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Private foundations Pennington, NJtax years 2024 to 2025

Private foundations in Pennington, NJ

460 private foundations based in Pennington, NJ filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $196.2 million in 4,417 grants, and 37 say they accept applications.

Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2024 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. The Laura Ellen & Robert Muglia Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 10 grants Preselected only $12,485,000 giving
  2. Norman and Mary Pattiz FDTNPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 13 grants Preselected only $10,230,000 giving
  3. Delaware Atlantis FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 12 grants Preselected only $9,891,700 giving
  4. Weitzman Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $9,850,000 giving
  5. Marjorie Lindsey Charitable Trust UadPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 17 grants Preselected only $7,141,673 giving
  6. John C Lasko FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 15 grants Preselected only $6,718,313 giving
  7. Tom and Meg Names Family FDNPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 22 grants Accepts applications $5,135,795 giving
  8. Guffey Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 51 grants Preselected only $5,019,417 giving
  9. John Elda Fritsche CharitablePennington, NJ · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $4,968,248 giving
  10. Vranos FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 49 grants Preselected only $4,601,903 giving
  11. Nesholm Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file) Accepts applications $3,437,652 giving
  12. John & Polly Sparks FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 64 grants Preselected only $3,138,302 giving
  13. Goulder Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 54 grants Accepts applications $3,020,000 giving
  14. Beard Scholarship FundPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $2,770,188 giving
  15. Plummer Fdn-CashPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 39 grants Preselected only $2,369,600 giving
  16. Eric & Simone Lang FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 104 grants Preselected only $2,217,000 giving
  17. Kathryn B McQuade FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 84 grants Preselected only $2,197,500 giving
  18. Rosalie Gadient Charitable TRPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 9 grants Preselected only $2,085,671 giving
  19. M and L Hong FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 6 grants Preselected only $2,000,000 giving
  20. Helen Mull FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 5 grants Preselected only $1,917,055 giving
  21. Wm and Margaret Schreiber Char TRPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 61 grants Preselected only $1,526,500 giving
  22. Ralph Halloran Residuary TrustPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,384,564 giving
  23. Holmes Family Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 17 grants Preselected only $1,365,000 giving
  24. Fourevergreen Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $1,352,594 giving
  25. Hough Family Fdn-PimcoPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $1,250,000 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Tom and Meg Names Family FDNPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 22 grants Accepts applications $5,135,795 giving
  2. Nesholm Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file) Accepts applications $3,437,652 giving
  3. Goulder Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 54 grants Accepts applications $3,020,000 giving
  4. Fourevergreen Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $1,352,594 giving
  5. A Friends Foundation TrustPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 54 grants Accepts applications $874,000 giving
  6. The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 35 grants Accepts applications $860,500 giving
  7. The Nancy E Barton FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 64 grants Accepts applications $727,000 giving
  8. Gesner Johnson FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 19 grants Accepts applications $710,094 giving
  9. The Cestone Family Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 19 grants Accepts applications $706,000 giving
  10. Mark and Judith Cook FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 18 grants Accepts applications $570,000 giving
  11. Magistro Family Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 19 grants Accepts applications $550,000 giving
  12. Martha Morse Beck Von Peccoz Animal PLCPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 41 grants Accepts applications $395,000 giving
  13. Goodwin Meissner Fam FDN IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 36 grants Accepts applications $394,450 giving
  14. Charles Delmar Fdn-Dima-WdpPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file) Accepts applications $387,991 giving
  15. DLM FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 6 grants Accepts applications $336,000 giving
  16. Rsmis FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 20 grants Accepts applications $315,000 giving
  17. Neckerman William M Jr CharitablePennington, NJ · tax year 2025 16 grants Accepts applications $314,000 giving
  18. Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 105 grants Accepts applications $248,050 giving
  19. Touchpoint Foundation - HostPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 48 grants Accepts applications $247,000 giving
  20. Bolt Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $240,000 giving
  21. The Doctor Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $237,000 giving
  22. Willingham Fdn-DimaPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $191,770 giving
  23. Blanksteen David & Goldie FND 1995Pennington, NJ · tax year 2024 10 grants Accepts applications $189,460 giving
  24. Moroni's Angels FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 11 grants Accepts applications $186,193 giving
  25. Elizabeth Ruthruff Wilson FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 19 grants Accepts applications $173,081 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education218 foundations $35,121,48935% of the total
  2. Health135 foundations $9,928,22010% of the total
  3. Human services139 foundations $8,944,3699% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking85 foundations $6,274,9866% of the total
  5. Religion52 foundations $6,112,2606% of the total
  6. Arts and culture107 foundations $5,871,1726% of the total
  7. 19 other causes $27,697,66328% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Vranos FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 49 grants Preselected only $4,601,903 giving
  2. Goldsmith Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 34 grants Preselected only $81,500 giving
  3. Arnold & Irene Kocurek FDN 1986 TRPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 29 grants Accepts applications $75,000 giving
  4. Strott Family Fdn-DimaPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 26 grants Preselected only $25,280 giving
  5. Wish You Well FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 25 grants Preselected only $121,868 giving
  6. Grant & Christine Kurtz FDNPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 23 grants Preselected only $73,342 giving
  7. Brady-Cashill FDN IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 22 grants Preselected only $225,500 giving
  8. Robert & Nancy Campbell FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 22 grants Preselected only $124,750 giving
  9. Jacob J Lichman Irrev Memorial TrustPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 18 grants Preselected only $42,489 giving
  10. Edgar & Pauline Main Family FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 17 grants Accepts applications $68,400 giving
  11. Emil & Ruth Green FDN-JMGPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 17 grants Preselected only $38,250 giving
  12. Sidney Stern Memorial Fund TRPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 14 grants Preselected only $69,000 giving
  13. Farrington FoundationPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 13 grants Preselected only $139,000 giving
  14. The New Song Foundation IncPennington, NJ · tax year 2024 13 grants Preselected only $15,500 giving
  15. F & O Shortlidge Charitable TrustPennington, NJ · tax year 2025 11 grants Preselected only $46,797 giving