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Ej Grassmann Trust

Warren, NJ · EIN 22-6326539. Reported 864 grants totalling $10.1M to 314 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$10.1Mgranted, 2020-2025
314recipients, as named on its returns
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$34.9Massets, latest filing

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. Ej Grassmann 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $6,250 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,350 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
72 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
309 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
426 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
48 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
8 grants
$100,000 and Up
1 grant

Every organization it funded

314 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Trinitas Health FoundationElizabeth, NJ$460,000762025
St Peter Claver SchoolMacon, GA$215,000552024
America's Grow-a-Row IncPittstown, NJ$207,000662025
Mercer UniversityNew York, NY$200,000112025
Nature ConservancyChester, NJ$150,000662025
Newtown MaconMacon, GA$144,000662025
Paper Mill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ$135,000662025
YMCA of Eastern Union CountyElizabeth, NJ$118,500662025
Oratory Preparatory SchoolSummit, NJ$110,000662025
Navicent Health FoundationMacon, GA$105,000552024
Lockerly Arboretum FoundationMilledgeville, GA$102,500442024
Shakespeare Theatre of New JerseyFlorham Park, NJ$101,800662025
St Joseph Social Service CenterElizabeth, NJ$101,500442024
George Street PlayhouseNew Brunswick, NJ$100,400662025
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA$100,000552024
Middle Georgia State University Foundation IncMacon, GA$97,300662025
Mount De Sales AcademyMacon, GA$96,500662025
Reeves-Reed ArboretumSummit, NJ$94,000662025
The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ$92,100662025
Oak Knoll School of the Holy ChildSummit, NJ$90,000552025
Overlook Hospital FoundationSummit, NJ$88,050662025
Campus Clubs IncMacon, GA$86,000442024
King's Daughters Day SchoolPlainfield, NJ$83,700552024
Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New JerseyElizabeth, NJ$80,800552025
Covenant House New JerseyNewark, NJ$80,100442024
Community Food Bank of New JerseyRoad Hillside, NJ$80,000442025
Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation IncMountainside, NJ$78,800552025
Pingry SchoolBasking Ridge, NJ$77,000552025
New Jersey Ballet CompanyFlorham Park, NJ$75,500552025
Trust for Public LandNewark, NJ$75,000662025
YWCA of Eastern Union CountyKenilworth, NJ$74,700442025
Rebuilding Macon IncMacon, GA$74,400442024
Saint Vincent AcademyNewark, NJ$74,000332025
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia IncMacon, GA$70,000662025
Mercer UniversityMacon, GA$70,000332024
Museum of Arts and SciencesMacon, GA$70,000442024
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway FoundationRahway, NJ$70,000552025
Otis Redding FoundationMacon, GA$67,500552024
Koinonia AcademyPlainfield, NJ$67,000552024
Loaves and Fishes MinistriesMacon, GA$65,000442023
Morris MuseumMorristown, NJ$64,000662025
Westfield Area YWestfield, NJ$62,500662025
Community Hope IncParsippany, NJ$62,000662025
Raritan Headwaters AssociationGladstone, NJ$60,500662025
Associated Humane Societies IncNewark, NJ$60,000552025
Center for Great ExpectationsSomerset, NJ$60,000662025
Macon Area Habitat for HumanityMacon, GA$60,000552024
Midland FoundationNorth Branch, NJ$60,000662025
Zoological Society of New Jersey IncWest Orange, NJ$60,000552025
Holy Trinity Interparochial SchoolWestfield, NJ$59,600662025
Community Access UnlimitedElizabeth, NJ$58,500552025
Greater Newark ConservancyNewark, NJ$58,200662025
Institute of Music for Children IncElizabeth, NJ$58,000222025
South Orange Performing Arts CenterSouth Orange, NJ$58,000552025
Macon Volunteer Clinic IncMacon, GA$57,500222024
Cheshire Home IncFlorham Park, NJ$55,000552025
The Land Conservancy of New JerseyBoonton, NJ$55,000662025
Rescue Mission of Middle GeorgiaMacon, GA$53,000552025
Pg Chambers School IncCedar Knolls, NJ$52,400662025
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey IncNorth Branch, NJ$52,300442025
