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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2723407

Pockets - A Family Foundation

A private foundation in Harrington Park, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $55,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,874,885

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,597,740

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,175,656

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,037,133

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,336,997

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $694,607

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Crow (clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife)Sanibel, FL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  2. Island ConservationCity of Industry, CA

    To support the preservation and protection of island biodiversity worldwide by humane invasive species removal

    $10,000
  3. New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ

    For the preservation and protection of natural land spaces in new jersey

    $10,000
  4. Clean Ocean ActionLong Branch, NJ

    To support the advancement of healthier marine waters off the coasts of NY and NJ

    $5,000
  5. Como FriendsSaint Paul, MN

    General purposes

    $5,000
  6. Hackensack Riverkeeper IncHackensack, NJ

    To support the education/protection of the environment surrounding the hackensack river watershed

    $5,000
  7. New York Marine Rescue CenterRiverhead, NY

    To support marine conservation through education, research and advocacy via rescue/release of marine life in the north atlantic

    $5,000
  8. The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ

    To support educational and rehab/release programs for injured or orphaned birds

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $20,00057% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $15,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey4 grants $25,000
  2. California1 grant $10,000
  3. Florida1 grant $10,000
  4. Minnesota1 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.

  • Maureen FerraraTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher J FerraraTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth A FerraraTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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