Widener Memorial Foundation in Aid of Handicapped Children
Historical FunderPlymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania · EIN 23-6267223 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.1M
Organizations funded26
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$9.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $14,200 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | EDITH D MILLER |
|---|---|
| Address | 4060 BUTLER PIKE SUITE 225, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462 |
| Phone | 2158258900 |
| Form and materials | LETTER DESCRIBING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH GRANT WOULD BE USED, PERSONS (OTHER THAN ORTHOPEDICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN) WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM ACTIVITY FOR WHICH GRANT IS REQUESTED. STATEMENTS SHOWING THAT ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT UNDER SEC. 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND ALSO NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. |
| Deadlines | TRUSTEES NORMALLY MEET IN MAY AND NOVEMBER. |
| Restrictions | RESTRICTIONS: GRANTS ARE FOR THOSE SEC. 501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY AREA WHICH WILL USE THE FUNDS TO BENEFIT ORTHOPEDICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
3% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Support for supplemental activities, volunteer and discrtionary programs as well as the summer program for students. | $220,000 |
| School District of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Funding for widener memorial school's summer program | $100,000 |
| Variety - the Children's Charity | Worcester, PA | Funding to provide recreational, educational and vocational training to youth and young adults with orthopedic and other diabilities | $95,240 |
| Lasalle University | Philadelphia, PA | Ladder family center provides a variety of direct, virtual services and enrichment programs for children and families of the widener… | $65,000 |
| Pegasus Riding Academy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Provide therapeutic riding lessons for 6 students from widener memorial school. also funding to upgrade footing in indoor riding arena,… | $54,840 |
| Acting Without Boundaries | Bryn Mawr, PA | Production costs for performance featuring disabled children/young adults | $50,000 |
| Easter Seals of Southeastern Pa | Philadelphia, PA | Partial funding of purchase of 24-passenger school bus for physically handicapped children. | $50,000 |
| Nemours Fund for Children's Health | Wilmington, DE | Funding for prosthetics, mobility enhancements and other related services not covered by insurance for children whose families are unable… | $50,000 |
| Settlement Music School | Philadelphia, PA | Creative arts and music therapy services for the children of the widener memorial school. | $50,000 |
| Quest Therapeutic Services Inc | West Chester, PA | Scholarship program for students who are unable to afford the therapy for children with various handicaps through hippotherapy. | $40,000 |
| Roxborough YMCA | Philadelphia, PA | Provide financial assistance for children with physical disabilities to attend dragonfly day camp. | $40,000 |
| Musicopia | Philadelphia, PA | Music & dance programs at the widener memorial school, crothers memorial school and davidson school. | $30,000 |
| Angel Flight East | Blue Bell, PA | Funding to fly children with complex medical issues to doctors that can treat them for their specific needs at no cost to the families | $25,000 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Broomall, PA | Funding to provide food, lodging and campsite activities for children to attend the variety club in worcester, pa. | $25,000 |
| St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia, PA | Funding for large-size changing tables for children with physical mobility and orthopedic challenges. | $23,700 |
| Musicworks | Havertown, PA | Funds needed to repair and refurbish treatment center and the equipment needed to benefit clients with physical disabilities. | $20,400 |
| Bucks and Hunterdon Counties YMCA | Doylestown, PA | Funding to expand the "we all wheelchair" program for children age 9-12. | $20,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation | Blue Bell, PA | Provide a powerful experience for children with critical illnesses to build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight their… | $20,000 |
| Special Equestrians | Warrington, PA | Funding for additional staff to reduce wait list of children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities to access therapy for development… | $15,000 |
| Hammerhead Sled Hockey Association | Philadelphia, PA | Costs of ice time and equipment to provide physically disabled youth to the competitive sport of sled hockey | $14,200 |
| St Edmond's Home for Children | Rosemont, PA | Purchase of a bladder scanner. | $12,600 |
| Pickleberry Pie Concerts for Kids | Cheltenham, PA | General support for providing concerts to orthopedically challenged children. | $10,000 |
| Spring Brook Farm | West Chester, PA | Increase funding for teen individual program (tip) to connect children with disabilities with nature and animals. | $10,000 |
| Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | For spinal cord injury patients to engage in social support and recreational events. | $7,500 |
| Laughing at My Nightmare | Bethlehem, PA | Provide adaptive equipment and assitive technology to those in need as well as financial support for higher education for people with… | $5,000 |
| 1812 Productions | Philadelphia, PA | Actor/Educator salaries for outreach program at widener memorial school | $4,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,057,480 | 26 |
| 2023 | $838,238 | 22 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 20, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202521409349100517
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-6267223
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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