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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6872667

Edison Properties Newark Foundation

A private foundation in Newark, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $379,681 paid in grants.

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
Margery Gottesman
C/o Edison Properties LLC 110, Edison Place Ste 300
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 643-7700
Form and materials
Common application form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Emphasis on awards to organizations engaging in activities directed toward improving the quality of life in newark, NJ

Assets and giving by year

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

    $379,681

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $8,687,156
  • Tax year 2024

    $312,200

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $7,732,533
  • Tax year 2023

    $289,535

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $7,477,192
  • Tax year 2022

    $430,161

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $7,574,155
  • Tax year 2021

    $351,028

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $7,584,907
  • Tax year 2020

    $328,951

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $6,866,335

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Epnf JCF Donor Advised FundNewark, NJ

    General support

    $70,000
  2. New Jersey Performing Arts Center (njpac)Newark, NJ

    General support

    $48,000
  3. Newark Museum of ArtNewark, NJ

    General support

    $25,000
  4. Teach for America NJNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Students 2 ScienceWhippany, NJ

    General support

    $20,000
  7. Brick Education NetworkNewark, NJ

    General support

    $15,000
  8. Arts Ed NewarkNewark, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  9. City Parks FoundationNewark, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  10. KIPP New JerseyNewark, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Schools That CanNewark, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  12. St Benedict's Preparatory SchoolNewark, NJ

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Uncommon SchoolsNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Newark Housing Authority Scholarship FundNewark, NJ

    General support

    $6,500
  15. Asian Americans for EqualityNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  16. Glass RootsNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Hackensack RiverkeeperHackensack, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Housing Conservation CoordinatorsNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Hudson GuildNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  20. La Casa de Don PedroNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Lincoln Park Coast Cultural DistrictNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Link Education PartnersNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Newark Public LibraryNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Northern Manhattan Arts AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Philips Academy Charter SchoolNewark, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  26. The Giving Back Fund Co American Young VoicesBoston, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  27. United Negro College FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  28. Newark Regional Business PartnershipNewark, NJ

    General support

    $3,500
  29. Newark Three Kings Celebration IncNewark, NJ

    General support

    $3,500
  30. Branch Brook Park AllianceLivingston, NJ

    General support

    $2,500
  31. Caresparc Community Connections IncNewark, NJ

    General support

    $2,500
  32. New Yorkers for ParksNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  33. Patrick O Council Civic AssociationNewark, NJ

    General support

    $2,500
  34. Project for Empty SpaceNewark, NJ

    General support

    $2,500
  35. Michael J Silva Civic AssociationNewark, NJ

    General support

    $1,200
  36. Focus Inc (hispanic Center for Community Development)Newark, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  37. Newark Community Health Centers IncNewark, NJ

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Pillar of FireZarephath, NJ

    General support

    $600
  39. Compassion InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    General support

    $516
  40. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    General support

    $500
  41. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    General support

    $360
  42. Italian Greyhound Rescue FoundationNorth Reading, MA

    General support

    $150
  43. Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJ

    General support

    $105
  44. VNA Health GroupNeptune, NJ

    General support

    $100
  45. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY

    General support

    $50
  46. Rawhide Rescue IncWarren, NJ

    General support

    $50
  47. Ritenour Pride & Promise FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $32,50021% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $30,05020% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,00020% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $20,00013% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $11,0007% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  7. 7 other causes10 grants $19,68113% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey33 grants $315,555
  2. New York8 grants $57,550
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $5,150
  4. Colorado1 grant $516
  5. Delaware1 grant $500
  6. Washington1 grant $360
  7. Missouri1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Gary DebodeTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Margery GottesmanTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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