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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3741108

Farrington Foundation

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $139,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $139,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $709,370
  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $759,287
  • Tax year 2023

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $777,452
  • Tax year 2022

    $179,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $876,072
  • Tax year 2021

    $185,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $984,508
  • Tax year 2020

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,037,699
  • Tax year 2019

    $119,200

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,074,756
  • Tax year 2018

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,125,988

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Island Cat AlliesEmerald Isle, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $25,000
  2. UNC at Chapel Hill Public RadioChapel Hill, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  3. Kerr-Vance AcademyHenderson, NC

    General operating

    $20,000
  4. The Guardian Org FoundationWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  5. American Public Media GroupSaint Paul, MN

    Unrestricted general

    $11,000
  6. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  7. PropublicaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  8. Beaufort Community Cat ProjectBeaufort, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  9. National Public Radio - NPRWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  10. Carteret Community TheatreMorehead City, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  11. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  12. The ConversationWaltham, MA

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000
  13. ACLU of North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    Unrestricted general

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $35,00056% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $26,00041% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,0002% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina6 grants $81,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $26,000
  3. New York2 grants $20,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $11,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bank of America N ACO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $14,338
  • E N BagshaweCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $30,700

The return

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