FundersNew Jersey

Kearnybank Foundation Inc

Fairfield, NJ · EIN 47-3699249. Reported 385 grants totalling $2,807,760 to 198 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$2,807,760granted, 2021-2024
198organizations funded
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$9,471,235assets, 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. Kearnybank 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.

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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $140,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
176 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
121 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
70 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
7 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
9 grants
$100,000 and Up
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Junior Achievement of New JerseyEdison, NJ$335,000442024
55 Kip CenterRutherford, NJ$100,000222022
Habitat for Humanity of Greater NewarkNewark, NJ$100,000222022
Kip CenterRutherford, NJ$100,000112024
Chilton Medical Center FoundationPompton Plains, NJ$98,435332024
Historical Society of Ocean GroveOcean Grove, NJ$80,000332023
African American Chamber of CommerceTrenton, NJ$70,000222022
Habitat for Humanity of Morris CountyRandolph, NJ$70,000442024
Chilton Medical Care FoundationPompton Plains, NJ$55,600112021
Axelrod Performing Arts CenterDeal Park, NJ$50,000442024
Youth Consultation ServiceHackensack, NJ$49,500442024
Habcore IncRed Bank, NJ$45,000332024
Meadowlands Area YMCAEast Rutherford, NJ$42,400222024
Eversight New Jersey IncClark, NJ$40,000442024
Greater Life IncNewark, NJ$40,000222022
Lupus Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY$40,000442024
National Council of Jewish Women Essex CountyLivingston, NJ$36,000222024
Studentpartner AllianceSummit, NJ$36,000332024
The Valerie FundMaplewood, NJ$35,000442024
National Council Jewish Women Essex CountyLivingston, NJ$33,300222022
Homesharing IncParsippany, NJ$31,000442024
Center for Hope and SafetyRochelle Park, NJ$30,000332024
Eva's Village IncPaterson, NJ$30,000222024
Community Hope IncParsippany, NJ$27,500332023
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ$25,000112023
Habitat for Humanity of Bergen CountyWestwood, NJ$25,000332024
Robeson Classic High School Football All-Stars GameRoseland, NJ$25,000222024
The Boys & Girls Club of CliftonClifton, NJ$25,000542024
Table to Table IncSaddle Brook, NJ$23,500332024
Central Jersey Housing Resource CenterSomerville, NJ$21,000332024
180 Turning Lives AroundHazlet, NJ$20,000442024
Bayshore Medical Center FoundationEdison, NJ$20,000222024
Bergen County Winter WonderlandHackensack, NJ$20,000112024
Community Medical Center FoundationToms River, NJ$20,000442024
Girl Scouts of Northern New JerseyRiverdale, NJ$20,000222024
Girls Scouts of Northern NjRiverdale, NJ$20,000222022
Hoboken World War Veterans Holding CorporationHoboken, NJ$20,000112022
Main Street Counseling ServiceWest Orange, NJ$20,000222023
Summit Speech SchoolNew Providence, NJ$20,000442024
Women's Center for EntrepreneurshipChatham, NJ$20,000222024
Contact We Care IncWestfield, NJ$17,500332024
Preschool Advantage IncMorristown, NJ$16,500332023
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation IncEatontown, NJ$16,000222024
Habitat for Humanity of Northern OceanPaterson, NJ$15,000112023
Interfaith Hospitality NetworkToms River, NJ$15,000222022
Project Literacy of Greater Bergen CountyHackensack, NJ$15,000332023
World Organization for Positive ActionPompton Lakes, NJ$15,000222023
Meadowlands Chamber of CommerceLyndhurst, NJ$13,750112024
New City Kids IncPaterson, NJ$13,000222023
Town Clock Community DevelopmentNew Brunswick, NJ$12,500332023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern NjAsbury Park, NJ$12,000222024
Israel Sports ExchangeParsippany, NJ$11,600222023
Associated Humane SocietiesNewark, NJ$10,000112023
Bailey's CafeBrooklyn, NY$10,000112021
Boys & Girls Club of Lower Bergen CountyLodi, NJ$10,000222023
Central Jersey Board of RealtistEwing, NJ$10,000112024
Clean Ocean ActionLong Branch, NJ$10,000222024
Contact of Ocean and Monmouth CountiesToms River, NJ$10,000222022
Family Promise of Ocean CountyWest Creek, NJ$10,000222022
Habitat for Humanity of Ocean CountyToms River, NJ$10,000112021
Habitat for Humanity of PatersonPaterson, NJ$10,000112023
