State College Food Bank
State College, PA
$500KTax year 2024
Assist organization to purchase a new building for its operation center
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Ed and Charlene Friedman Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 88-6290528 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: ED AND CHARLENE FRIEDMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | $408.3K |
| 2024 | 3 | $825K |
Where Ed and Charlene Friedman Charitable Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center Dba Mount Nittany Health Fd
State College, PA
$250KTax year 2025
Unrestricted - the funds were provided to the organization to further its charitable, educational, and scientific efforts relating to its controling entity, mount nittany health system.
Foundation for Mount Nittany Medical Center Dba Mount Nittany Health Fd
State College, PA
$250KTax year 2024
Unrestricted - the funds were provided to the organization to further its charitable, educational, and scientific efforts relating to its controling entity, mount nittany health system.
Tides Inc
State College, PA
$83.3KTax year 2025
Unrestricted grant to assist organization support those dealing with grief
Strawberry Fields Inc
State College, PA
$75KTax year 2025
Unrestricted gift to support their misson of services to individuals with disabilities and promoting greater independence.
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Ed and Charlene Friedman Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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