Private foundation · EIN 22-3512759 · Princeton, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family 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: 49 grants paid, $694K total, median $2,000. 18% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
49
$694K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in NJ
18%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foxcroft School - Annual FundMiddleburg, VAGeneral$160K
The Lawrenceville SchoolLawrenceville, NJGeneral$85K
Connecticut CollegeNew London, CTGeneral$75K
Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MAGeneral$55K
The Foote SchoolNashville, TNGeneral$50K
The Women's College Club of PrincetonPrinceton Junction, NJGeneral$50K
Princeton University - Annual GivingPrinceton, NJGeneral$29K
Princeton Day SchoolPrinceton, NJGeneral$25K
The College Foundation of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAGeneral$25K
The Dublin SchoolDublin, NHGeneral$25K
Miami University FoundationOxford, OHGeneral$20K
Cape Eleuthera FoundationsPhiladelphia, PAGeneral$15K
Amistad MissionNashville, TNGeneral$10K
New Jersey AudubonBernardsville, NJGeneral$10K
Interlochen Center for ArtsInterlochen, MIGeneral$5,250
Church of the Heavenly RestNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Mountain Valley Treatment CenterPlainfield, NHGeneral$5,000
Mote Marine LaboratorySarasota, FLGeneral$5,000
Children's Health CouncilPalo Alto, CAGeneral$3,334
McCarter Theatre CenterPrinceton, NJGeneral$3,000
Potomac Valley Opera CompanyArlington, VAGeneral$3,000
The Mill Reef FundDetroit, MIGeneral$3,000
St Paul's SchoolConcord, NHGeneral$2,500
US Fund for International ScoutingIrving, TXGeneral$2,500
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGeneral$2,000
Fountain HouseNew York, NYGeneral$2,000
Friends of Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJGeneral$2,000
Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MAGeneral$2,000
The Giving KitchenAtlanta, GAGeneral$2,000
Kids in Need of Defense (kind)Washington, DCGeneral$1,250
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncWashington, DCGeneral$1,250
The Caumsett FoundationHuntington, NYGeneral$1,010
Cold Spring Harbor Fish HatcheryCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral$1,000
Girls on the RunBrooklyn, NYGeneral$1,000
Harvard Law School Annual FundCambridge, MAGeneral$1,000
Hot Bread KitchenNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJGeneral$1,000
Sustainable NantucketNantucket, MAGeneral$1,000
Kieve-Wavus Education IncNobleboro, MEGeneral$500
Washington Association of NjMorristown, NJGeneral$500
Wnyc New York Public RadioNew York, NYGeneral$500
Boca Grande Health Clinic FoundationincBoca Grande, FLGeneral$250
George W Bush Presidential CenterfoundationDallas, TXGeneral$250
Helen Keller InternationalNew York, NYGeneral$250
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MDGeneral$250
The Doe FundNew York, NYGeneral$250
The Glenada Casino FoundationCold Spring Harbor, NYGeneral$250
New York Landmarks ConservancyNew York, MIGeneral$150
Harvard MagazineBoston, MAGeneral$100

By state: New Jersey 9 · Virginia 3 · Connecticut 1 · Tennessee 2 · Massachusetts 5 · New Hampshire 3

About this foundation

Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Princeton, New Jersey, administered in care of John Bartlett, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family 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 Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $694K across 49 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (9 grants), Virginia (3 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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