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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3697400

The Kean Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Parsippany, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 111 grants and $444,566 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $444,566

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $3,453,863

  • Tax year 2024

    $306,550

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $3,379,148

  • Tax year 2023

    $286,017

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $2,848,984

  • Tax year 2022

    $285,717

    Grants listed
    97
    Assets, end of year
    $2,899,540

  • Tax year 2021

    $324,767

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $2,389,770

  • Tax year 2020

    $261,278

    Grants listed
    100
    Assets, end of year
    $2,542,206

Grants paid in 2025

111 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brantwood CampPeterborough, NH

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  2. Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $40,500
  3. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Foundation for Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $22,666
  6. Eaglevision Productions IncVero Beach, FL

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  7. George Street PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. National Committee on US China RelationsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  9. NjpacNewark, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  10. Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyMadison, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  11. Young America's FoundationReston, VA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  12. Maplewood FoundationMaplewood, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $8,000
  13. Boston Childrens Hospital TrustBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  14. Crossroads for Kids IncDuxbury, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  15. Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. National Center for Learning DisabilitiesWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  17. NJ Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  18. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  19. The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Two East Sixty Second Street FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Razia's Ray of Hope FoundationWellesley HLS, MA

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  23. Cradles to Crayons IncNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  24. Boys & Girls Clubs of DorchesterDorchester, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  25. Polaris ProjectWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  26. Teachers College - Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  27. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  28. Scan-Harbor IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  29. Big Brother Big Sister of EssexNewark, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  30. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  31. Friends of Jockey HollowMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  32. Gardner Carney Leadership Institute Fountain Valley School of ColoradoColorado Springs, CO

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  33. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  34. Group I Acting Company IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  35. Imagine A Center for Coping with LossWestfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  36. Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest IncDetroit, MI

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  37. Life Camp IncMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  38. Metropolitan YMCA of the OrangesLivingston, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  39. Newark Museum AssociationNewark, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  40. NJ Symphony OrchestraNewark, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  41. Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  42. Rialto Center for CreativityWestfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  43. St Marks SchoolSouthborough, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  44. The Jackie Robinson Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  45. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  46. Tufts UniversityBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  47. Voices of September 11 IncNew Canaan, CT

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  48. CamfedSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  49. Maplewood Rotary ClubMaplewood, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  50. The Fort Ticonderoga AssociationTiconderoga, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,200
  51. Fishers Island Library AssociationFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,100
  52. American Academy of Arts & SciencesCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  53. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  54. Art Pride NJBurlington, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  55. Atlantic Visiting NurseMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  56. Ausable Club Preservation FoundationKeene Valley, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  57. Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  58. College Womans Club of WestfieldWestfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  59. Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  60. Flemington Area Food Pantry IncFlemington, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  61. Global Dagger Association IncLeesburg, VA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  62. Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  63. Lake Ridge AcademyN Ridgeville, OH

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  64. Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Development FundNew London, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  65. Legal Services of New Jersey IncEdison, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  66. Liberty Hall Museum IncUnion, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  67. Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  68. New Jersey State Policemens Benevolent AssociationMaplewood, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  69. NorwescapPhillipsburg, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  70. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  71. Pinelands Preservation Alliance (ppa)Southampton, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  72. Raritan Headwaters AssociationGladstone, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  73. Sacred Heart R C ChurchEmmetsburg, IA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  74. Solebury SchoolNew Hope, PA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  75. Springfield First AidSpringfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  76. St Luke's Epsicopal ChurchGladstone, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  77. St Helen ChurchWestfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  78. St John's ChurchFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  79. St Joseph Social Service CenterElizabeth, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  80. Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  81. Success Academy Charter SchoolsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  82. Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  83. Washington Association of New JerseyMorristown, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  84. Westfield United FundWestfield, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  85. With Grace InitiativeGillette, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  86. ASPCANew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  87. Center for Food Action NJEnglewood, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  88. Fishers Island Community Center IncFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  89. Fishers Island Conservancy IncFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  90. Friends of Dartmouth RowingHanover, NH

    Unrestricted

    $500
  91. Jersey Cares IncLivingston, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  92. National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $500
  93. National World War II Museum IncNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  94. Philadelphia Psychoanalytic FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  95. Rocky Mountain InstituteBoulder, CO

    Unrestricted

    $500
  96. St Hubert's Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  97. The Land Conservancy of New JerseyBoonton, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  98. The Meland FoundationHarrington Park, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $500
  99. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  100. Christ ChurchShort Hills, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $250
  101. Fordham UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  102. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    Unrestricted

    $250
  103. Mount St Mary's AcademyWatchung, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $250
  104. People for Animals IncHillside, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $250
  105. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $250
  106. Basking Ridge Presbyterian ChurchBasking Ridge, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $200
  107. Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Isle, NY

    Unrestricted

    $200
  108. Music for All Seasons IncScotch Plains, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $200
  109. The Lighthouse Works IncFishers Island, NY

    Unrestricted

    $200
  110. Willowwood FoundationGladstone, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $200
  111. Friends of the Clarence Dillon Public LibraryChatham, NJ

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture16 grants $74,26631% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $40,50017% of the total
  3. Environment8 grants $29,70012% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $25,25011% of the total
  5. Education10 grants $20,8509% of the total
  6. Human services8 grants $15,2006% of the total
  7. 10 other causes13 grants $32,75014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey52 grants $170,950
  2. New Hampshire3 grants $103,000
  3. New York25 grants $90,916
  4. Massachusetts8 grants $25,500
  5. Florida1 grant $20,000
  6. Virginia3 grants $13,000
  7. District of Columbia4 grants $6,500
  8. Connecticut3 grants $3,200
  9. Colorado2 grants $2,500
  10. Michigan1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas H KeanPRESIDENT/TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas H Kean JrVP/TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Reed KeanVP/TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Alexandra Kean-StrongSEC'Y/TREAS/TRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

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