Team Pennington, NJGeneralPurposes$1,000
NJ Audubon Society Bernardsville, NYGeneral Purposes$600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$75,648$4,102$6,422$5,6004$5,600$3,280$4,734
2024$77,966$1,929$5,685$5,6006$5,600$1,199$4,476
2023$82,441$846$5,737$5,0005$5,000$1,851$4,306
2022$87,387$28$6,118$5,3003$5,300$1,607$4,432
2021$93,501$50,942$2,940$2,5002$2,500$502$3,501
2020$48,984$-1,598$2,866$2,5002—$959—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation is led by Paul Von Der Heyden, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul Von Der Heyden

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Von der Heyden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Von der Heyden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Von der Heyden

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glen Stephenson

    Lebanon

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation

How much does The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation give each year?

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 6 grants.

What is The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation's typical grant size?

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,400, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation give grants?

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (11%).

Does The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation?

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation reported $76K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation's EIN?

The Paul Von Der Heyden Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3617830. 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.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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