Private foundation · EIN 95-4446793 · Bedminster, New Jersey

Neu Foundation of California 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 31 grants paid, $319K total, median $3,200. 52% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
31
$319K
Median grant
$3,200
Stays in NJ
52%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.4M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elluminate WomenNew York, NYGeneral support$52K
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MAGeneral support$50K
Mercy Ships FoundationGarden Valley, TXGeneral support$44K
The Pingry SchoolBasking Ridge, NJGeneral support$30K
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
FidfNew York, NYGeneral support$25K
Newark AcademyLivingston, NJGeneral support$10K
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYGeneral support$10K
LA County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$10K
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$6,000
Mercy Ships InternationalLindale, TXGeneral support$5,800
New York UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Friends of Jacobus Vanderveer HouseBedminister, NJGeneral support$5,000
Two Hundred Club of Morris CountyToms River, NJGeneral support$5,000
Congregation B'nai JeshurunNew York, NYGeneral support$4,622
Tta Empire IncNorth Brunswick, NJGeneral support$3,200
American Museum of National HistoryNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
The Metropolitian Museum of ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Bridgewater Police DepartmentBridgewater, NJGeneral support$2,500
Bedminster Police DepartmentBedminster, NJGeneral support$2,500
Beth Jacob CongregationBeverly Hills, CAGeneral support$2,500
Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris IncMonclair, NJGeneral support$2,500
The Seeing Eye IncMorristown, NJGeneral support$2,500
Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps IncPark Ridge, NJGeneral support$2,500
Jersey City PalJersey City, NJGeneral support$2,000
Far Hills-Bedminister FIRST Aid SquadFar Hills, NJGeneral support$1,500
Far Hills-Bedminister Fire DepartmentBedminister, NJGeneral support$1,500
Johnny Kinney Memorial FoundationEast Hanover, NJGeneral support$1,500
Far Hills Borough Police DepartmentFar Hills, NJGeneral support$1,000
Jackson Hill Main Street MgmtJersey City, NJGeneral support

By state: New York 9 · New Jersey 16 · Massachusetts 1 · Texas 2 · California 3

About this foundation

Neu Foundation of California Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Bedminster, New Jersey, administered in care of Richard W Neu, tax-exempt since 1994. 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 Neu Foundation of California Inc 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 Neu Foundation of California Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $319K across 31 grants, a median of $3,200.

Where does Neu Foundation of California Inc give?

New York (9 grants), New Jersey (16 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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