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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3264870

The Hanafin Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Annandale, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $243,399 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

    $243,399

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,181,808
  • Tax year 2024

    $189,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,256,310
  • Tax year 2023

    $205,672

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,251,057
  • Tax year 2022

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,432,682
  • Tax year 2021

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,499,922
  • Tax year 2020

    $209,953

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,499,395
  • Tax year 2019

    $185,234

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,534,317
  • Tax year 2018

    $175,782

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,614,086

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Little Flower High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Catherine t griffin scholarship-tuition assistance for juniors and seniors of single-parent families

    $50,000
  2. Diocese of MetuchenMetuchen, NJ

    Elizabeth johantgen scholarship

    $35,000
  3. DC Burn FoundationWashington, DC

    Education and advanced burn care training

    $30,000
  4. Diocese of MetuchenMetuchen, NJ

    Foundation for catholic education

    $30,000
  5. Equi-KidsVirginia Beach, VA

    Therapeutic riding program

    $25,000
  6. Middle EarthBridgewater, NJ

    College readiness

    $23,399
  7. Mercy Career & Technical High SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    Scholarships

    $20,000
  8. Children's Day SchoolRiverside, CT

    Facility improvements, student scholarships, library books, classroom resources

    $15,000
  9. Red Mill Museum VillageClinton, NJ

    Artifact lab

    $10,000
  10. Turner Public LibraryTurner, ME

    Educational club programming

    $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 services1 grant $23,39948% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $15,00031% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey4 grants $98,399
  2. Pennsylvania2 grants $70,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $15,000
  6. Maine1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Chelsey F HanafinCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeanette H FreyPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Danielle WhalenVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kay ChastonguayVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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