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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4639892

Tears 4 Joy Inc

A private foundation in Basking Ridge, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $193,200 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $193,200

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $747,277

  • Tax year 2024

    $110,277

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $826,205

  • Tax year 2023

    $79,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $760,708

  • Tax year 2022

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $684,827

  • Tax year 2021

    $154,247

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $892,922

  • Tax year 2020

    $147,573

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $890,413

  • Tax year 2019

    $104,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $947,170

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hope Through Education USAGladstone, NJ

    Check #1017, 1023, 1027charitable purposes

    $45,000
  2. St James Catholic ChurchBasking Ridge, NJ

    Check #1024, 1025, 1029charitable purposes

    $40,000
  3. Diocese of Metuchen Bishop AppealMetuchen, NJ

    04/14/25check # 1019charitable purposes

    $25,000
  4. InspireOklahoma City, OK

    04/24/25check # 1021charitable purposes

    $25,000
  5. Brotherhood of HopeNew Brunswick, NJ

    04/17/25check # 1020charitable purposes

    $20,000
  6. Marine Reconnaissance FoundationEwa Beach, HI

    10/30/25amexcharitable purposes

    $10,000
  7. Regnum ChristiCumming, GA

    12/31/25amexcharitable purposes

    $5,000
  8. Pope John Xxii HighschoolSparta, NJ

    02/18/25check # 1018charitable purposes

    $5,000
  9. Bridges of NYLynbrook, NY

    06/11/25check # 1022charitable purposes

    $5,000
  10. Sisters of Christian CharityMendham, NJ

    11/20/25check # 1026charitable purposes

    $4,400
  11. Sisters of Christian CharityMendham, NJ

    09/30/25amexcharitable purposes

    $3,600
  12. Bonnie Brae SchoolBasking Ridge, NJ

    09/15/25amexcharitable purposes

    $2,700
  13. Hope Through Education USAGladstone, NJ

    06/20/25amexcharitable purposes

    $1,500
  14. Koinonia AcademyPlainfield, NJ

    10/21/25amexcharitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey10 grants $148,200
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $25,000
  3. Hawaii1 grant $10,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Terence P ConleyPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barbara A ConleySECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sean ConleyTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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