Private foundation · EIN 22-3655770 · Rancocas, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Henry M Rowan 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 46 grants paid, $14M total, median $100K. 41% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
46
$14M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in NJ
41%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$273M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Doane AcademyBurlington, NJGeneral support$2.6M
Williamson College of TradesMedia, PAGeneral support$2.1M
Fort Ticonderoga FoundationTiconderoga, NYGeneral support$1.5M
Parent Project (dmd)Hackensack, NJGeneral support$1.1M
Rowan University FoundationGlassboro, NJGeneral support$1.0M
Garden State Council Boy Scouts of AmericaRancocas, NJGeneral support$500K
Lake George Land ConservancyBolton Landing, NYGeneral support$500K
Silver Bay AssociationSilver Bay, NYGeneral support$500K
Marine Corps Scholarship FoundationAlexandria, VAGeneral support$350K
Sea Education AssociationWoods Hole, MAGeneral support$350K
City Year PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$300K
Foundry Education FoundationSchaumburg, ILGeneral support$300K
Outdoor OdysseyBoswell, PAGeneral support$260K
Lake George AssociationLake George, NYGeneral support$200K
Bob Woodruff FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Rowan University FoundationGlassboro, NJGeneral support$150K
Semper Fi FoundationOceanside, CAGeneral support$150K
Studio IncamminatiPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$150K
Battleship New JerseyCamden, NJGeneral support$100K
Camp Cadet - Troop KMiddletown, PAGeneral support$100K
Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral support$100K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral support$100K
Salvation Army - City of CamdenCamden, NJGeneral support$100K
The Kipp SchoolPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$100K
Planned Parenthood of NyNew York, NYGeneral support$75K
Asm Materials Education FoundationMaterials Park, OHGeneral support$50K
Drexel University Engineering ScholarshipsPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$50K
Free All MindsBurlington, NJGeneral support$50K
Founding ForwardValley Forge, PAGeneral support$50K
Bright Focus FoundationClarksburg, MDGeneral support$40K
MIT Scholarship FoundationCambridge, MAGeneral support$40K
Urban Promise - CamdenCamden, NJGeneral support$40K
Paws FarmMount Laurel Township, NJGeneral support$30K
Planned ParenthoodMorristown, NJGeneral support$30K
Rancocas Nature CenterWesthampton, NJGeneral support$30K
Starve Poverty InternationalForked River, NJGeneral support$30K
Woodford Cedar Fun Wildlife RefugeMedford, NJGeneral support$30K
Life Turning Point of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$30K
Dream Program IncPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$25K
Eagle Flight SquadronEast Orange, NJGeneral support$25K
Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New JerseyCherry Hill, NJGeneral support$25K
Habitat for Humanity - Burlington CountyMaple Shade, NJGeneral support$25K
Rancocas ConservancyVincentown, NJGeneral support$25K
Washington Crossing FoundationBristol, PAGeneral support$25K
Urban Promise - TrentonTrenton, NJGeneral support$20K
National Academy of EngineeringWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000

By state: New Jersey 19 · Pennsylvania 11 · New York 6 · Massachusetts 2 · Virginia 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Rancocas, New Jersey, administered in care of Manning J Smith III, tax-exempt since 1999. 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 Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $14M across 46 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Henry M Rowan Family Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (19 grants), Pennsylvania (11 grants), New York (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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