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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6066978

Ada Howe Kent Foundation

A private foundation in Hazlet, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 43 grants and $2.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,099,500

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $16,799,898

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $14,233,860

  • Tax year 2021

    $582,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $14,839,151

  • Tax year 2020

    $666,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $13,639,108

Grants paid in 2024

43 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Henry P Renard GAFNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $500,000
  2. Cornell University Johnson Grad School of MgtIthaca, NY

    non restrictive

    $250,000
  3. Ed Ortiz Family GAFNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $250,000
  4. Cape Ann Historical AssnGlouster, MA

    non restrictive

    $75,000
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    non restrictive

    $75,000
  6. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    non restrictive

    $75,000
  7. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    non restrictive

    $75,000
  8. Great Hollow Nature ReserveFairfield, CT

    non restrictive

    $50,000
  9. Islesboro Islands TrustIslesboro, ME

    non restrictive

    $50,000
  10. Prevention Educaton Inc (PEI KIDS)Lawrenceville, NJ

    non restrictive

    $50,000
  11. The Sherman LibrarySherman, CT

    non restrictive

    $50,000
  12. Sherman Historical SocietySherman, CT

    non restrictive

    $50,000
  13. Community Food Bank of NJHillside, NJ

    non restrictive

    $40,000
  14. Middlesex SchoolConcord, MA

    non restrictive

    $40,000
  15. National Fragile X FoundationWashington, DC

    non restrictive

    $40,000
  16. Tinton Falls CooperativeTinton Falls, NJ

    non restrictive

    $40,000
  17. Int'l Service FellowshipUpper Darby, PA

    non restrictive

    $35,000
  18. Roque Island Community InitiativePortland, ME

    non restrictive

    $35,000
  19. Starve Poverty International'Barneget, NJ

    non restrictive

    $30,000
  20. Bottom LineJamaica Plain, MA

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  21. Brain Injury Alliance of NJNorth Brunswick, NJ

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  22. Connecticut Public TelevisionHartford, CT

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  23. Eastern Maine Conserv InitiativePortland, ME

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  24. University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  25. WLIV NY Public TVNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $25,000
  26. Smith College Dept of ReligionNorthampton, MA

    non restrictive

    $20,000
  27. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    non restrictive

    $15,000
  28. Sherman Volunteer Fire DeptSherman, CT

    non restrictive

    $15,000
  29. Mount Auburn CemetaryCambridge, MA

    Non restrictive

    $15,000
  30. Quebec Labrador FdnIpswich, MA

    non restrictive

    $15,000
  31. Deep Water Navajo WaterLos Angeles, CA

    non restrictive

    $10,000
  32. New Fairfield Sherman Welfare SocietySherman, CT

    non restrictive

    $10,000
  33. AH Kent Animal ShelterCalverton, NY

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  34. Choate Rosemary Hall SchoolWallingfort, CT

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  35. Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  36. Manchester Essex Conservation TrustManchester, MA

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  37. Skip of New YorkNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  38. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    non restrictive

    $5,000
  39. Southampton Fresh Air HomeSouthampton, NY

    non restrictive

    $2,500
  40. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    non restrictive

    $2,500
  41. Northwest CT Land ConservationKent, CT

    non restrictive

    $2,500
  42. Fish of ShermanSherman, CT

    non restrictive

    $1,000
  43. The Matthew ProjectBrooksville, FL

    non restrictive

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $196,00052% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $85,00023% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $40,00011% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $22,5006% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $5,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $1,120,000
  2. Massachusetts11 grants $365,000
  3. Connecticut9 grants $208,500
  4. New Jersey5 grants $185,000
  5. Maine3 grants $110,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $40,000
  7. California2 grants $35,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $35,000
  9. Florida1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Edward Ortizvp Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Samuel R Campbellvp Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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