Private foundation · EIN 13-3940900 · Cranbury, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Charles and Kaaren Hale 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $86K total, median $1,000.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$86K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Society of the Four ArtPalm Beach, FLGeneral$35K
Artists Association of NantucketNantucket, MAGeneral$10K
Nantucket Historical AssociationNantucket, MAGeneral$9,700
Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FLGeneral$5,000
Womens Donors NetworkNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Coolidge Corner TheatreBrookline, VAGeneral$5,000
Corporate AccountabilityBoston, MAGeneral$5,000
Sustainable NantucketNantucket, MAGeneral$1,700
Artbarn Community TheaterBrookline, MAGeneral$1,500
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTGeneral$1,000
Brookline Innovation FundBrookline, MAGeneral$1,000
Brookline Interactive GroupBrookline, MAGeneral$1,000
Usdan Summer CampWheatley Heights, NYGeneral$1,000
Greenroots IncChelsea, MAGeneral$1,000
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MAGeneral$1,000
Randolph Mountain ClubGorham, NHGeneral$500
Metrowest Womens FndWeston, MAGeneral$500
Possibility LabsSan Francisco, CAGeneral$500
Institute for Policy StudiesWashington, DCGeneral$500
The JarBoston, MAGeneral$500

By state: Florida 2 · Massachusetts 11 · New York 2 · Virginia 1 · Connecticut 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Charles and Kaaren Hale Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Cranbury, New Jersey, administered in care of Leo Group LLC, tax-exempt since 1998. 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 Charles and Kaaren Hale Family 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 Charles and Kaaren Hale Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $86K across 20 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Charles and Kaaren Hale Family Foundation give?

Florida (2 grants), Massachusetts (11 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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