How to apply
All proposals must be submitted through the trust's online application portal. Please visit https://www.edselaw.com/ej-grassmann-trust to access the application and review additional details. Contact: William Engel, Po Box 4470, Warren, Nj, 9087532440 Deadlines: June application portal: April 1 - may 15 december application portal: September 1 - october 15 Restrictions: Grants will be focused on capital items, ranging from items of equipment to building funds, and for endowment. Grants will not be given for operating expenses, programs, current scholarships, conferences, meetings or dinners, advertisements in journals or annual funds. No grants will be made outside the united states. No grants will be made to individuals; all grantees must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and qualified under sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the code. With every application, please visit https://www.edselaw.com/ej-grassmann-trust for additi…
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
Top 60 of 134 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer UniversityNew York, NY | This grant is to be used towards the construction and equipping of a new facility for the school of medicine in downtown macon. | $200K |
| Trinitas Health FoundationElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the surgical advancement project, which includes equipment upgrades for spinal surgery procedures. | $80K |
| America's Grow-A-Row IncPittstown, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the retirement of a fixed rate mortgage on the woolf road farm. | $35K |
| Institute of Music for Children IncElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of a three-story elevator, providing full accessibility across all 3 floo… | $33K |
| Gill St Bernards SchoolGladstone, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the sid rowell endowed scholarship fund. the fund will be used to support a senior seeds student. | $25K |
| Nature ConservancyChester, NJ | This grant is to be used to support land acquisitions over the coming year. | $25K |
| Newtown MaconMacon, GA | This grant is to be used towards advancing the ocmulgee heritage trail with trail extensions. | $25K |
| Saint Vincent AcademyNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used towards internal updates and repairs to the academy. | $25K |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway FoundationRahway, NJ | This grant is to be used for a state-of-the-art ge mac vu360 electrocardiogram (ekg). this investment will strengthen our hospitals environ… | $22K |
| Community Food Bank of New JerseyHillside, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the purchase of a sit-down counterbalanced forklift for use in our hillside warehouse to improve efficienc… | $20K |
| Covenant House of New JerseyNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the cost of upgrading living room furniture in six apartments at the rights of passage transitional living… | $20K |
| Oak Knoll School of the Holy ChildSummit, NJ | This grant is to be used towards a multi-phased upgrade to the lighting systems in the mother mary campion center. | $20K |
| Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ | This grant is to be used towards capital support for it and security infrastructure needs. | $20K |
| Pingry SchoolBasking Ridge, NJ | This grant is to be used towards expansion of affordable on-campus housing for the school's employees in order to meet the significant dema… | $20K |
| YMCA of Eastern Union CountyElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of critical security features at the emergency shelter. | $20K |
| Overlook Hospital FoundationSummit, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase new equipment for the emergency department at overlook medical centers union campus; 2 stryker prime b… | $19K |
| Oratory Preparatory SchoolSummit, NJ | This grant is to be used to defray the costs associated with the repaving of the bain parking lot coupled with the replacement of the class… | $18K |
| Plainfield City Union of the King's Daughters King's Daughters Day SchoolPlainfield, NJ | This grant is to be used to improve ventilation systems in our toddler/preschool porch play area to promote healthier, safer, and more enga… | $18K |
| George Street PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ | This grant is to be used towards equipment needed for the costume shop, including 4 new sewing machines, 3 new sewing tables and men's and… | $16K |
| Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New JerseyElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used towards renovations in the food pantry, specifically connecting the 2 food pantry buildings with a weatherproof co… | $16K |
| Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey IncNorth Branch, NJ | This grant is to be used to replace tents and poles of two critical sleeping units at camp lou henry hoover, which will enhance the safety… | $15K |
| Auditory Verbal Center IncAtlanta, GA | This grant is to be used to purchase new diagnostic equipment for hearing impaired infants and children. specifically, $14,986 for an audio… | $15K |
| Center for Hope Hospice IncScotch Plains, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase vehicles for our healthcare staff to better meet the increasing demands of our growing number of commu… | $15K |
| Cheshire Home IncFlorham Park, NJ | This grant is to be used to support an upgrade to the facilitys security system. | $15K |
| Crossroads Christian Counseling Center IncMacon, GA | This grant is to be used towards the cost of renovating the new building. | $15K |
| Frost Valley YMCAClaryville, NY | This grant is to be used towards the final phase of a multi-year project to build an accessible village of six new cabins. | $15K |
| Junior Achievement of New JerseyEdison, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase capital equipment and items to support the launch of the mobile ja dream accelerator program, focusing… | $15K |
| Land Conservancy of New JerseyBoonton, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase a 105 acre property in hardwick township. | $15K |
| Middle Georgia State University Foundation IncMacon, GA | This grant is to be used to purchase top priority equipment and devices needed to help expand the capabilities of the lab and provide oppor… | $15K |
