Itterly Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various community initiatives and health-related causes. Its mission includes providing assistance for suicide prevention, community support, food and nutritional aid to families in need, and cultural programs for underserved populations. The foundation aims to enhance the well-being of individuals and families through targeted grants that address mental health, food security, and community engagement. It primarily serves local communities, with a notable focus on initiatives in Pennsylvania.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small, local Pennsylvania nonprofits or community organizations with program-level needs (food assistance, community service, mental health or local cultural programming), especially those with an existing referral or relationship into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Located in Pennsylvania, preferably in the foundation's county or nearby communities
- • Program-focused needs under roughly $5,000 (project or event support)
- • Work in food assistance, community services, behavioral health/suicide prevention, or local cultural programming
- • An existing relationship, referral, or prior connection to the foundation or repeat grantees
Geography
Observed giving is tightly concentrated in Pennsylvania; in 2024 all four grants went to in-state recipients, and earlier years were predominantly in-state with only a few small out-of-state exceptions.
Recipient Variety
The foundation supported multiple independent nonprofits each year (7 recipients in 2022, 5 in 2023, 4 in 2024), showing a modestly diverse set of local grantees rather than a single beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation's records state it funds only preselected applicants and no public application route is visible; although new recipients do appear (two new grantees in 2024), selection appears invitation-based rather than openly accessible.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
