Private foundation · EIN 13-3721747 · Montclair, New Jersey

McMullen Family 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $1.5M total, median $10K. 78% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$1.5M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NJ
78%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$27M

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Montclair State University FoundationMontclair, NJSupport their activities$225K
The Montclair Kimberley AcademyMontclair, NJSupport activities$200K
US Naval Academy FoundationAnnapolis, MDSupport their activities$200K
The Lustgarten FoundationWoodbury, NYSupport their activities$125K
Seal Future Foundation IncNew York, NYSupport their activities$120K
Montclair Art MuseumMontclair, NJSupport their activities$90K
Seton Hall Preparatory SchoolWest Orange, NJSupport their activities$80K
The Montclair Foundation for Vank Vleck House & GaMontclair, NJSupport their activities$52K
Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJCreation of professor of economic position$50K
The Salavation Army Montclair CitadelMontclair, NJSupport their activities$50K
Montclair High School Alumni AssoccUpper Montclair, NJAlumni association scholarship program$45K
St Benedicts Preparatory SchoolNewark, NJSupport their activities$41K
Smith Center for Infectious Diseases & Urban HealtRoseland, NJSupport their activities$35K
YMCA of MontclairMontclair, NJSupport their activities$33K
The Yogi Berra Museum and LearningLittle Falls, NJSupport their activities$25K
Boys & Girls Clubs of NewarkNewark, NJSupport their activities$25K
The Cradle FoundationEvanston, ILSupport their activities$10K
St Mary's Abbey (delbarton)Morristown, NJSupport their activities$10K
Peter Westbrook FoundationNew York, NYSupport their activities$10K
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson & UnionNewark, NJSupport their activities$10K
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenNewark, NJSupport their activities$10K
Community Food Bank of New JerseyHillside, NJSupport their activities$10K
New York UniversityNew York, NYSupport their activities$10K
Oasis a Haven for WomenPaterson, NJSupport their activities$7,500
Metropolitan YMCA of the OrangesLivingston, NJSupport their activities$7,500
Lacordaire AcademyUpper Montclair, NJSupport their activities$6,000
Main St Counseling CenterWest Orange, NJSupport their activities$5,000
Montclair History CenterMontclair, NJSupport their activities$5,000
Tri-County Scholarship FundParsippany, NJSupport their activities$5,000
Toni's Kitchen St Luke's ChurchMontclair, NJSupport their activities$5,000
K9s for WarriorsPonte Vedra, FLSupport their activities$5,000
Friends of Glen Gray IncMahwah, NJSupport their activities$5,000
Human Needs Food PantryMontclair, NJSupport their activities$5,000
Hudson Link for Higher Education in PrisonOssining, NYSupport their activities$1,000
Montclair Public Library FoundationMontclair, NJSupport their activities$1,000
The Valerie FundMaplewood, NJSupport their activities$1,000

By state: New Jersey 28 · New York 5 · Maryland 1 · Illinois 1 · Florida 1

About this foundation

McMullen Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Montclair, New Jersey, administered in care of McMullen Family Foundation, tax-exempt since 1993. 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 McMullen Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 McMullen Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.5M across 36 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does McMullen Family Foundation give?

New Jersey (28 grants), New York (5 grants), Maryland (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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