Private foundation · EIN 22-6042694 · Morristown, New Jersey

Fred Fatzler Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Jersey. The foundation accepts applications (September 10, 2022) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $90K total, median $5,000. 81% of grants stayed in New Jersey. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$90K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NJ
81%
of grants
Deadline
See below
September 10, 2022
Assets
$1.4M

How to apply

In writing, anytime, notifications of approval only Contact: Roderick McRae, 230 Madison Avenue, Morristown, Nj, 9733871080 Deadlines: September 10, 2022 Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hobart & William Smith CollegeGeneva, NYGeneral$16K
Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PAGeneral$5,000
Overlook HospitalSummit, NJGeneral$5,000
St Huberts Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJGeneral$5,000
Cheshire HomeFlorham Park, NJGeneral$5,000
The Arc of Union County IncSpringfield, NJGeneral$5,000
Midland Adult Services Inc - Residential CommunitiesNorth Branch, NJGeneral$5,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical CenterMorristown, NJGeneral$5,000
Big Brothers Big SistersNewark, NJGeneral$5,000
Newark Street SquashNewark, NJGeneral$5,000
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJGeneral$5,000
Njsga Caddy Scholarship FoundationKenilworth, NJGeneral$5,000
Interfaith Food PantryMorristown, NJGeneral$5,000
Church of the Little Flower - Kindness TeamBerkeley Heights, NJGeneral$5,000
Linc Program IncNew Providence, NJGeneral$5,000
Old Road Fund IncSt Johns, ACGeneral$4,000

By state: New Jersey 13 · New York 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · INTL 1

About this foundation

Fred Fatzler Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, administered in care of First Fidelity Bank Na Nj, tax-exempt since 1959. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Fred Fatzler Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. In writing, anytime, notifications of approval only Deadlines: September 10, 2022.

How much does Fred Fatzler Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $90K across 16 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Fred Fatzler Foundation give?

New Jersey (13 grants), New York (1 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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