The Snider Foundation
The Snider Foundation is a private foundation based in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It makes charitable grants and, following a restructuring intended to advance founder Ed Snider’s vision, began transferring remaining assets to successor entities; the Foundation has stated that it will soon cease operations.
The Snider Foundation at a glance
In short: The Snider Foundation gave $162.9M across 92 grants in 2025 (avg $1.8M), mostly in Pennsylvania. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $162,876,923
- +1305.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 92
- -41.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,770,401
- +2298.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,872
- Total assets
- $1,267,261
- -99.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (29 of 72, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Snider Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: 52 W 3Rd Ave PO Box 26988, Collegeville, PA 19426
Phone: (303) 781-2222
Website: https://sniderfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Snider Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Craig Snider Foundation ($32.2M across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $161.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
766 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 482 grants of 766 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation is based in Pennsylvania, and 99% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania. The 2025 grants also included awards to organizations in California, Maine, and Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 92 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Snider Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 29 of 72 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4.5M; repeat grants $783K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 51% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 1311% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 54% 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 (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.3M (2023) to $162.9M (2025). In 2025 it made 92 grants totaling $162.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Craig Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $27,686,688 |
| The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $27,686,688 |
| The Lindy Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $27,686,688 |
| The Sarena Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $27,686,688 |
| The Tina Snider Foundation Ardmore, PA | Grant Support | $22,720,040 |
| The Tina Snider Foundation Ardmore, PA | Grant Support | $9,274,331 |
| The Craig Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $3,100,000 |
| The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $3,100,000 |
| The Lindy Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $3,100,000 |
| The Sarena Snider Foundation Collegeville, PA | Grant Support | $3,100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The Foundation’s 2024 filing narrative says its board unanimously decided to sunset the Foundation, initiated the transfer of remaining assets to successor entities, and filed dissolution paperwork with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,267,261 | $6,605,774 | $141,551,548 | $162,876,923 | 92 | $3,274,174 | $7,874,750 | $6,017,598 |
| 2024 | $152,307,848 | $3,152,211 | $12,074,580 | $11,588,543 | 157 | $10,892,580 | $4,076,923 | $7,172,186 |
| 2023 | $145,454,351 | $3,524,194 | $37,375,605 | $9,329,500 | 168 | $11,106,463 | $4,200,830 | $7,256,272 |
| 2022 | $141,891,133 | $4,814,849 | $13,592,344 | $11,541,074 | 164 | $12,927,895 | $6,492,056 | $8,548,811 |
| 2021 | $176,073,113 | $25,542,404 | $12,618,209 | $10,496,035 | 185 | — | $24,274,508 | $8,400,697 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Snider Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6.0M 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 Foundation’s announcement describes the successor foundations’ grantmaking as focused on individual and economic liberty, personal responsibility, supporting Jewish culture and ensuring Jewish survival, and enriching communities.
Its 2025 grants included support for several kinds of organizations. For example, the Center for Security Policy says its mission is to provide analysis and solutions to keep Americans safer. Holocaust Museum LA says it teaches the lessons of the Holocaust and their continued relevance, and works to build empathy and oppose antisemitism, bigotry, and hatred. Other recipients include organizations whose stated missions involve watershed conservation, education, animal welfare, and arts and public engagement.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 92 grants totaling $162,876,923. Individual grants ranged from $220 to $27,686,688, with a median of $17,872. The unusually large grants included transfers to successor foundations: the 2024 filing narrative says the Foundation initiated the transfer of remaining assets, and describes a $27,686,688 noncash grant to The Craig Snider Foundation as a membership interest in Snider Foundation Investments LLC.
Other large 2025 grants included $22,720,040 and $9,274,331 to The Tina Snider Foundation. Among grants to other organizations, the Center for Security Policy and Holocaust Museum LA each received $100,000; Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed received $70,000; and Thomas College received $57,147.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jay Snider as president, Lindy Snider as vice president, Thomas Beach as treasurer, and Craig Snider and Sarena Snider as trustees. The Foundation’s announcement says Craig, Jay, Lindy, and Sarena Snider will each lead one of the four successor foundations. It also says staff members Heather Stohler, Nathaniel Moldoff, and Dana Saraco joined Hoplin Jackson Charitable Advisors.
The Snider Foundation is led by Jay Snider, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jay Snider
President
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarena Snider
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Snider
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindy Snider
Vice President
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Beach
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Cody Snider (2021–2024) — Trustee to
- Former: Jacob Snider (2021–2024) — Trustee to
- Former: Jamie Snider (2021–2024) — Secretary to
- Former: Todd Snider (2022–2024) — Trustee to
- Former: Laurel Escoll (2021–2023) — Trustee to
- Former: Tina Snider (2021–2023) — Vice President to
- Former: Tom Beach (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Kimon Sargeant (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Cary Snider (2021) — Trustee to Dec
- Former: John Jackson (2021) — Interim Executive Director to Sep
- Former: Sophie Escoll (2021) — Trustee to Dec
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Snider Foundation
How much does The Snider Foundation give each year?
The Snider Foundation gave $162.9M across 92 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11.6M across 157 grants.
What is The Snider Foundation's typical grant size?
The Snider Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,872, and its average grant was $1,770,401, across 92 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Snider Foundation that year got $4.5M on average.
Where does The Snider Foundation give grants?
The Snider Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (13 grants), Collegeville, PA (12 grants), Los Angeles, CA (11 grants) and New York, NY (8 grants).
Does The Snider Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of The Snider Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (46 of 92) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Grant Support" (14 grants).
Who are The Snider Foundation's largest grantees?
The Snider Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Craig Snider Foundation ($32,208,283 across 3 grants), The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation ($32,208,283 across 3 grants) and The Lindy Snider Foundation ($32,208,283 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Snider Foundation?
The Snider Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.0M (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 Snider Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s announcement describes the successor foundations’ grantmaking as focused on individual and economic liberty, personal responsibility, supporting Jewish culture and ensuring Jewish survival, and enriching communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Snider Foundation?
The Foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Snider Foundation's EIN?
The Snider Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2047668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does The Snider 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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