Grants paid in 2025
Top 60 of 141 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE | Benevity invoice matching gifts & volunteer rewards program | $3.8M |
| Nonprofit Finance FundNew York, NY | To support nonprofit finance fund's efforts to strengthen the financial sustainability and impact of newark's community development corpora… | $2.1M |
| The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL | To sponsor a core exhibit called "a more inclusive america" at the obama presidential center. | $1.3M |
| Newark Alliance IncNewark, NJ | To support the newark alliance in galvanizing public and private stakeholders to drive inclusive economic growth and expand economic opport… | $1.2M |
| The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC | To expand the aspen institute's global opportunity youth network to more cities around the world in order to reach and connect one million… | $1.1M |
| The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC | To support the aspen institute in reimagining work, wealth and capitalism to improve the financial well-being of all workers and reduce the… | $1.0M |
| Financial Health Network IncChicago, IL | To support the financial health network in improving the financial health of newark residents and nonprofit workers through research and st… | $800K |
| Kindred FuturesAtlanta, GA | To support kindred futures in advancing economic opportunity and asset ownership in the american south. | $700K |
| United States Fund for UNICEFNew York, NY | To support unicef's efforts to provide disaster response, preparedness, and mitigation services for vulnerable communities and families acr… | $670K |
| New Jersey Performing Arts Center CorporationNewark, NJ | To advance njpac's strategic priorities to be a premier urban presenter of arts and entertainment and a catalyst for economic development i… | $665K |
| Project EquityOakland, CA | To support project equity in expanding access to employee ownership, which helps build wealth and improve job quality for workers. | $600K |
| Youthbuild Newark Doing Business As Newark Opportunity Youth NetworkNewark, NJ | To strengthen the newark opportunity youth network's capacity to serve more opportunity youth, develop an advocacy agenda and increase the… | $600K |
| The Barack Obama FoundationChicago, IL | To support the my brothers keeper alliance (mbka), a program of the barack obama foundation, in advancing solutions to improve the life out… | $575K |
| Greater Newark Enterprises CorporationNewark, NJ | To support the newark small business ecosystem through capital access, technical assistance, and sales advisory services with a focus on do… | $550K |
| Center for Community Self-HelpDurham, NC | To support self-help credit union to enhance its efforts to increase access to affordable and sustainable homeownership among low-income an… | $500K |
| Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ | To support the community foundation of new jersey in managing the capacity strengthening fund to enhance the resilience and impact of nonpr… | $500K |
| Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ | To support the community foundation of new jersey in managing the 2026 prudential community grants program that provides microgrants to loc… | $500K |
| Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ | To provide general operating support to community-based organizations in newark, in lieu of event sponsorship. the objective is to support… | $500K |
| Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund IncAtlanta, GA | To support the georgia resilience and opportunity fund to launch an accelerated baby bonds pilot program. | $500K |
| Living Cities Inc the National Community Development InitiativeWashington, DC | To support living cities in advancing inclusive wealth-building strategies through shared ownership models, cross-sector collaboration, and… | $500K |
| Tragedy Assistance Program for SurvivorsArlington, VA | To support the tragedy assistance program for survivors in assisting people grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one. | $500K |
| UnidosusWashington, DC | To support unidosus in expanding latino homeownership through culturally relevant financial services and policy advocacy that combats econo… | $500K |
| United Way of Essex and West HudsonNewark, NJ | To launch the newark nonprofit worker wealth project, providing nonprofit workers in newark, nj, with investment accounts and financial edu… | $500K |
| Transform Finance IncNew York, NY | To support transform finance in building out the field of community-owned real estate by connecting local leaders and organizations to shar… | $475K |
| Common FutureSan Francisco, CA | To support common future in deepening its investments in community-rooted lending models, strengthening local policy and ownership infrastr… | $450K |
| Invest Newark a Nj Nonprofit CorporationNewark, NJ | To support restaurants in newark, with an emphasis downtown, in building resilient businesses through custom training and the promotion of… | $450K |
| Detroit Development FundDetroit, MI | To support detroit development fund's entrepreneurs of color fund project to provide technical assistance and access to capital to entrepre… | $400K |
| MypathSan Francisco, CA | To support mypath in scaling its youth financial capability partnerships and improve the financial well-being of opportunity youth. this is… | $400K |
| New Jersey Institute for Social Justice IncNewark, NJ | To support njisj's policy and advocacy efforts to advance economic justice, criminal justice reform, and democracy and justice in new jerse… | $400K |
| Newark Performing Arts CorporationNewark, NJ | To support newark symphony hall in driving economic growth in newark by strengthening its infrastructure, providing quality arts education… | $400K |
| Roc USA LLCConcord, NH | To support roc usa in building wealth for residents of manufactured housing communities by expanding community ownership opportunities. | $400K |
| The Workers LabOakland, CA | To support the workers labs investment in worker-centered insights and innovations that expand access to ownership and wealth-building oppo… | $400K |
| National Fund for Workforce SolutionsWashington, DC | To support the national fund for workforce solutions to help it connect more workers to quality jobs and achieve financial resiliency. | $379K |
