Private foundation · EIN 22-3507269 · Morristown, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Carver Delaney Families Foundation 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: 78 grants paid, $544K total, median $500. 36% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
78
$544K
Median grant
$500
Stays in NJ
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.4M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 78 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hobart and William Smith CollegesGeneva, NYUnrestricted$120K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYUnrestricted$84K
Pingry CorporationBasking Ridge, NJUnrestricted$65K
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYUnrestricted$50K
Freedom HouseClinton, NJUnrestricted$50K
Mayo Performing Arts CenterMorristown, NJUnrestricted$50K
Lasell UniversityAuburndale, MAUnrestricted$20K
New York UniversityNew York, NYUnrestricted$12K
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTUnrestricted$10K
Sankaty Head Foundation IncSiasconset, MAUnrestricted$10K
Nantucket Conservation Foundation IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$8,000
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJUnrestricted$7,000
Blinknow FoundationMendham, NJUnrestricted$5,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$5,000
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the UnionMount Vernon, VAUnrestricted$5,000
Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Our House Nantucket IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Sconset Trust IncSiasconset, MAUnrestricted$3,000
Equality Now IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Kiwimbi InternationalGladstone, NJUnrestricted$2,500
Land Conservancy of New JerseyBoonton, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Brookside Engine Company No 1Brookside, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Family Promise IncSummit, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Nantucket AtheneumNantucket, MAUnrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Land & Water Council IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Preservation Trust IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Ice Company IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$600
Teago Fire DepartmentSouth Pomfret, VTUnrestricted$600
Egan Maritime InstituteNantucket, MAUnrestricted$500
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJUnrestricted$500
Jersey Battered Women's ServiceMorristown, NJUnrestricted$500
Mendham Township LibraryBrookside, NJUnrestricted$500
Montshire Museum of ScienceNorwich, VTUnrestricted$500
Nantucket Dreamland FoundationNantucket, MAUnrestricted$500
Nantucket Shellfish Association IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$500
New Eyes for the Needy IncShort Hills, NJUnrestricted$500
New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJUnrestricted$500
One Bead ProjectHudson, OHUnrestricted$500
Passaic River CoalitionMorristown, NJUnrestricted$500
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$500
Pomfret Fast SquadSouth Pomfret, VTUnrestricted$500
Sustainable NantucketNantucket, MAUnrestricted$500
Thirty West Forty Fourth Street FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$500
Appalachian Mountain ClubBoston, MAUnrestricted$400
New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJUnrestricted$400
Washington Association of New JerseyMorristown, NJUnrestricted$400
Green Mountain Club IncWaterbury Center, VTUnrestricted$350
Habitat for Humanity Nantucket IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$350
Abbot Memorial LibraryDexter, MEUnrestricted$300
New Jersey Highlands CoalitionBoonton, NJUnrestricted$300
Trust for Public LandMorristown, NJUnrestricted$300
Upper Valley Haven IncWhite River Junction, VTUnrestricted$300
Vermont Land TrustMontpelier, VTUnrestricted$300
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYUnrestricted$275
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WVUnrestricted$250
Brookside Community ClubBrookside, NJUnrestricted$250
Green AmericaWashington, DCUnrestricted$250
John Taylor Babbitt FoundationChatham, NJUnrestricted$250
Macculloch Hall Historical MuseumMorristown, NJUnrestricted$250
Nantucket Community Sailing IncNantucket, MAUnrestricted$250

By state: New York 10 · New Jersey 28 · Massachusetts 21 · Connecticut 1 · Virginia 2 · Vermont 8

About this foundation

Carver Delaney Families Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, 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 Carver Delaney Families 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 Carver Delaney Families Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $544K across 78 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Carver Delaney Families Foundation Inc give?

New York (10 grants), New Jersey (28 grants), Massachusetts (21 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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