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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6055884

The James Kerney Foundation

A private foundation in Lawrence Township, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $253,665 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Grants are awarded on an ongoing basis.
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $253,665

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,761,454

  • Tax year 2024

    $203,705

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,805,955

  • Tax year 2023

    $140,125

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,530,758

  • Tax year 2022

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,292,474

  • Tax year 2021

    $157,756

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,407,166

  • Tax year 2020

    $157,386

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,241,607

  • Tax year 2019

    $209,929

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,337,978

  • Tax year 2018

    $239,550

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,404,745

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General Purpose

    $40,750
  2. WomanspaceLawrenceville, NJ

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  3. 120 East StateTrenton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $25,000
  4. Homeworks Trenton IncPrinceton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $21,000
  5. JR Halsey Foundation of the ArtsTrenton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $18,000
  6. Individual

    General Purpose

    $16,754
  7. HomefrontLawrenceville, NJ

    General Purpose

    $15,500
  8. Paul Robeson Charter SchoolTrenton, NJ

    General purpose

    $15,000
  9. Individual

    General Purpose

    $12,500
  10. Individual

    General Purpose

    $12,000
  11. The Makers PlaceTrenton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $10,006
  12. Arm in ArmHamilton Township, NJ

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  13. Anchor HouseTrenton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  14. Individual

    General Purpose

    $10,000
  15. Individual

    General Purpose

    $7,787
  16. SEA Education AssociationFalmouth, MA

    General Purpose

    $1,018
  17. Individual

    General Purpose

    $500
  18. State College Food BankState College, PA

    General Purpose

    $500
  19. Roebling MuseumRoebling, NJ

    General Purpose

    $500
  20. NJ State Museum FoundationTrenton, NJ

    General Purpose

    $500
  21. Individual

    General Purpose

    $500
  22. Individual

    General Purpose

    $250
  23. The Center for Grieving ChildrenPortland, ME

    General purpose

    $200
  24. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT

    General Purpose

    $200
  25. Friends of Casco BayPortland, ME

    General Purpose

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $36,50039% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $30,00632% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $25,50028% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $200<1% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey11 grants $150,506
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,018
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $500
  4. Maine2 grants $400
  5. Vermont1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Sally Kerney LanePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • T Lincoln KerneyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara Kerney PhelanCorres. Sec'y Hours 1Pay $0
  • James Kerney IITrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Henry W SullivanTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer Priory FiggeRecording Sec'y Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katie M KerneyTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laurie Odden BrownTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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