| Mount de Sales AcademyMacon, GA | This grant is to be used towards upgrading and replacing the security system. | $15K |
| Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter IncEast Hanover, NJ | This grant is to be used to support critical capital improvements to the facility. | $15K |
| New Jersey Ballet Company IncFlorham Park, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the costs associated with renovating a storage area into a new dance studio needed to support the growt… | $15K |
| Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia IncMacon, GA | This grant is to be used to replace the administration roof at the rescue mission. | $15K |
| Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyFlorham Park, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of a new dehumidifying system (as well as a new iron and steamer) to pres… | $15K |
| The Mercy HouseNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the new stairs that are ada compliant at the back entryway to the building in elizabeth. | $15K |
| Union County College Foundation IncCranford, NJ | This grant is to be used to develop a new endowed scholarship for the nursing students. | $15K |
| YWCA of Eastern Union CountyElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of critical security features at the emergency shelter. | $15K |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation IncMountainside, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase essential equipment for the children and adolescents in the long term care unit in mountainside. | $14K |
| Elizabeth Coalition to House the HomelessElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used to support capital improvements for one property that is part of the hospitality house program, 167 jaques street. | $14K |
| Reeves-Reed ArboretumSummit, NJ | This grant is to be used towards 4 new computers for new personnel and a new sign engraving machines. | $14K |
| Raptor TrustMillington, NJ | This grant is to be used towards 3 critical capital improvements, including the replacement of deteriorating, leaking fuel tank, installati… | $14K |
| Future City IncElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used for labor and supplies needed to finalize the restoration and revitalization of ten wooden windows. | $14K |
| Holy Trinity Interparochial SchoolWestfield, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase new notebook laptops along with charging carts for student use. as we attempt daily to maintain high l… | $13K |
| JCC of Central New JerseyScotch Plains, NJ | This grant is to be used towards capital improvements. | $13K |
| Trust for Public LandNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used towards land protection efforts | $13K |
| Zoological Society of New Jersey IncWest Orange, NJ | This grant is to be used towards completing the construction of the animal wellness center. | $13K |
| Community Access UnlimitedElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used to fund the purchase and installation of smart motorized window shades in one of our new medical homes on earle st… | $12K |
| Mount Saint Marys Academy IncWatchung, NJ | This grant is to be used towards replacement of the original doors on the st. joseph building. | $11K |
| South Orange Performing Arts Center IncSouth Orange, NJ | This grant is to be used towards the purchase of a new mainstage lightboard and ancillary equipment vital to console function and connectiv… | $11K |
| United Family and Children's SocietyPlainfield, NJ | This grant is to be used towards building and repair costs to their large stately 1906 older home in plainfield. | $11K |
| Georgia Trust for Historic PreservationAtlanta, GA | This grant is to be used towards redesigning and updating the website for hay house and to produce an orientation video for daily tours and… | $11K |
| Raritan Headwaters AssociationGladstone, NJ | This grant is to be used towards funding materials needed for constructing an ada accessible, 366-linear-foot boardwalk from the parking lo… | $11K |
| Associated Humane Societies IncNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used toward the purchase of a new transit van to strengthen newark shelter operations, animal transport, and community… | $10K |
| Center for Creativity at the RialtoWestfield, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the initial construction phase of the rialto theater building in downtown westfield, nj as a new creati… | $10K |
| Community Hope IncParsippany, NJ | This grant is to be used to purchase 8 laptops for veterans in the hope for veterans program. | $10K |
| Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia IncMacon, GA | This grant is to be used towards replacing outdated cctv equipment at the zebulon road retail training store in macon. | $10K |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater NewarkNewark, NJ | This grant is to be used towards critical repairs needed for a list of families in elizabeth, nj. | $10K |
| Historical Society of PlainfieldPlainfield, NJ | This grant is to be used to support the ongoing restoration and preservation efforts for the drake house museum. | $10K |
| Jespy HouseSouth Orange, NJ | This grant is to be used towards replacing the central air conditioning in independence house. | $10K |
| Jewish Educational CenterElizabeth, NJ | This grant is to be used for a renovation of indoor gym space to meet the needs of an evolving and growing student body. | $10K |
By state: New Jersey 111 · New York 4 · Georgia 15 · New Mexico 2 · Arizona 2
About this foundation
E J Grassmann Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Warren, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 1980. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does E J Grassmann Trust accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. All proposals must be submitted through the trust's online application portal. Please visit https://www.edselaw.com/ej-grassmann-trust to access the application and review additional details. Deadlines: June application portal: April 1 - may 15 december application portal: September 1 - october 15.
How much does E J Grassmann Trust give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $1.7M across 134 grants, a median of $10K.
Where does E J Grassmann Trust give?
New Jersey (111 grants), New York (4 grants), Georgia (15 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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