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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6028758

Koven Foundation

A private foundation in Green Village, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $244,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Gus Koven
PO Box 52
Green Village, NJ 07935
(201) 259-1113
Form and materials
Name & purpose of organization
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $244,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,378,098

  • Tax year 2024

    $277,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,280,403

  • Tax year 2023

    $296,500

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,293,558

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,900

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $1,452,554

  • Tax year 2021

    $339,822

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $1,589,020

  • Tax year 2020

    $221,800

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,653,372

  • Tax year 2019

    $140,100

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $1,404,878

  • Tax year 2018

    $246,750

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,450,505

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Jersey Highlands CoalitionBoonton, NJ

    Conservation

    $30,000
  2. The Gunn SchoolWashington Depot, CT

    Education

    $30,000
  3. Community Foundation for St VincentHebron, CT

    Education

    $25,000
  4. Harding Land TrustNew Vernon, NJ

    Conservation

    $20,000
  5. St Timothys SchoolStevenson, MD

    Education

    $20,000
  6. Tewksbury Land TrustOldwick, NJ

    Conservation

    $20,000
  7. Island Heritage TrustDeer Isle, ME

    Public good

    $10,000
  8. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ

    Education

    $10,000
  9. Flemington Area Food PantryFlemington, NJ

    Public good

    $5,000
  10. Foundation for Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJ

    Health

    $5,000
  11. Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ

    Conservation

    $5,000
  12. New Jersey Audobon SocietyBernardsville, NJ

    Conservation

    $5,000
  13. New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ

    Conservation

    $5,000
  14. The Nature ConservancyChester, NJ

    Public good

    $5,000
  15. The Salvation ArmyOceanside, CA

    Public good

    $5,000
  16. Newark MuseumNewark, NJ

    Arts

    $5,000
  17. New Vernon Rescue SquadNew Vernon, NJ

    Health

    $3,000
  18. Hunterdon Healthcare FoundationFlemington, NJ

    Health

    $2,500
  19. Sanibel Captiva Conservation FoundationSanibel, FL

    Conservation

    $2,500
  20. Center for Rural PreservationBedminster, NJ

    Conservation

    $2,000
  21. Georgetown University Law CenterWashington Depot, DC

    Education

    $2,000
  22. Green Village Fire CompanyGreen Village, NJ

    Public good

    $2,000
  23. National Rowing FoundationMelrose, MA

    Public good

    $2,000
  24. Oldwick Fire DepartmentOldwick, NJ

    Public good

    $2,000
  25. Tewksbury Family Assistance FundOldwick, NJ

    Public good

    $2,000
  26. Tewksbury First Aid SquadCalifon, NJ

    Public good

    $2,000
  27. The Gow SchoolSouth Wales, NY

    Education

    $2,000
  28. New Jersey Symphony OrchestraNewark, NJ

    Performing arts

    $1,500
  29. Tewksbury Township LibraryOldwick, NJ

    Public good

    $1,500
  30. The Lamington ChurchBedminster, NJ

    Public good

    $1,500
  31. Fairmont Fire CompanyLong Valley, NJ

    Public good

    $1,000
  32. Frontier Nursing ServiceVersailles, KY

    Health

    $1,000
  33. Hunterdon Land TrustFlemington, NJ

    Conservation

    $1,000
  34. Indigenous WaysSanta Fe, NM

    Public good

    $1,000
  35. Pinelands PreservationSouthampton, NJ

    Conservation

    $1,000
  36. The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ

    Conservation

    $1,000
  37. Wildlife Center FriendsTitusville, NJ

    Conservation

    $1,000
  38. MorrisartsCedar Knolls, NJ

    Arts

    $1,000
  39. NJ Garden Club of AmericaNew York, NY

    Conservation

    $1,000
  40. Raritan Headwaters AssociationGladstone, NJ

    Conservation

    $500
  41. Tewksbury Historical SocietyLebanon, NJ

    Education

    $500
  42. WikimediaSan Francisco, CA

    Public good

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment9 grants $76,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $8,5008% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $3,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey29 grants $142,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $57,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  4. Maine1 grant $10,000
  5. California2 grants $5,500
  6. New York2 grants $3,000
  7. Florida1 grant $2,500
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  9. Kentucky1 grant $1,000
  10. New Mexico1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Gustav KovenDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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