The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $19,000 to charitable organizations.
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation at a glance
In short: The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation gave $19K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,000
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,727
- -16.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $394,691
- +0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (66% 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 The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation ($3K). Together the top 10 received $19K.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 66% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 13% each to recipients in California and Washington, DC, 5% to Florida, and 3% to Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 11 grantees (36%) 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 $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 157% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $21K (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation Radnor, PA | Charitable Event | $3,000 |
| Family Promise Montco PA Ambler, PA | Charitable Event | $3,000 |
| International Documentary Association Los Angeles, CA | Silent Thunder #5279 | $2,500 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $2,500 |
| Rose Foundation Plymouth Meeting, PA | Claire Morris Lyons Scholarship Fund | $2,000 |
| H Collective Inc Kissimmee, FL | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Public Health Management Corporation Philadelphia, PA | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Bronze Association for Cultural Advancement Inc Havertown, PA | General & Unrestricted | $500 |
| Philadelphia Alumni Chapter Housing Corporation Philadelphia, PA | 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 | $394,691 | $27,853 | $26,243 | $19,000 | 11 | $25,743 | $27,853 | $16,436 |
| 2024 | $393,081 | $62,815 | $29,910 | $20,750 | 10 | $28,954 | $62,815 | $15,791 |
| 2023 | $359,926 | $37,258 | $21,425 | $17,000 | 9 | $21,025 | $44,882 | $14,827 |
| 2022 | $344,093 | $26,867 | $24,025 | $18,500 | 7 | $23,525 | $26,867 | $15,899 |
| 2021 | $341,251 | $33,042 | $25,779 | $20,500 | 7 | $25,525 | $33,042 | $19,267 |
| 2020 | $333,988 | $18,306 | $12,738 | $7,500 | 3 | — | $18,306 | $18,071 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as family housing and hunger relief, higher education, public health, hospitals, and research. For example, Family Promise Montco PA describes its work as addressing hunger and homelessness through emergency shelter, temporary housing, prevention and stabilization programs, and other support services. UNCF describes its mission as supporting underrepresented students through college and strengthening its member institutions. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $19,000 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $500 to $3,000, with a median of $2,000. Notable grants included $3,000 to Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation and $3,000 to Family Promise Montco PA; $2,500 each to International Documentary Association, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and UNCF; and $2,000 to Rose Foundation for the Claire Morris Lyons Scholarship Fund.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anthony Patterson as director; Deidre Patterson as director and vice president; and Samuel J Patterson as president, director, and secretary.
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation is led by Samuel J Patterson, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Samuel J Patterson
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Patterson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deidre Patterson
Director & Vice President
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 Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation
How much does The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation give each year?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation gave $19K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 10 grants.
What is The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's typical grant size?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $1,727, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation give grants?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (13%) and District of Columbia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (3 grants).
Does The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 64% of The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's largest grantees?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bryn Mawr Hospital Foundation ($3,000), Family Promise Montco PA ($3,000) and International Documentary Association ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation reported $395K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations working in areas such as family housing and hunger relief, higher education, public health, hospitals, and research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation?
The foundation 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 Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's EIN?
The Sam and Deidre Patterson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0709431. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Sam and Deidre Patterson 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 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 May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
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