Gray Family Foundation Inc
Rumson, NJ · EIN 22-3340792. Reported 157 grants totalling $553,733 to 88 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Gray Family Foundation Inc 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $76,649. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Health Foundation | Elizabeth, NJ | $150,384 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinitras Health Foundation | Elizabeth, NJ | $61,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Hope Hospice | Scotch Plains, NJ | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union County College Foundation | Cranford, NJ | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Armystar Lake Camp | New York, NY | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trinity United Church | Warren, NJ | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Judes' | Fullerton, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| OPEN4EVER | Somerset, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Somerset Healthcare Foundation | Somerville, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cj Community Development Corp | Plainfield, NJ | $9,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex County | Middletown, CT | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Deep River Land Trust | Deep River, CT | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Islamic Relief USA | Alexandria, VA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex Co | Middletown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deep River Historical Society | Deep River, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defence Intelligence Memorial Foundation | Fairfax Station, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude's | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Lands Wild Horses | Elmer, NJ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sylvia's Children | Holmdel, NJ | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shoreline Spartans Youth Rugby | Clinton, CT | $4,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Committee to Protect Jounalists | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pluckemin Medical Equipment Ministry | Pluckemin, NJ | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugee Protection International | Belmont, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth & Family Counseling Service | Westfield, NJ | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Little Compassion | Deep River, CT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tri Town Youth Services | Deep River, CT | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homes for Our Troops | Tauton, MA | $3,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scout Troop 13 | East Hartford, CT | $3,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children | Muskogee, OK | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Deep River Fire Department | Deep River, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Monroe, NJ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Orphan Gravy Train | Norfolk, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pba of Warren Nj | Warren, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Unshattered | Hopewell Junction, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womensafe | Chardon, OH | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comunity Foundation of Middlesex County | Middlesex, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Deep River Public Library | Deep River, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Home for Our Troops | Taunton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Semper Fi & America's Fund | Oceanside, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Un High Commissioner for Refugees | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate for Children | New Brunswick, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Deep River Community Fund | Deep River, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jhamtse International | Concord, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Sgt Angel Mendez Detachment | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservatory | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth and Family Counseling Service | Westfield, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dres PTO | Deep River, CT | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Law Enforcement United Nj | Chesapeake, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warren Nj Rescue Squad | Warren, NJ | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Breast Cancer Research Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children of the Night | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Essex Historical Society | Essex, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gary Sinese Foundation | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gary Sinese Foundtion | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hygenic Art | New London, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Khaled Hosseini Foundation | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monmouth University Access Fund | West Long Branch, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rancho Relaxo | Woodstown, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shoreline Soup Kitchen & Pantries | Westbrook, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Jude's Childrens' Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tigger House | Red Bank, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twist of Fate Farm & Sanctuary | West Grove, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Visiting Nurses Lower Valley | Centerbrook, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Warren Nj Fire Department | Warren, NJ | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Valley Unified Buddies | Deep River, CT | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mystic Seaport Museum | Mystic, CT | $649 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alden Kindred of America | Duxbury, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Mritime Museum | Peekskill, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley United Buddies | Deep River, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vegan Outreach | Sacramento, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warren Nj Pba | Warren, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warren Pba Local 235 | Warren, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
43 of 88 (49%) 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 58%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 73 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | $91,885 | $1,400 |
| 2021 | 22 | $105,448 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $106,900 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $123,600 | $1,800 |
| 2024 | 46 | $125,900 | $1,750 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 62% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New Jersey.
- 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 Gray Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 34 Shrewsbury Drive, Rumson, NJ, 07760. 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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