United Family and Children's SocietyPlainfield, NJ$52,300552025
Sage Eldercare IncSummit, NJ$51,900662025
Center for Hope Hospice IncScotch Plains, NJ$51,000442025
American Repertory BalletPrinceton, NJ$50,000662025
Wesley Glen MinistriesMacon, GA$50,000442024
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of New JerseySomerville, NJ$49,800552025
Jazz House Kids IncMontclair, NJ$48,200662025
Jewish Community Center of Central New JerseyScotch Plains, NJ$47,500442024
Historical Society Elizabeth New Jersey IncElizabeth, NJ$47,300552025
Boys and Girls Clubs of Union CountyUnion, NJ$47,000332024
United Way of Greater Union CountyElizabeth, NJ$45,200442024
Bonnie BraeBasking Ridge, NJ$45,000332024
Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services IncUnion, NJ$45,000332023
Frost Valley YMCAClaryville, NY$45,000332025
Georgia College and State University FoundationMilledgeville, GA$45,000332023
New Jersey Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ$45,000662025
Princeton Area Community Foundation IncLawrenceville, NJ$45,000332022
St Benedict's Preparatory SchoolNewark, NJ$45,000662025
St Hubert's Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ$45,000332023
Wardlaw-Hartridge SchoolEdison, NJ$45,000442024
Trail Blazer CampsBrooklyn, NY$44,400662025
YMCA Camp Ralph S MasonHardwick, NJ$43,500552025
Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts IncBerkeley Heights, NJ$43,400662025
Methodist Home for Children and YouthMacon, GA$42,500332024
Mbce Mid Hudson Valley Camp IncEsopus, NY$41,300552025
Tattnall Square AcademyMacon, GA$41,000442023
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia IncLizella, GA$40,000442024
New Jersey Symphony OrchestraNewark, NJ$39,000662025
Stratford AcademyMacon, GA$39,000442023
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank IncMacon, GA$38,000222022
Elizabeth Coalition to House the HomelessElizabeth, NJ$37,400442025
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central GeorgiaMacon, GA$37,400442024
Union County College FoundationCranford, NJ$37,400332025
Boys & Girls Clubs of Union CountyUnion, NJ$37,000222021
Holy Redeemer Homecare-Nj NorthElizabeth, NJ$37,000332022
Crossroads Christian Counseling Center IncMacon, GA$36,700332025
Future City IncElizabeth, NJ$36,440442025
Junior Achievement of New JerseyEdison, NJ$35,000332025
Visual Arts Center of New JerseySummit, NJ$34,900552025
Roselle Catholic High SchoolRoselle, NJ$33,500332024
Morris Habitat for HumanityRandolph, NJ$33,000222022
Our House Foundation IncNew Providence, NJ$32,800552025
Summit Area YMCASummit, NJ$32,100552025
Matheny School and HospitalPeapack, NJ$32,000332025
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife RefugeMedford, NJ$32,000662025
Macon Georgia Cherry Blossom Festival IncMacon, GA$31,300442025
Arc of MaconMacon, GA$30,800442024
Little Kids Rock IncMontclair, NJ$30,400552024
New Jersey Performing Arts CenterNewark, NJ$30,000442025
180 Turning Lives Around IncHazlet, NJ$29,300662025
The Newark Museum AssociationNewark, NJ$29,000442024
New Jersey Theatre AllianceAllenhurst, NJ$27,500332022
Hunterdon Art MuseumClinton, NJ$27,300442025
Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter IncEast Hanover, NJ$27,000222025
National Shrine of Blessed Kateri TekakwithaFonda, NY$26,000442024
Jespy HouseScotch Plains, NJ$25,500332025
Arc of Union CountySpringfield, NJ$25,000222022
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson and Union CountiesNewark, NJ$25,000222023
Gill St Bernards SchoolGladstone, NJ$25,000112025
Jewish Educational CenterElizabeth, NJ$25,000332025
Kenilworth Historical Society IncKenilworth, NJ$25,000552024
Mulberry Street United Methodist ChurchMacon, GA$25,000222024
Rutgers University FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ$25,000552024
The Connection for Women and FamiliesSummit, NJ$25,000222023
The Mercy HouseNewark, NJ$25,000222025
The Salvation ArmyMacon, GA$25,000222023
The Bridge IncWest Caldwell, NJ$23,800442024
Friends of the Cannonball HouseMacon, GA$23,500332023
Muhlenberg Foundation IncEdison, NJ$23,375222021
New Jersey Audubon SocietyBernardsville, NJ$23,000222021
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ$22,790332024
Museum of Arts & SciencesMacon, GA$22,500112021