Kinnelon Girls High School VolleyballKinnelon, NJ$10,000112022
Monmouth Medical Center Foundation IncLakewood, NJ$10,000222022
New Jersey Citizen Action FundHighland Park, NJ$10,000222022
New Jersey Community Development CorporationPaterson, NJ$10,000112021
New Jersey State Golf AssociationKenilworth, NJ$10,000222022
Push to WalkOakland, NJ$10,000222022
Robeson Classic Football All-Stars IncRoseland, NJ$10,000112021
St Paul's Community Development CorporationPaterson, NJ$10,000112022
The Montclair InnMontclair, NJ$10,000112024
Toms River Police DepartmentToms River, NJ$10,000112023
Wounded Warriors ProjectJacksonville, FL$10,000112021
The Raptor TrustMillington, NJ$8,500332023
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc - Nj ChapterEatontown, NJ$8,000112022
Literacy New Jersey IncEdison, NJ$8,000112021
Childhood Leukemia Foundation IncBrick, NJ$7,525112021
Bergen County Community Development American Dream ProgramHackensack, NJ$7,500112022
Bloomingdale Senior CenterBloomingdale, NJ$7,500332024
Community Services Inc of Ocean CountyManahawkin, NJ$7,500222024
Diabetes Foundation IncHackensack, NJ$7,500222023
Dress for Success Northern New JerseyMadison, NJ$7,500112021
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City ChildrenNewark, NJ$6,000112023
The Calais SchoolWhippany, NJ$5,500222023
Asbury Park High SchoolAsbury Park, NJ$5,000442024
Autism SpeaksNew York, NY$5,000112021
Bergen Catholic Touchdown ClubGuttenberg, NJ$5,000112024
Bergen County Community DevelopmentHackensack, NJ$5,000112024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal NjAsbury Park, NJ$5,000112021
Boy Scouts of AmericaCedar Knolls, NJ$5,000112021
Doughmain Financial Literacy FoundationPrinceton, NJ$5,000222022
Fifth Avenue CommitteeBrooklyn, NY$5,000112022
First Friends of New Jersey and New YorkKearny, NJ$5,000112022
Friends of Passaic County ParksPaterson, NJ$5,000112024
Geriatric Services IncTeaneck, NJ$5,000112021
Greenpoint YMCABrooklyn, NY$5,000112021
Jewish Community Center of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY$5,000222024
Jewish Community Center of Staten IslandStaten Island, NJ$5,000112021
Jewish Family Service & Children's Center of Clifton-PassaicPassaic, NJ$5,000112022
Just Believe IncToms River, NJ$5,000112022
Kinnelon High School Girls VolleyballKinnelon, NJ$5,000112024
Lamad Academy Charter SchoolBrooklyn, NY$5,000112022
Literacy Volunteers of Morris CountyMorristown, NJ$5,000222024
Mccloud Cares FoundationJersey City, NJ$5,000112021
Meals on Wheels of Ocean CountyManahawkin, NJ$5,000112022
Mercy CenterAsbury Park, NJ$5,000222022
Monmouth Arts Council IncRed Bank, NJ$5,000222024
More Than BootstrapsWestfield, NJ$5,000112022
Museum of Maritime NavigationStaten Island, NY$5,000222023
Nj Citizen ActionHighland Park, NJ$5,000112024
Nj State Golf AssociationKenilworth, NJ$5,000112024
Nj State Interscholastic Athletic AssociationRobbinsville Township, NJ$5,000222024
Northern Nj Council - Boy Scouts of AmericaOakland, NJ$5,000112021
Ramapo High SchoolFranklin Lakes, NJ$5,000442024
Saint Vincent's AcademyNewark, NJ$5,000112021
Senior Citizens Action NetworkEatontown, NJ$5,000112022
Servant's Heart IncPaterson, NJ$5,000112023
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ$5,000112024
Spring Lake Toys Foundation IncFranklin Lakes, NJ$5,000112023
Staten Island Museum of Arts and SciencesStaten Island, NY$5,000112022
Students 2 ScienceEast Hanover, NJ$5,000112022
The Beat Financial Resource CenterNeptune, NJ$5,000112021
The Boys & Girls Club of Southern Bergen CountyLodi, NJ$5,000112021
The Jillian FundMontvale, NJ$5,000112021
The Lacey FoodbankForked River, NJ$5,000112022
United Community CorporationNewark, NJ$5,000112022
United Way of Northern New JerseyCedar Knolls, NJ$5,000112022
Win Food PantryWayne, NJ$5,000112023
Womenrising IncJersey City, NJ$5,000112021
Wounded Warriors of Collier CountyNaples, FL$5,000112022
YMCA of Greater New York - GreenpointNew York, NY$5,000112022
YMCA of MontclairMontclair, NJ$5,000112024
All the Way Up Adult Education Center IncNewark, NJ$4,000112024
All the Way Up Adult Education FoundationNewark, NJ$4,000112021
Becton Regional High SchoolEast Rutherford, NJ$4,000442024
Clifton High SchoolClifton, NJ$4,000442024
Fair Lawn High SchoolWallington, NJ$4,000442024
Garfield High SchoolGarfield, NJ$4,000442024
Harrison Education FoundationHarrison, NJ$4,000442024
James Caldwell High SchoolWest Caldwell, NJ$4,000442024
