Meacham Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation that focuses on providing general support to various charitable causes. Its mission reflects a commitment to civil rights, human services, international relief, and environmental conservation, as evidenced by its funding to organizations such as the ACLU Foundation of PA, Doctors Without Borders, and Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia. The foundation primarily supports nonprofits that address critical social issues and humanitarian needs. While it does not have a specific geographic focus, it has funded organizations across multiple states, including Pennsylvania and New York.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A mission-aligned nonprofit with an existing connection or referral into the foundation's network, typically requesting general operating support at the modest award sizes the foundation has consistently given.
Good Fit
- • Works in the foundation's home state or has an operational presence there.
- • Provides general operating support or unrestricted funding needs.
- • Is similar to previously funded types (human services, civil rights, international relief, conservation).
- • Has a board or peer connection that could introduce the organization.
- • Seeks grant amounts in the foundation's typical range (roughly $7K–$20K).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to three states, with a clear majority of dollars directed to the foundation's home state (about 55%), indicating state/regional concentration rather than a purely local or national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows five distinct independent recipients and the three-year history includes recurring grantees plus occasional new entrants, which reflects a moderate but not broad recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover is limited but present: two new recipients appeared in the latest year while three organizations recur across years; however, the foundation explicitly states it only accepts preselected applicants, which suggests entry for unfamiliar applicants is possible but constrained and likely relationship-driven.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