Princeton Blairstown Center IncPrinceton, NJ$22,500442025
Carolyn Dorfman Dance CompanyUnion, NJ$22,000332024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia IncMacon, GA$21,990222023
AsahHamilton Square, NJ$21,500332023
Immaculate Conception High SchoolMontclair, NJ$21,000332023
New Jersey SeedsNewark, NJ$21,000222022
Rose Hill Preservation and Restoration IncMacon, GA$21,000332024
Adopt-a-Role Model Program IncMacon, GA$20,100442024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson & UnionNewark, NJ$20,000112021
Cancer Support Community of Central NjBedminster, NJ$20,000112021
Children's Specialized Hospital Fdn IncMountainside, NJ$20,000112021
Community Foundation of Central GeorgiaMacon, GA$20,000222022
Covenant House of New JerseyNewark, NJ$20,000112025
Georgia Legal Services Program IncAtlanta, GA$20,000112021
Greater Newark Habitat for HumanityNewark, NJ$20,000222024
Historic Macon Foundation IncMacon, GA$20,000112020
Liberty Hall Museum IncUnion, NJ$20,000442025
Mulberry Stree United Methodist ChurchMacon, GA$20,000112020
Rebuilding Macon inMacon, GA$20,000112020
Rehoboth Life Care MinistriesByron, GA$20,000222022
Twin Cedars Youth Services IncMacon, GA$20,000222022
United Way of Central Georgia IncMacon, GA$20,000112022
Westfield Cooperative Nursey School IncWestfield, NJ$20,000222024
American Red Cross New Jersey RegionFairfield, NJ$19,500332025
Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNewark, NJ$19,400222021
Summit Playhouse AssociationSummit, NJ$18,200332025
Acoma Catholic Indian MissionsPueblo of Acoma, NM$18,000662025
First Presbyterian Day SchoolMacon, GA$18,000332025
Rahway Community Action OrganizationRahway, NJ$18,000332025
Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenNewark, NJ$18,000222024
St Joseph Indian MissionKeams Canyon, AZ$18,000662025
Depaul USA IncChicago, IL$17,500112024
Lacordaire AcademyUpper Montclair, NJ$17,500332022
Plainfield City Union of the King's Daughters King's Daughters Day SchoolPlainfield, NJ$17,500112025
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New JerseyMorristown, NJ$17,500112020
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ$17,500332025
Ym-Ywha of Union CountyUnion, NJ$17,500222025
Literacy New Jersey IncEdison, NJ$16,000222021
Therayouth FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ$16,000222025
The Greenwood GardensShort Hills, NJ$15,600222023
Mount St Dominic AcademyCaldwell, NJ$15,500332022
Homesharing Program of Somerset CountyBridgewater, NJ$15,100332024
Auditory Verbal Center IncAtlanta, GA$15,000112025
Boy Scouts of America Patriots' Path CouncilCedar Knolls, NJ$15,000222022
Ducret School of ArtPlainfield, NJ$15,000112021
Far Brook SchoolShort Hills, NJ$15,000112023
Georgia College & State University FoundationMilledgeville, GA$15,000112021
Georgia's Old Capital Heritage Center at the DepotMilledgeville, GA$15,000112020
Mane Stream IncOldwick, NJ$15,000442025
Milledgeville Baldwin County Allied Arts IncMilledgeville, GA$15,000332025
Music for All Seasons IncScotch Plains, NJ$15,000222022
Roots and Wings FoundationDenville, NJ$15,000442025
St Huberts Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ$15,000112020
St Michaels MissionSaint Michaels, AZ$15,000552025
State Theatre Regional Arts Ctr at New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ$15,000112021
Unchained at LastWestfield, NJ$15,000222025
Woodlands Wildlife Refuge IncClinton, NJ$15,000332025
Yogi Berra Museum and Learning CenterLittle Falls, NJ$15,000332024
Resolve Community Counseling Center IncScotch Plains, NJ$13,900552025
Macon ArtsMacon, GA$13,700332024
Council of New Jersey GrantmakersEwing, NJ$13,670552025
South Street Theatre CompanyMorristown, NJ$13,500222024
Yogi Berra Museum & Learning CenterLittle Falls, NJ$13,500222021
Westfield Cooperative Nursery School IncWestfield, NJ$13,050222025
Hillside Historical Society IncorporatedHillside, NJ$12,500222024
Jcc of Central New JerseyScotch Plains, NJ$12,500112025
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Central GaMacon, GA$12,500112021
Association of New Jersey Environmental CommissionsMendham, NJ$12,000332025
St Joseph ChurchAztec, NM$12,000442025
Boxwood Learning CenterRoselle, NJ$11,000112021
Kean University Foundation IncUnion, NJ$11,000222025
