Private foundation · EIN 03-0547269 · Glassboro, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Sykora Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 131 grants paid, $207K total, median $1,000. 60% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
131
$207K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
60%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.2M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 131 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sanford SchoolHockessin, DEScholarship and education$22K
Del-Mar-Va Council Boy Scouts of AmericaDover, DECommunity outreach$15K
Patriots for the Somers MansionSomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$7,500
Glassboro Little LeagueGlassboro, NJCommunity outreach$5,000
Tony Mart Cares IncEgg Harbor Township, NJCommunity outreach$5,000
Teen Warehouse IncWilmingon, DEArts and education$5,000
Sean's HouseNewark, DECommunity outreach$4,750
Cape May County Chamber Education FoundationWilmington, DECommunity outreach$4,000
City of Somers PointSomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$3,000
Our Lady of Mercy AcademyNewfield, NJScholarship and education$3,000
Amvets Post 911Somers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,500
Construction Education Foundation of deNew Castle, DECommunity outreach$2,500
Delaware Art MuseumWilmington, DEArts and education$2,500
The Darren Daulton Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PACommunity outreach$2,500
Theater Collaborative of South JerseySomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,500
Wyatt Strong FoundationSomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,500
Friends of Mounted Patrol NccdeHockessin, DECommunity outreach$2,500
Garden Stat Council BsaWesthampton, NJCommunity outreach$2,500
Navy-Marine Corps Relief SocietyJacksonville, FLCommunity outreach$2,500
The Down Syndrome Association of DelawareNewark, DECommunity outreach$2,250
Acenda Integrated Health IncGlassboro, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Cca YMCAVineland, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Cecilton Volunteer Fire CompanyCecilton, MDCommunity outreach$2,000
Cisca CaresOak Brook, ILCommunity outreach$2,000
Coastal Christian ChurchOcean City, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Connor Laverty Memorial FoundationOcean View, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Fusion ChurchEgg Harbor Township, NJCommunity outreachcommunity outreach$2,000
Glassboro Fire DepartmentGlassboro, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Glassboro Police DepartmentGlassboro, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Liberty & ProsperitySomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Marine Corps League (santa's Hero Program)Wenonah, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
The Auxiliary of Shore Medical CenterSomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
The Italian Open IncMedford, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
The South Jersey Jazz SocietySomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$2,000
Phelan Lucky FoundationHockessin, DECommunity outreach$2,000
The Barnes FoundationPhiladelphia, PAArts and education$2,000
Bancroft SchoolCherry Hill, NJScholarship and education$1,500
Lawson's Pride of Somers PointSomers Point, NJCommunity outreach$1,500
Njsbga - Atlantic Co Scholarship FundNewton, NJCommunity outreach$1,500
Sigma Pi Educational FoundationNashville, TNCommunity outreach$1,500

By state: New Jersey 78 · Delaware 38 · Pennsylvania 8 · Maryland 3 · Florida 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Sykora Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Glassboro, New Jersey, administered in care of Richard E Sykora, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Sykora Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Sykora Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $207K across 131 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Sykora Family Charitable Foundation give?

New Jersey (78 grants), Delaware (38 grants), Pennsylvania (8 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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