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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6072388

Albert Payson Terhune Foundation

A private foundation in Verona, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $37,321 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
Brett Straten Treasurer
PO Box 123
Verona, NJ 07044
(973) 568-0080
[email protected]
Form and materials
Only form of application required is letter stating in detail the nature and cost of the project for which grant is sought. Deadline for submission is anytime prior to annual meeting of the board of trustees which is held the first wednesday following election day in november of each year.
Deadlines
See above.
Restrictions
Awards or grants are restricted to non-profit organizations so qualified under the irc, and, with exceptions, whose activities are conducted within the counties of passaic, essex and bergen in the state of new jersey, and programs promoting education and literature or benefiting animals or children particularly disadvantaged or distressed and disabled people. Projects deemed suitable to memorialize the name of albert payson terhune are favored.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $37,321

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $257,053

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,075

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $281,433

  • Tax year 2023

    $15,855

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $271,545

  • Tax year 2022

    $13,114

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $299,483

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,700

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $153,536

  • Tax year 2020

    $16,900

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $153,837

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,265

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $165,808

  • Tax year 2018

    $16,650

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $178,315

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Partners in Animal WelfareMontclair, NJ

    Last resort medical rescue program

    $7,750
  2. The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ

    Professional training opportunity for thier director of education

    $5,618
  3. The Montclair FoundationMontclair, NJ

    Integrating literature and environmental education programs

    $4,800
  4. The Montclair History CenterMontclair, NJ

    Funding to digitize and create text-searchable scans of scrapbooks, dockets, and meeting notes from the Montclair Police Department as well as provide long-term storage for the materials once they are digitized.

    $4,698
  5. Felician UniversityRutherford, NJ

    Library resources

    $3,500
  6. OasisPaterson, NJ

    Middle school writers workshop

    $2,625
  7. Montclair Public LibraryMontclair, NJ

    Library resources for children and youth

    $2,000
  8. Yogi Berra Museum Learning CenterLittle Falls, NJ

    Refurbish the mitt mobile

    $1,700
  9. The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ

    Guide dog harnesses for 4 students

    $1,480
  10. Individual

    Education

    $1,400
  11. Individual

    Four part gardening for nature series

    $700
  12. Verona Public LibraryVerona, NJ

    Library award to support the educational purposes of the library

    $175
  13. Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free LibraryCutchogue, NY

    Library award to support the educational purposes of the library

    $175
  14. Wyckoff Public LibraryWyckoff, NJ

    Library award to support the educational purposes of the library

    $175
  15. Montclair Kimberly AcademyMontclair, NJ

    Library award to support the educational purposes of the library

    $175
  16. Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    Library resources

    $175
  17. Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA

    Library award to support the education purpose PF the library

    $175

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $13,36888% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,48010% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $3502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey12 grants $34,696
  2. New York2 grants $350
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $175

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Clifford F Lindholm IIIPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brett StratenTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann MC CarthySecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathleen WesslingVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joan BarrettTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott M RyanTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Connie CelliFoundation Mgr. Hours 0.25Pay $1,400

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