Private foundation · EIN 27-1449133 · Monmouth Bch, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation

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: 12 grants paid, $141K total, median $4,150. 67% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$141K
Median grant
$4,150
Stays in NJ
67%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.8M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Temple Beth ShalomCherry Hill, NJFor the rabbi's fund$50K
Jewish Federation of Southern NjCherry Hill, NJGeneral support$30K
Axelrod Performing Arts CenterDeal, NJGeneral support$20K
The Maddie Kramer FoundationGlencoe, ILGeneral support$15K
Friends of Yad LakashishEnglewood, NJGeneral support$10K
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCGeneral support$5,000
Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJGeneral support in memory of milt gottschalk$3,300
Kellman Brown AcademyVoorhees, NJGeneral support$1,800
Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJGeneral support in memory of milt gottschalk$1,700
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$1,500
Impact 100 Jersey CoastShrewsbury, NJGeneral support$1,200
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$1,000

By state: New Jersey 8 · Illinois 1 · District of Columbia 1 · New York 2

About this foundation

Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Monmouth Bch, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 2012. 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 Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation 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 Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $141K across 12 grants, a median of $4,150.

Where does Mildred M Soefer Family Foundation give?

New Jersey (8 grants), Illinois (1 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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