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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3130629

JWG Foundation

A private foundation in North Caldwell, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $100,000 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

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

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

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,007,568
  • Tax year 2024

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,009,301
  • Tax year 2023

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,617
  • Tax year 2022

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $999,550
  • Tax year 2021

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,010,101
  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $943,035
  • Tax year 2019

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $935,696
  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $268,054

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ALS Foundation of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  2. Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NY

    Charitablecharitable

    $20,000
  3. Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Foundation Fighting BlindnessColumbia, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Team Gleason FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  8. American Red CrossPrinceton, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $30,00046% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,00023% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00015% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $10,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $50,000
  2. New Jersey2 grants $15,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000
  4. Louisiana1 grant $10,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jane W GriffithPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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