Private foundation · EIN 65-0829807 · Morristown, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

James and Alvina Bartos Balog 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: 63 grants paid, $379K total, median $3,000. 38% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
63
$379K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in NJ
38%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 63 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver Art Museum - Photo DepartmentDenver, COUnrestricted$75K
Sjhs Respect the Seal CampaignMetuchen, NJUnrestricted$41K
Bishops School la JollaLA Jola, CAUnrestricted$29K
Boulder PhilharmonicBoulder, COUnrestricted$15K
San Diego Rowing ClubSan Diego, CAUnrestricted$11K
SjhsMetuchen, NJUnrestricted$10K
Community ServingsJamaica Plaines, MAUnrestricted$10K
Smaritans PurseBoone, NCUnrestricted$10K
Teluride Institute Telluride Mt FilmTelluride, COUnrestricted$10K
There With CareBoulder, COUnrestricted$10K
Our Lady of LourdesCoal Township, PAUnrestricted$10K
First Choice Womans Resource CenterMorristown, NJUnrestricted$8,000
Utah Film FestivalTaylorsville, UTUnrestricted$7,500
Partnership for Drugfree Nj ElaineMillburn, NJUnrestricted$7,500
VoteorgOakland, CAUnrestricted$6,500
Citizens CampaignMetuchen, NJUnrestricted$6,500
Crohns and Colitis FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$6,000
St Peter - Paul Orthodox ChurchCarnegie, PAUnrestricted$6,000
Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted$6,000
Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, PAUnrestricted$6,000
Citizens Climate LobbyCoronado, CARestricted$5,000
Global Giving - Ukrainian War RelieWashington, DCUnrestricted$5,000
Open Discourse CoallitionLewisburg, PAUnrestricted$5,000
Samaratin's PurseBoone, NCUnrestricted$5,000
Sjhs Green Tie GalaMetuchen, NJUnrestricted$5,000
Think Big Pediatric Cancer Fd ColbyBloomsburg, PAUnrestricted$5,000
Las PatronasSan Diego, CAunrestricted$3,500
Our Children's TrustEugene, ORUnrestricted$3,000
Christ Child Society of SummitSummit, NJUnrestricted$3,000
Christ the King Harding Twp NjNew Vernon, NJUnrestricted$3,000
Middle East ForumPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$3,000
Sheldrake for Ukrainian Refugees inBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$3,000
Friends of the ShelterBasking Ridge, NJUnrestricted$3,000
Ncjw - St Louis SectSt Louis, MOUnrestricted$2,699
Semper Fi FoundationOceanside, CAUnrestricted$2,500
Cam Neely FoundationBoston, MAUnrestricted$2,500
W Eugene Smith Memorial FundNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,500
Fairview Hs Band BoosterBoulder, COUnrestricted$2,500
Summit Middle SchoolBoulder, COUnrestricted$2,500
Tri-County Scholarship Fund Mary FaMendham, NJUnrestricted$2,500
Welcome Home Veterans of NjCedar Knolls, NJUnrestricted$2,500
Michael J Fox Parkinsons FoundationHagerstown, MDUnrestricted$2,500
Boulder Bach FestivalBoulder, COUnrestricted$1,000
Inside Climate NewsBrooklyn, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Volunteer for Outdoor ColoradoDenver, COUnrestricted$1,000
Ridgeway Volunteer Fire DepartmentRidgeway, WIUnrestricted$1,000
Planned ParenthoodNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Covenant House New JerseyNewark, NJUnrestricted$1,000
New Vernon Volunteer Fire DepartmenNew Vernon, NJUnrestricted$1,000
St Hubert's Animal Welfare Center KMadison, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Africa Surgery IncMorristown, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Kemmerer Library Harding TownshipNew Vernon, NJUnrestricted$850
Colorado Public RadioDenver, COUnrestricted$500
Garden State InitiativeMorristown, NJUnrestricted$500
Knight of Columbus Council 359 AllMorristown, NJUnrestricted$500
Sierra HouseEast Orange, NJUnrestricted$500
Spectrum 360West Orange, NJUnrestricted$500
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJUnrestricted$250
Institute for JusticeArlington, VAUnrestricted$250
Westfield College Men's ClubWestfield, NJUnrestricted$250

By state: Colorado 9 · New Jersey 24 · California 6 · Pennsylvania 6 · New York 5 · North Carolina 2

About this foundation

James and Alvina Bartos Balog Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, administered in care of Curtis Ward, tax-exempt since 1999. 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 James and Alvina Bartos Balog 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 James and Alvina Bartos Balog Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $379K across 63 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does James and Alvina Bartos Balog Foundation Inc give?

Colorado (9 grants), New Jersey (24 grants), California (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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