Mount Saint Marys Academy IncWatchung, NJ$11,000112025
Georgia Trust for Historic PreservationAtlanta, GA$10,500112025
Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ$10,000222021
Center for Creativity at the RialtoWestfield, NJ$10,000112025
Central Presbyterian ChurchSummit, NJ$10,000112021
Collier ServicesWickatunk, NJ$10,000222021
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center IncWest Orange, NJ$10,000112022
Court Appointed Special Advocate of Union County IncElizabeth, NJ$10,000112023
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Union CountyElizabeth, NJ$10,000112021
Eclc FoundationChatham, NJ$10,000112021
Family and Children's ServicesElizabeth, NJ$10,000112024
Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCAScotch Plains, NJ$10,000112022
Free Public Library of Elizabeth New JerseyElizabeth, NJ$10,000112024
Frontline ArtsBranchburg, NJ$10,000112022
Habitat for Humanity of Greater NewarkNewark, NJ$10,000112025
Historical Society of PlainfieldPlainfield, NJ$10,000112025
Home Port Veterans Transition HomeMacon, GA$10,000112024
Imagine a Center for Coping With LossMountainside, NJ$10,000222025
Jewish Family Service Agency of Central NjElizabeth, NJ$10,000112021
Macon Hope IncMacon, GA$10,000222025
Moms Helping Moms Foundation IncWarren, NJ$10,000222025
Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter IncEast Hanover, NJ$10,000112024
Nutcracker of Middle GeorgiaMacon, GA$10,000112020
Opportunity Project IncOceanport, NJ$10,000222025
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of NjSomerville, NJ$10,000112021
Pushcart PlayersVerona, NJ$10,000222025
Richland Restoration League IncJeffersonville, GA$10,000112020
Rose of Sharon Community ChurchPlainsfield, NJ$10,000112025
State Theatre Regional Arts Center at New Brunswick IncNew Brunswick, NJ$10,000112025
The Peck SchoolMorristown, NJ$10,000112024
The Willow School IncGladstone, NJ$10,000112025
Theatre MaconMacon, GA$10,000112025
Westfield Day Care CenterWestfield, NJ$10,000112024
Winston SchoolShort Hills, NJ$10,000112020
New Jersey Tree FoundationJackson, NJ$9,500222023
Collier Youth ServicesWickatunk, NJ$9,000112025
Jewish Community Center of Central NjScotch Plains, NJ$9,000112021
Spectrum 360West Orange, NJ$9,000112020
Contact We Care IncWestfield, NJ$8,800222023
Family Counseling CenterMacon, GA$8,600112020
Jerseystem IncFlorham Park, NJ$8,350112025
Boys & Girls Club of Union CountyUnion, NJ$8,300112025
Seton Hall Preparatory SchoolWest Orange, NJ$8,200112020
Federated Garden Clubs of Macon IncMacon, GA$8,000222024
Preservation America TrustSparta, GA$7,900222023
Tubman African American MuseumMacon, GA$7,800112022
Carrier Clinic FoundationBellemead, NJ$7,500112020

192 of 314 (61%) received money in more than one year over the 6 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 60%, across 5 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 514 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.

Arts & Culture
120 grants
Human Services
114 grants
Education
82 grants
Environment
54 grants
Animal Welfare
27 grants
Health Care
21 grants
Youth Development
19 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
17 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020159$1,746,750$10,000
2021139$1,739,740$10,000
2022141$1,639,235$10,000
2023137$1,543,965$10,000
2024154$1,710,020$10,000
2025134$1,717,305$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

70% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

New Jersey
$7.1M
Georgia
$2.5M
New York
$362K
New Mexico
$36K
Arizona
$36K
Illinois
$18K
Massachusetts
$5K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund143 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc120 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc118 shared recipientsThe Hyde and Watson Foundation117 shared recipientsCommunity Foundation of New Jersey101 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc91 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Ej Grassmann Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). 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 4470, Warren, NJ, 07059. 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.

EIN 22-6326539 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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