A Friends Foundation Trust
Pennington, NJ · EIN 59-6125247. Reported 232 grants totalling $4,087,590 to 86 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. A Friends Foundation Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Science Center | Orlando, FL | $575,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $264,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Instituto Nueva Escuela | San Juan, PR | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Palm Lake Elementary School | Orlando, FL | $133,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Warrior-Scholar Project | Washington, DC | $132,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau | Cashiers, NC | $131,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $120,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Camp Boggy Creek | Eustis, FL | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Highlands Biological Foundation | Highlands, NC | $96,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multisensory Reading Centers of Pr | San Juan, PR | $95,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Robinson School | San Juan, PR | $94,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Edgewood Children's Ranch Inc | Orlando, FL | $88,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Headstrong Project Inc | West Haven, CT | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Orlando Health Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rabun Gapnacoochee School | Rabun Gap, GA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Village Green of Cashiers Inc | Cashiers, NC | $66,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grace Medical Home | Orlando, FL | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society | Cashiers, NC | $62,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bok Towers Gardens | Lake Wales, FL | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement | Orlando, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Orlando, FL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra | Orlando, FL | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cents of Relief | Orlando, FL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fishes & Loaves Food | Cashiers, NC | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Central Florida | Central, FL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Summit Charter School Inc | Rutherfordton, NC | $48,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conprmetidos | San Juan, PR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glenville Cashiers Rescue Squad Inc | Cashiers, NC | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Florida Electric Education Fdn | Chiefland, FL | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hanmpton Preschool & Early Learning Center | Bishop, CA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope Heals | Atlanta, GA | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Florida Pediatric Therapy | Clermont, FL | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albert Carlton Cashiers Public Library Inc | Cashiers, NC | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hampton Preschool & Early Learning Cente | Cashiers, NC | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Colegio Puertorriqueno De Ninas | Guaynabo, PR | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc | Live Oak, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Florida YMCA Foundation Inc | Orlando, FL | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida United Methodist Children's Home | Enterprise, FL | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ashevillebuncombe Community Christian Mi | Arden, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal | Cashiers, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hampton Schools Inc | Cashiers, NC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Manna Food Bank | Mills River, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Michaels Endowment Trust Fund | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St George Episcopal Church | Camdenton, MO | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Lord's Place | West Palm Beach, FL | $18,190 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vision Cashiers Inc | Cashiers, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Depart | Cashiers, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Performing Arts Center Inc | Highlands, NC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Albert Carlton Cashiers Public Library Inc Po Box 2628 | Cashiers, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beta Local Inc | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Ridge Education Foundation | Cashiers, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Colegio San Jose | San Jose, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Enterprize Events Inc | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Escuela Aurora | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highland Cashiers Land Trust | Highlands, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Judson Community Partnership | Greenville, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Paradiso College Prepatory | San Juan, PR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Michaels Episcopal Church | Independence, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Louis Childrens Hospital Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Cathedral Church of St Luke | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of Haywood County Inc | Waynesville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Florida Electric Education Foundation | Dade City, FL | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orlando Museum of Art Inc | Orlando, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society for the Treatment of Abandoned a | Sunrise Beach, MO | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc | Orlando, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alachua Conservation Trust | Gainesville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library Inc | Cashiers, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National House of Hope Inc | Orlando, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint John's School | San Juan, PR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Children's Hospital | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women United for Animal Welfare | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Black Mountain, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America Central Florida | Apopka, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Help a Diabetic Child | Naples, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Infants in Need | Coral Gables, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Samford University | Birmingham, AL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornell Lab of Orinthology | Stamford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Summit Charter School Foundation Inc | Cashiers, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Mountains YMCA | Gainesville, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 86 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 78%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 132 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $732,250 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 45 | $960,150 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $591,600 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 45 | $929,590 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 54 | $874,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
42% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from A Friends Foundation Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1532, Pennington, NJ, 08534. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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