Private foundation · EIN 22-2561995 · Allendale, New Jersey

Brook Fund Inc

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: 87 grants paid, $305K total, median $600. 15% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
87
$305K
Median grant
$600
Stays in NJ
15%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.2M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 87 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cornell UniversityBoone, IACharitable$47K
Savannah Jewish FederationSavannah, GACharitable$30K
JccnnjParamus, NJCharitable$25K
AdamahReisterstown, MDCharitable$20K
Brown UniversityProvidence, RICharitable$13K
Savannah Jewish Educational AllianceSavannah, GACharitable$12K
Breakthrough T1d (jdrf)Hagerstown, MDCharitable$11K
The Sylvia CenterBronx, NYCharitable$11K
Ny STEM Cell FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$10K
Savannah Classical AcademySavannah, GACharitable$10K
Jericho ProjectNew York, NYCharitable$9,300
Horace Mann SchoolBronx, NYCharitable$8,900
Center for Early EducationWest Hollywood, CACharitable$8,750
Jewish Federation of Northern NjParamus, NJCharitable$6,000
Crohn's & Colitis FoundationPurchase, NYCharitable$5,000
Immune Deficiency FoundationTowson, MDCharitable$5,000
Washington UniversitySt Louis, MOCharitable$4,200
Central SynagogueNew York, NYCharitable$3,900
Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchNew York, NYCharitable$3,750
AkinLos Angeles, CACharitable$3,600
Adamah (new York)New York, NYCharitable$3,600
ADL Anti-Defamation LeagueWashington, DCCharitable$3,600
Congregation Mikveh IsraelSavannah, GACharitable$3,600
Jewish National FundHicksville, NYCharitable$3,600
St Joseph's Candler FoundationsSavannah, GACharitable$3,600
American Friends Ogen-Israel Free LoanNew York, NYCharitable$1,800
BvmiHackensack, NJCharitable$1,800
City HarvestNew York, NYCharitable$1,800
Congregation Agudath AchimSavannah, GACharitable$1,800
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCCharitable$1,800
JCC of Rockland CountyWest Nyack, NYCharitable$1,800
Temple Emanuel of the Pascack ValleyWoodcliff Lake, NJCharitable$1,800
The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NYCharitable$1,800
Valley Hospital AuxiliaryRidgewood, NJCharitable$1,480
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYCharitable$1,100
Brotherhood SynagogueNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Cop Shot IncBronx, NYCharitable$1,000
Georgia Organics IncAtlanta, GACharitable$1,000
Planned Parenthood SoutheastWashington, DCCharitable$1,000
Progeria Research FoundationPeabody, MACharitable$1,000
Savannah Community FoundationSavannah, GACharitable$1,000
Temple Beth RishonWyckoff, NJCharitable$1,000
Scad (savannah College of Art and Design)Savannah, GACharitable$1,000
Savannah Music FestivalSavannah, GACharitable$600
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYCharitable$600
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYCharitable$600
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYCharitable$500
Bergen County's United WayParamus, NJCharitable$500
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYCharitable$500
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation IncClifton, NJCharitable$500
Georgia Historical SocietySavannah, GACharitable$500
Georgia Public BroadcastingAtlanta, GACharitable$500
Jbi InternationalNew York, NYCharitable$500
Jewish Family & Children's ServicesTeaneck, NJCharitable$500
Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners AssnUnity, MECharitable$500
New York City BalletNew York, NYCharitable$500
NPRBaltimore, MDCharitable$500
Planned Parenthood of Northern CentralMorristown, NJCharitable$500
Table to TableEnglewood Cliffs, NJCharitable$500
Telfair MuseumSavannah, GACharitable$500

By state: New York 41 · Georgia 19 · Iowa 1 · New Jersey 13 · Maryland 4 · Rhode Island 1

About this foundation

Brook Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Allendale, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 1984. 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 Brook Fund 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 Brook Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $305K across 87 grants, a median of $600.

Where does Brook Fund Inc give?

New York (41 grants), Georgia (19 grants), Iowa (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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