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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-1613656

The Wilson Foundationinc

A private foundation in Boonton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $178,122 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Carolyn Borlo
226 Cornelia Street
Boonton, NJ 07005
Form and materials
See foundation's website @ thewilsonfund.org
Deadlines
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $178,122

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,703,938

  • Tax year 2024

    $126,300

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,373,158

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

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

  1. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $11,277
  2. Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  3. Cornerstone Family ProgramsMorristown, NJ

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  4. Drew UniversityMadison, NJ

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  5. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  6. Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, NJ

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  7. Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA

    Scholarship

    $8,723
  8. Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT

    Scholarship

    $8,000
  9. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT

    Scholaship

    $8,000
  10. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    Scholarship

    $8,000
  11. Case Western Reseve UniversityCleveland, OH

    Scholarship

    $7,000
  12. Lumen Gentium AcademyBoonton, NJ

    Scholarship

    $6,900
  13. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  16. Morris County VocationalEast Brunswick, NJ

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  17. Ramapo College of NJMahwah, NJ

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  18. University of GeorgiaAthens, GA

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  19. Olympic Regional Learn AcademyOlympus, WA

    Scholarship

    $4,500
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  21. Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  22. Kean UniversityUnion, NJ

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  23. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    Scholarship

    $4,000
  24. Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL

    Scholarship

    $3,920
  25. Union Catholic High SchoolScotch Plains, NJ

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  26. Harvard GSD School of DesignCambridge, MA

    Scholarship

    $2,800
  27. Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI

    Scholarship

    $2,500
  28. East Carolina UniversityCharlotte, NC

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  29. The Craig SchoolMountain LKS, NJ

    Scholarship

    $1,850
  30. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,572
  31. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,080
  32. Brooklyn Book BodegaBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarship

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $74,54787% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey9 grants $55,750
  2. Connecticut3 grants $26,000
  3. New York3 grants $20,277
  4. Washington2 grants $13,223
  5. Ohio2 grants $11,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  7. Massachusetts2 grants $7,800
  8. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  9. South Carolina1 grant $5,000
  10. Vermont1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Carolyn BorloTreasurer Hours 20Pay $0
  • Betsy ChandlerVice President Hours 10Pay $0
  • Melissa BurnsidePresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Rev Dr Debra DukeTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • James M CookTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Henry ModzelewskiTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Linda MyersTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher VakulchikSecretary Hours 10Pay $0
  • Jim TonelliTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

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