Q. Who is required to submit a letter of inquiry?
A. Each grant year is considered separately so that all prospective grantees are required to submit new letters of inquiry each year.
Q. Who selects the grant recipients?
A. The grant recipients are selected by the Foundation's Board of Directors.
Q. What is the range of grant requests that will be considered and how is the amount of the grant determined?
A. The accepted range of grant allocations is between $5,000 and $50,000. Grant amounts are determined based on the available resources of the Foundation and the corresponding merit of each grant applicant.
Q. Does the Foundation support capital campaigns or equipment purchase requests?
A. The Foundation does not generally support requests for capital campaigns or equipment requests.
Q. Does the Genuardi Family Foundation make multi-year grants?
A. The Foundation has made multi-year grants, but on a very limited basis; however, grant applicants are not precluded from applying for additional grants each year. 
Non-profits may receive funding in consecutive years, but each annual grant must be applied for separately and will be considered independently.
Q. How are site visits arranged?
A. The Foundation initiates its site visits.  Visits are normally scheduled prior to consideration of a grant application being awarded. The Foundation seeks to experience charitable operations in action, i.e., visits are made to meet the beneficiaries of charitable work, to see services delivered firsthand, and to observe projects or programs specifically funded.
Q. What kind of publicity does the Foundation seek for its grants?
A. Please see our Statement on Publicity
on this web site.
How to Contact the
Genuardi Family Foundation

In writing:
Genuardi Family Foundation
c/o Robert C. Fernandez, Esq.,
Executive Director
Blue Bell Executive Campus
470 Norristown Road, Suite 300
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Questions regarding the Foundation
can also be sent by e-mail to:
info@genuardifamilyfoundation.org

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Is the Genuardi Family Foundation affiliated with Genuardi's Family Markets?
A. No, the Foundation is entirely separate from Genuardi's Family Markets, which is no longer owned by the Genuardi family.
Q. What does the Genuardi Family
Foundation do?
A. The Genuardi Family Foundation gives direct cash grants to non-profit groups which meet its eligibility requirements.
Preference is given to non-profit groups in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
Q. Who is not eligible for grants from
the Genuardi Family Foundation?
A. The Foundation does not give grants to individuals, political, fraternal and/or civic organizations, or other foundations, and will not respond to annual appeals or letters of solicitation. Please see Priorities for Giving
on this website for other exclusions.
Q. We think our non-profit group is eligible. How can we make a grant request?
A. Each applicant is required to submit an initial letter of inquiry before being invited to apply for a grant. Letters of inquiry will be accepted between June 1 and September 1 of each year. When invited to submit a grant application, the applicant then must follow specific guidelines established by the Genuardi Family Foundation. A response to your letter of inquiry will be sent in a timely manner; however, if no response is received, you may contact the Foundation at the email address listed below.
info@genuardifamilyfoundation.org

All letters of inquiry must be in writing
and mailed to:

Genuardi Family Foundation
c/o Robert C. Fernandez, Esq.,
Executive Director
Blue Bell Executive Campus
470 Norristown Road, Suite 300
Blue Bell, PA 19422