| National Disability Institute IncWashington, DC | To support the national disability institute in raising awareness of and promoting the use of able accounts, empowering individuals with di… | $350K |
| Newark Museum AssociationNewark, NJ | To support the newark museum of art's efforts as an anchor institution in the city that engages diverse audiences and underrepresented crea… | $350K |
| Ownership Works IncNew York, NY | To support ownership works' expansion to japan to reach more investors, companies, and corporate actors who will endorse, support, and grow… | $350K |
| Renaissance Philanthropy FundWashington, DC | To support and seed renaissance philanthropys housing innovation, supply, & affordability fund, which will back new ideas and early-stage v… | $350K |
| Social Finance IncBoston, MA | To support social finance to expand its impact first investments practice, which will increase and expand homeownership and employee owners… | $350K |
| Youthbuild Global IncRoxbury, MA | To strengthen youthbuild usa's international footprint and establish a global standard for high-quality youth training and development prog… | $350K |
| Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ | To strengthen nonprofits capacity to address urgent community needs and adapt to emerging economic and social challenges. | $342K |
| Bme NetworksHollywood, FL | To support bmes efforts to strengthen the leadership capacities of newark and national nonprofit leaders. | $340K |
| Newark Arts CouncilNewark, NJ | To support newark arts council in its role as a key intermediary in newark's arts and culture sector. | $325K |
| BrazilfoundationNew York, NY | To support the brazil foundation in managing local organizations to connect opportunity youth with quality training and employment pathways… | $300K |
| Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole FoundationWashington, DC | To support the improvement and expansion of the elizabeth dole foundations economic mobility programming for military and veteran caregiver… | $300K |
| Democracy at Work InstituteSan Diego, CA | To support the democracy at work institute in enhancing ownership culture and job quality in apis & heritage legacy fund portfolio companie… | $300K |
| Grounded Solutions NetworkOakland, CA | To support grounded solutions network in scaling shared equity homeownership models, which create affordable and accessible pathways to hom… | $300K |
| Prosperity NowWashington, DC | To support prosperity now to accelerate its programming and impact in los angeles, where it is leading a coalition of cdfis, housing counse… | $300K |
| Rising Tide Capital IncJersey City, NJ | To support rising tide capitals high-impact entrepreneurship programs throughout new jersey, focusing on strengthening community-based part… | $300K |
| Up for Growth National CoalitionWashington, DC | To support up for growth in advancing policies that increase housing supply and affordability, making homeownership more attainable for mor… | $300K |
| Youthbuild Global IncRoxbury, MA | To support the youthbuild-pgim-real estate partnership to drive business and social impact for students, employees, clients and developer p… | $300K |
| Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY | To support lisc in providing predevelopment loans, technical assistance and coaching to emerging developers in newark. | $275K |
| American National Red CrossWashington, DC | To support the american red cross disaster responder program which allows the organization to immediately respond to disasters across the u… | $250K |
| Braven IncorporatedChicago, IL | To support braven in enhancing the economic mobility and social capital of first-generation, low-income college students at rutgers univers… | $250K |
| Coordinated Assistance NetworkCrystal River, FL | To support the coordinated assistance network (can) to finalize, accredit, and roll out the certified military financial professional (cmfp… | $250K |
| Lafayette Square Foundation IncDistrict of Columbia, DC | To support lafayette square institute in advancing inclusive ownership models, such as employee ownership and tenant equity, through enhanc… | $250K |
| Metro Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce FoundationDetroit, MI | To provide capacity building support to michigan black business alliance (mbba) to strengthen its organizational capacity to increase susta… | $250K |
| National Association for Latino Community Asset BuildersSan Antonio, TX | To support nalcab's work in increasing homeownership and commercial property ownership in communities with large latino populations. | $250K |
| Newark Community Street TeamNewark, NJ | To support the newark community street team's multi-pronged community-based violence reduction strategy in newark with a focus on crime pre… | $250K |
| Ownership Works IncNew York, NY | To support ownership works in expanding and scaling broad-based employee ownership models, particularly for lower-wage workers and people o… | $250K |
| Per Scholas IncBronx, NY | To support per scholas' newark site in providing holistic tuition-free technology training and career opportunities that expands access to… | $250K |
By state: New Jersey 50 · District of Columbia 20 · New York 23 · Delaware 1 · Illinois 6 · California 11
About this foundation
Prudential Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Newark, New Jersey, administered in care of Shane Harris, tax-exempt since 1977. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Prudential Foundation Inc 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 Prudential Foundation Inc give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $41M across 141 grants, a median of $200K.
Where does Prudential Foundation Inc give?
New Jersey (50 grants), District of Columbia (20 grants), New York (23 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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| Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Incorporatedsince 1975 | Newark, NJ | $11M193 grants · 2024 | $25K | Yes | $349M |
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| Wight Foundationsince 1987 | Newark, NJ | $426K120 grants · 2024 | $562 | Yes | $11M |
| Nicholas Martini Foundationsince 1986 | Newark, NJ | $814K87 grants · 2024 | $3,000 | Yes | $11M |
| Charles Edison Fundsince 1952 | Newark, NJ | $934K1 grants · 2025 | $934K | Yes | $11M |
| Panasonic Foundation Incsince 1985 | Newark, NJ | $491K5 grants · 2024 | $55K | Yes | $9.4M |