Jonathan Dayton High SchoolSpringfield, NJ$4,000442024
Kearny High SchoolKearny, NJ$4,000442024
Lacey Township High SchoolLanoka Harbor, NJ$4,000442024
Lakeland Regional High SchoolWanaque, NJ$4,000442024
Long Branch High SchoolLong Branch, NJ$4,000442024
Lyndhurst High SchoolLyndhurst, NJ$4,000442024
Manasquan High SchoolManasquan, NJ$4,000332024
Montclair Scholarship FundMontclair, NJ$4,000442024
Montville High SchoolMontville, NJ$4,000442024
North Arlington High SchoolNorth Arlington, NJ$4,000442024
Northern Valley Regional High SchoolOld Tappan, NJ$4,000442024
Ocean Township High SchoolOakhurst, NJ$4,000442024
Old Bridge High SchoolMatawan, NJ$4,000442024
Pascack Valley High SchoolHillsdale, NJ$4,000442024
Spotswood High SchoolSpotswood, NJ$4,000442024
Wallington High SchoolWallington, NJ$4,000442024
Children's Aid & Family ServicesParamus, NJ$3,500112023
Great Swamp Watershed AssociationNew Vernon, NJ$3,500222024
Wood-Ridge Memorial FoundationWoodridge, NJ$3,500112023
Jersey City Fire FoundationJersey City, NJ$3,000112022
Nj Interscholastic Coaches AssociationSomerset, NJ$3,000112024
Rutherford High SchoolRutherford, NJ$3,000332023
Shomrei Torah the Orthodox Congregation of Fair LawnWayne, NJ$3,000112024
The Arc Ocean County ChapterLakewood, NJ$3,000112021
Wayne Board of Education Wayne Hills High SchoolWayne, NJ$3,000222024
Wayne Conservative Jewish CongregationWayne, NJ$3,000112022
YMCA MontclairMontclair, NJ$3,000112021
Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation IncParsippany, NJ$2,900112024
All-Stars Project IncNewark, NJ$2,500112024
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative IncHackensack, NJ$2,500112023
Catholic Charities Diocese of PatersonClifton, NJ$2,500112021
Mary Therese Rose FundWanaque, NJ$2,500222024
New Jersey Seeds IncNewark, NJ$2,500112023
Ocean's Harbor HouseToms River, NJ$2,500112023
Reed Foundation for Autism IncOakland, NJ$2,500112024
Starve Poverty InternationalForked River, NJ$2,500112024
Statewide Hispanic Chamber of CommerceLyndhurst, NJ$2,500112024
The Center of Asbury ParkAsbury Park, NJ$2,500112024
Toms River Field of DreamsToms River, NJ$2,500112023
Turning Point Community ServicesMaplewood, NJ$2,500112023
On Your MarkStaten Island, NY$2,000112021
Our Lady of Czestochowa Polish Supplementary SchoolBrooklyn, NY$2,000112024
Point Pleasant Borough High SchoolPoint Pleasant, NJ$2,000222022
Point Pleasant High SchoolPoint Pleasant, NJ$2,000222024
The Arc of Essex CountyLivingston, NJ$2,000112023
The Arc of Ocean CountyLakewood, NJ$2,000112023
Toms River High SchoolToms River, NJ$2,000222024
Toms River High School SouthToms River, NJ$2,000222022
Wayne Hills High SchoolWayne, NJ$2,000222022
Wayne Valley High SchoolWayne, NJ$2,000222022
YWCA of Northern New JerseyHackensack, NJ$2,000112024
Lacey Branch of the Ocean County LibraryForked River, NJ$1,500112023
Mental Health Clinic of PassaicClifton, NJ$1,500112024
Bergen County Historical SocietyRiver Edge, NJ$1,250112024
Christian a Enrico Foundation IncNorth Arlington, NJ$1,000112024
Jersey City Firefighters Family Assistance FundJersey City, NJ$1,000112024
Mary Thereses Rose FundWanaque, NJ$1,000112022
Rutherford Board of EducationRutherford, NJ$1,000112024
Wayne Board of Education Wayne Valley High SchoolWayne, NJ$1,000112024

99 of 198 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 62%, across 3 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 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 recipient's own IRS classification, for the 157 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
40 grants
Education
22 grants
Housing & Shelter
16 grants
Youth Development
13 grants
Health Care
12 grants
Arts & Culture
8 grants
Food & Nutrition
6 grants
International Affairs
6 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021102$779,025$5,000
202294$750,000$5,000
202394$667,850$4,250
202495$610,885$2,500

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. 96% 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.

New Jersey
$2.7M
New York
$94K
Florida
$15K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  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 Kearnybank Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 120 Passaic Ave, Fairfield, NJ, 07004. 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 47-3699249 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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