Foundations that fund organizations in Pennington, New Jersey
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Pennington nonprofits
81 private foundations gave $2.9M to Pennington organizations in their latest filings; 26 of the 80 that say either way accept applications.
117 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Pennington around $5,000. 34 of these funders are based in New Jersey; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 81
- Accept applications
- 26
- of 80 that state a policy
- Dollars to Pennington
- $2.9M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 117
- Typical median grant
- $5,000
- Based in NJ
- 42%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Pennington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 12 | $419K | $3,875 | Yes | Matching gifts; 80786 expanding the watershed institute's educational progr…; 81846 general operating support for the watershed institute… |
| Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation C/O Jeffrey H Sands Trustee | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $327K | $163K | Preselected only | General |
| Catholic Church Support Services | Oakland, CA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | General support |
| Morton E Goulder Revocable Trust | Portland, OR | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | General operating fundgeneral operating fund |
| The William Penn Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $161K | $161K | Yes | Twi 2023 - nj stw advocacy, trenton organizing |
| Page & Otto Marx Jr Foundation | Riverdale, NY | 2 | $130K | $65K | Preselected only | For education; Education |
| Capelli Sandra Lee Char Fdn | St Louis, MO | 1 | $105K | $105K | Preselected only | Wellness and survivorshipprogram |
| Hfo Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General |
| The Edward E Ford Foundation Xxxxx2009 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| The Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation | Boynton Beach, FL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Preselected only | Assist people with als and their family. |
| The Bov Foundation Inc | Hopewell, NJ | 6 | $66K | $9,000 | Yes | General unrestricted |
| Kentfields Foundation C/O Philip J Rauch | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | Addressing flooding and protecting water quality |
| Sunshine Foundation | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Mental health programs and services |
| American Water Charitable Foundationinc | Camden, NJ | 1 | $33K | $33K | Yes | General purpose |
| George G & Elizabeth G Smith Foundation Inc | Hopewell, NJ | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Playground project |
| Citizens Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Short Hills, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Trenton neighborhood initiative |
| The Boye Foundation | Point Pleasant, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Education |
| Curtis W McGraw Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $25K | $13K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Meckler Foundation Inc | Great Neck, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Clarkson a Fbo School and Church Tuw | St Louis, MO | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc | Newark, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General operating support |
| Tenacre Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Local new jersey |
| Investors Foundation Inc | Summit, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General and project support |
| Kaufman S Fbo Et Al Tuw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Tw Hampton W Cook | St Louis, MO | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Fm Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | For: support of the invasive species strike team |
| Sibbri Foundation C/O Brian T Bristol | Vineyard Haven, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Contributions to the pennington fund and the forever pennin… |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 2 | $15K | $7,500 | Yes | Matching gifts |
| The Richard Stravitz Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General & Capital Purposes, unless noted |
| Bridge Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $14K | $14K | Not stated | To Support the associations development |
| The New Song Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 11 | $13K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Funding for trauma healing programs; Fudning for trauma healing program |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 3 | $12K | $5,000 | Yes | Fidelity matching gifts to education |
| Chubb Charitable Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Yes | Matching Gifts |
| The Taylor Petruccio Foundation | Yardley, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Assistance for charitable purposes |
| Dranthony R Volpe and Mrs Marlene M Volpe Charitable Trust | Princeton Junction, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Pheasant Hill Foundation Inc C/O Porzio Bromberg & Newman | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Cecelia Joyce and Seward Johnson Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| Anil & Anju Joshi Charitable Founda | Ridgewood, NJ | 1 | $7,745 | $7,745 | Preselected only | Charitable event |
| The IV Fund | Folsom, CA | 1 | $5,400 | $5,400 | Preselected only | General operations |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | Purchase of equipment. |
| Restorative Actions Fund for Afro- American Individuals & Communities | Eagan, MN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Platt Foundation Inc | Winstonsalem, NC | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Six Talents Foundation Inc C/O Engel Devlin Sgambati LLC | Warren, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted support |
| Edward S Moore Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Miller S & Adelaide S Gaffney Fdn C/O Chemung Canal Trust Company | Binghamton, NY | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Skilling Joseph Kennard Td | St Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Leen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted support of organization's tax exempt purpose. |
| Rowland Family Charitable Trust | Woodstock, VT | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Environment |
| The Olsen Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Assistance for charitable purpose |
| The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | Human services |
| The Joyce Carol Oates Foundation Inc Fka the Or Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $2,500 | $1,250 | Preselected only | To their general fund |
| Duke Farms Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Norma and Gerald Finn Memorial Foundation Ltd | Cliffside Park, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Provide emotional support and counseling to individuals in… |
| The Rue Foundationinc | Trenton, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Yes | To help ymca community |
| Margen R Penick Charitable Trust UW | Washington, DC | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Fox Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | For program services |
| Homasote Foundation | West Trenton, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | Assistance to non-profit hospital |
| Richardson Benjamin F UW | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,328 | $1,328 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Doll Family Foundation C/O Robert C Doll Jr | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| William Penn Bank Community Foundation | Bristol, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Provide students of all ages with access to basic hygiene i… |
| Alice Shaver Foundation | Williamstown, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hear Me Roar Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Aegis Foundation Inc | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Employee Match |
| The Paul von Der Heyden Foundation | New Hope, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | GeneralPurposes |
| The Snyder Family Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Breen Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose of receiving organization |
| Ernest Christian Klipstein Foundation | Oldwick, NJ | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General Support |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | Johnston, RI | 1 | $650 | $650 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Otter Cares Foundation Aka Ottercares Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | 1 | $550 | $550 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $300 | $300 | Yes | Matching gift |
| The James and Sharon Maida Foundation | Trenton, NJ | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | Community |
| The Len and Laura Berlik Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the organization's exempt… |
| The Tapestry Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $206 | $206 | Preselected only | Employee matching program - further 501(c)(3) charitable pu… |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $200 | $200 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Mayer Family Foundation | New Hope, PA | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | general operating |
| Ima Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | Program services |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Oceanfirst Foundation | Toms River, NJ | 1 | $50 | $50 | Yes | Employee matching gift |
| American Express Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40 | $40 | Yes | General support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Pennington, New Jersey?
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Laura M and Peter T Grauer Foundation, George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation C/O Jeffrey H Sands Trustee, Catholic Church Support Services, Morton E Goulder Revocable Trust and 76 others reported grants to Pennington organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Pennington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.