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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-1514861

Charles Edison Fund

A private foundation in Newark, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $933,675 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Mr John Keegan
One River Front Plaza 3rd Floor
Newark, NJ 071025401
(973) 648-0500
Form and materials
No restrictions
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $933,675

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,508,309
  • Tax year 2024

    $851,330

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,052,950
  • Tax year 2023

    $661,440

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $11,835,719
  • Tax year 2022

    $793,126

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,991,462
  • Tax year 2021

    $853,767

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $13,740,314
  • Tax year 2020

    $754,270

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $14,307,712
  • Tax year 2019

    $528,855

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $15,436,147
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,144,690

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $16,788,288

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $933,675

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • J KeeganPres. TREA. TRT Hours 35Pay $223,300
  • L LalicataCURATOR Hours 35Pay $123,375
  • Wade KnowlesTrustee/Comm Hours 2Pay $14,050
  • Jennifer Gonring AlpinTrustee/Comm Hours 2Pay $14,050
  • Jack HowleyTrustee Hours 2Pay $14,050
  • J O'SheaTrustee/Chair Hours 4Pay $38,500
  • T Ungerland(3)Chair-Truste Hours 20Pay $55,000
  • George KeeganTrustee/CONSULT Hours 2Pay $24,860

The return

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