Private foundation · EIN 22-3697400 · Parsippany, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Kean 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: 111 grants paid, $445K total, median $1,000. 47% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
111
$445K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
47%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.5M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 111 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brantwood CampPeterborough, NHUnrestricted$100K
Community Food Bank of New Jersey IncHillside, NJUnrestricted$41K
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYUnrestricted$25K
Foundation for Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJUnrestricted$25K
The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NYUnrestricted$23K
Eaglevision Productions IncVero Beach, FLUnrestricted$20K
George Street PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJUnrestricted$10K
National Committee on US China RelationsNew York, NYUnrestricted$10K
NjpacNewark, NJUnrestricted$10K
Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyMadison, NJUnrestricted$10K
Young America's FoundationReston, VAUnrestricted$10K
Maplewood FoundationMaplewood, NJUnrestricted$8,000
Boston Childrens Hospital TrustBoston, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Crossroads for Kids IncDuxbury, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJUnrestricted$5,000
National Center for Learning DisabilitiesNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Nj Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJUnrestricted$5,000
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJUnrestricted$5,000
The Raptor TrustMillington, NJUnrestricted$5,000
The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJUnrestricted$5,000
Two East Sixty Second Street FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,000
Razia's Ray of Hope FoundationWellesley, MAUnrestricted$4,000
Cradles to Crayons IncBoston, MAUnrestricted$3,500
Boys & Girls Clubs of DorchesterDorchester, MAUnrestricted$3,000
Polaris ProjectWashington, DCUnrestricted$3,000
Teachers College - Columbia UniversityNew York, NYUnrestricted$3,000
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHUnrestricted$2,500
Scan-Harbor IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Big Brother Big Sister of EssexNewark, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Friends of Jockey HollowMorristown, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Gardner Carney Leadership Institute Fountain Valley School of ColoradoColorado Springs, COUnrestricted$2,000
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCUnrestricted$2,000
Group I Acting Company IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Imagine a Center for Coping With LossWestfield, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest IncDetroit, MIUnrestricted$2,000
Life Camp IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Metropolitan YMCA of the OrangesLivingston, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Newark Museum AssociationNewark, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Nj Symphony OrchestraNewark, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJUnrestricted$2,000
Rialto Center for CreativityWestfield, NJUnrestricted$2,000
St Marks SchoolSouthborough, MAUnrestricted$2,000
The Jackie Robinson Foundation IncNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAUnrestricted$2,000
Tufts UniversityBoston, MAUnrestricted$2,000
Voices of September 11 IncNew Canaan, CTUnrestricted$2,000
CamfedSan Francisco, CAUnrestricted$1,500
Maplewood Rotary ClubMaplewood, NJUnrestricted$1,500
The Fort Ticonderoga AssociationTiconderoga, NYUnrestricted$1,200
Fishers Island Library AssociationFishers Island, NYUnrestricted$1,100
American Academy of Arts & SciencesCambridge, MAUnrestricted$1,000
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Art Pride NjBurlington, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Atlantic Visiting NurseMorristown, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Ausable Club Preservation FoundationKeene Valley, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Christopher & Dana Reeve FoundationShort Hills, NJUnrestricted$1,000
College Womans Club of WestfieldWestfield, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Island, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Flemington Area Food Pantry IncFlemington, NJUnrestricted$1,000

By state: New Jersey 52 · New Hampshire 3 · New York 25 · Massachusetts 8 · Florida 1 · Virginia 3

About this foundation

Kean Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Parsippany, New Jersey, administered in care of McCabe Wong, tax-exempt since 2001. 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 Kean 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 Kean Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $445K across 111 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Kean Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (52 grants), New Hampshire (3 grants), New York (25 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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