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Quest for the Best Grants

Private foundation · EIN 35-7019969 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.4M
Grants reported
153
Typical grant
$3.9K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Susan Friedhofer
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
The applicant will complete the letter of intent which will be submitted to us for review if our interest area and the request for funding from the applicant are compatible.
Restrictions
We do not provide support to individuals. We also do not fund religious organizations and institutions when the resulting impact of the project is primarily denominational. We do not fund election campaigns or political activities. Generally, we do not offer operating support, i.e. We do not provide funds for expense items such as salaries, overhead, training and general administrative expenses. Our grants are subject to a matching requirement. Cash, in-kind donations, or securities, in hand, designated for our supported project, qualifying as matching contributions. Pledges qualify on a case-by-case basis. If we award a matching grant, we May make payments in installment amounts as specified in our award letter. We May limit funding to the same project or organization when multiple funding requests are made less than one year apart.
Original filing text
Contact
SUSAN FRIEDHOFER
Address
295 E SWEDESFORD RD SUITE 252 WAYNE, PA, 19087
Phone
6106471481
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLETE THE LETTER OF INTENT WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO US FOR REVIEW IF OUR INTEREST AREA AND THE REQUEST FOR FUNDING FROM THE APPLICANT ARE COMPATIBLE.
Restrictions
WE DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS. WE ALSO DO NOT FUND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WHEN THE RESULTING IMPACT OF THE PROJECT IS PRIMARILY DENOMINATIONAL. WE DO NOT FUND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. GENERALLY, WE DO NOT OFFER OPERATING SUPPORT, I.E. WE DO NOT PROVIDE FUNDS FOR EXPENSE ITEMS SUCH AS SALARIES, OVERHEAD, TRAINING AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. OUR GRANTS ARE SUBJECT TO A MATCHING REQUIREMENT. CASH, IN-KIND DONATIONS, OR SECURITIES, IN HAND, DESIGNATED FOR OUR SUPPORTED PROJECT, QUALIFYING AS MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS. PLEDGES QUALIFY ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IF WE AWARD A MATCHING GRANT, WE MAY MAKE PAYMENTS IN INSTALLMENT AMOUNTS AS SPECIFIED IN OUR AWARD LETTER. WE MAY LIMIT FUNDING TO THE SAME PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION WHEN MULTIPLE FUNDING REQUESTS ARE MADE LESS THAN ONE YEAR APART.

Reported organization name: QUEST FOR THE BEST

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 yearGrants paidAmount
202568$709.7K
202485$640.8K

Where Quest for the Best 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.

Lifetime Wells International

ASTON, PA

$96.2KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Grant for pumps

Lifetime Wells International

ASTON, PA

$71KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Grant for pumps

Elmwood Park Zoo

NORRISTOWN, PA

$50KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Expansion project

Ann'S Heart Inc

PHOENIXVILLE, PA

$50KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Grant: long-term housing

Williamson College of the Trades

MEDIA, PA

$38.9KTax year 2025

Grant purpose

Scholarships

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (153 reported in all).

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Quest for the Best'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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