Private foundation · EIN 26-2680294 · Roseland, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Charles K & Esther Krieger 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: 31 grants paid, $728K total, median $1,000. 35% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
31
$728K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
35%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Temple Beth -El Jersey CityJersey City, NJGeneral support$279K
Hadassah the Women's Zionist Organization of America IncWest Orange, NJGeneral support$200K
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OHGeneral support$100K
Americans for Ben-Gurion UniversityChicago, ILGeneral support$50K
American Friends of Hebrew UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$30K
United States Holocaust MuseumWashington, DCGeneral support$18K
Earlham CollegeRichmond, INGeneral support$10K
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
American Jewish CommitteePhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$5,000
Heart to Heart InternationalLenexa, KSGeneral support$5,000
Jafco IncSunrise, FLGeneral support$4,500
World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500
North Shore Animal League America IncPort Washington, NYGeneral support$2,000
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital FoundationNew Brunswick, NJGeneral support$2,000
American Bicycling Education Association IncWinter Springs, FLGeneral support$1,500
American Cancer Society IncManasquan, NJGeneral support$1,000
ASPCAWashington, DCGeneral support$1,000
Community Foodbank of New JerseyPleasantville, NJGeneral support$1,000
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Development DepartmentWest Orange, NJGeneral support$1,000
Doctors Without Borders USAHagerstown, MDGeneral support$1,000
Gift of Hope Breast Cancer FoundationDelray Beach, FLGeneral support$1,000
Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NjWhippany, NJGeneral support$1,000
Jewish World WatchEncino, CAGeneral support$1,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering - Love BombersNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenNewark, NJGeneral support$1,000
Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad IncWestfield, NJGeneral support$1,000
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CAGeneral support$500
I Have a Dream Foundation NjNewark, NJGeneral support$500
Experience CampsWestport, CTGeneral support$250
Temple Emanu-El of WestfieldWestfield, NJGeneral support$180

By state: New Jersey 11 · Ohio 1 · Illinois 1 · New York 5 · District of Columbia 3 · Indiana 1

About this foundation

Charles K & Esther Krieger Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Roseland, New Jersey, administered in care of Esther Krieger, tax-exempt since 2016. 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 Charles K & Esther Krieger 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 Charles K & Esther Krieger Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $728K across 31 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Charles K & Esther Krieger Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (11 grants), Ohio (1 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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