Private foundation · EIN 38-7127439 · Metuchen, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Childers-Lackland Fam Foundation Tr

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: 41 grants paid, $140K total, median $1,000. 34% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
41
$140K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
34%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.6M

How to apply

Contact: Michael F Lackland, 166 Highland Drive, Metuchen, Nj, 7326270696

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
YMCA of Metuchen Edison Woodbridge and South AmboyMetuchen, NJCharitable purposes$30K
Charity WaterFranklin, TNCharitable purposes$15K
Save Barnegat BayToms River, NJCharitable purposes$10K
Action Against Hunger USANew York, NYCharitable purposes$7,500
Carroll Gardens AssociationBrooklyn, NYCharitable purposes$7,500
Coral GardenersMoorea, FPCharitable purposes$7,500
Home for Good Dog RescueBerkeley Heights, NJCharitable purposes$7,500
New York Public RadioNew York, NYCharitable purposes$7,500
Metuchen Education FoundationMetuchen, NJCharitable purposes$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NYCharitable purposes$5,000
The Nature Conservancy of NjChester, NJCharitable purposes$5,000
The Sierra Club FoundatioSan Francisco, CACharitable purposes$3,000
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCCharitable purposes$2,000
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NYCharitable purposes$2,000
Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJCharitable purposes$2,000
University of RichmondRichmond, VACharitable purpose$2,000
FIRST Prebyterian Church of MetucheMetuchen, NJCharitable purposes$1,500
Hands of Hope for the ComEdison, NJCharitable purposes$1,500
Alzheimers Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYCharitable purposes$1,000
Coming Home of Middlesex CountyNew Brunswick, NJCharitable purposes$1,000
Edison Greenways Group IncEdison, NJCharitable purposes$1,000
Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NYCharitable purposes$1,000
Mary's Place By the SeaOcean Grove, NJCharitable purposes$1,000
Metuchen FIRST Aid SquadMetuchen, NJCharitable purpose$1,000
Southern Poverty LawMontgomery, ALCharitable purposes$1,000
Arthritis FoundationPueblo, COCharitable purposes$750
Canine Companions for IndependenceMedford, NYCharitable purposes$750
Earth JusticeNew York, NYCharitable purpose$750
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NYCharitable purposes$750
National Federation of the BlindBaltimore, MDCharitable purposes$750
National Foundation for CancerRockville, MDCharitable purposes$750
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCCharitable purposes$750
National Park FoundationWashington, DCCharitable purposes$750
National Wildlife FederationReston, VACharitable purposes$750
Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYCharitable purposes$750
New Jersey Audobon SocietyBernardsville, NJCharitable purposes$750
Parkinson Research FoundationSarasota, FLCharitable purposes$750
World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DCCharitable purposes$750
Greenpeace IncWashington, DCCharitable purposes$500
Hannah Peretsman Breene FoundationSouth Orange, NJCharitable purposes$500
The Thirteen the Thirteen Chambe ChoirWashington, DCCharitable purpose$500

By state: New Jersey 14 · New York 11 · Tennessee 1 · INTL 1 · District of Columbia 6 · California 1

About this foundation

Childers-Lackland Fam Foundation Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Metuchen, New Jersey, 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.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Childers-Lackland Fam Foundation Tr 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 Childers-Lackland Fam Foundation Tr give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $140K across 41 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Childers-Lackland Fam Foundation Tr give?

New Jersey (14 grants), New York (11 grants), Tennessee (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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