Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust
Florham Park, NJ · EIN 47-6723443. Reported 296 grants totalling $39.3M to 95 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. Margaret a Darrin Charitable 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 $175,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Medical Center Foundation | Morristown, NJ | $3,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tri-County Scholarship Fund | Mendham, NJ | $2,540,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eva's Village | Paterson, NJ | $2,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lake George Association | Lake George, NY | $2,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity (morris) | Randolph, NJ | $2,425,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lake George Land Conservancy | Bolton Landing, NY | $2,210,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Summit Speech School | New Providence, NJ | $1,950,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Great Expectations | Somerset, NJ | $1,750,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Food Pantry | Morris Plains, NJ | $1,600,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| CASA of Morris & Essex Counties | Morristown, NJ | $1,550,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nourishnj | Morristown, NJ | $1,475,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community in Crisis | Liberty Corner, NJ | $1,470,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seeing Eye | Morristown, NJ | $1,400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Crossroads for Hope | Bedminster, NJ | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross - Disaster Relief | Fairfield, NJ | $810,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midland School | North Branch, NJ | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Little Hill Foundation | Blairstown, NJ | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uncommon Thread | Stirling, NY | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bonnie Brae | Liberty Corner, NJ | $675,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Deidre's House | Morristown, NJ | $650,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Evaluation & Counseling | Parsippany, NJ | $625,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Patriots Path - Boy Scouts | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $525,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uncommon Thread | Stirling, NJ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Andean Health & Development Uw Department of Family Medicine | Madison, WI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Andean Health & Development | Carol Stream, IL | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| CROSSROADS4HOPE | Bedminster, NJ | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Common Ground Grief Center | Manasquan, NJ | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish New Jersey Samuel & Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place | Monroe Township, NJ | $290,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Franklin University - Switzerland | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nols | Lander, WY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cheshire Home | Florham Park, NJ | $227,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sound Start Foundation | Mountain Lakes, NJ | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mental Health Assoc of Nj | Springfield, NJ | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Preschool Advantage | Morristown, NJ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jersey Battered Women's Service | Morristown, NJ | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nj Coalition to End Domestic Violence | Hamilton, NJ | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Summit Medical Group Foundation | New Providence, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Morristown, NJ | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| St Jude's Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint Huberts Giralda | Madison, NJ | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth | Convent Station, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Florham Park, NJ | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Covenant House | Newark, NJ | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fort Ticonderoga Association | Ticonderoga, NY | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Association | Cherry Hill, NJ | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics New Jersey | Lawrenceville, NJ | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Doe Fund | New York, NY | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Morris | Morristown, NJ | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fresh Air Fund | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hague Volunteer Fire Depart | Hague, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scholarship Fund for Inner - City Children | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Villanova | Villanova, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womanspace Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Boonton, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sound Start | Mountain Lakes, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summit Health Cares | New Providence, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Team Red Blue White | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Olympic Committee | Colorado Springs, CO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Glen Allen, VA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Avidd Community Services (bethel Ridge Corporation) | Basking Ridge, NJ | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots | Reston, VA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| March of Dimes | Parsippany, NJ | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York City Rescue Mission | New York, NY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pure Water for the World | Rutland, VT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St John of God (school for Special Children) | Westville, NJ | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Halos for Angels | Florham Park, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethel Ridge Corporation | Basking Ridge, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| March of Dimes | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| School for Special Children | Westville, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bowery Mission (nyc Rescue Mission) | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Florham Park Fire Dept | Florham Park, NJ | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Florham Park First Aid Squad | Florham Park, NJ | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Robbinsville, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Lung Association | Brookfield, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation | Reston, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Lax | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fresh Air Fund of Greater Newark | Newark, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hague Volunteer Fire Department | Hague, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Make a Wish New Jersey | Monroe Township, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Ny | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Younity | Lawrenceville, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bronx Lacrosse | Bronx, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of 101 - Orlando Museum of Art | Orlando, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florham Park July 4TH | Florham Park, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
68 of 95 (72%) 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 85%, 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 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.
- Nourishnj
TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 137 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 | 55 | $7,193,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 61 | $8,892,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 57 | $6,830,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 61 | $6,905,000 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 62 | $9,462,500 | $25,000 |
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
80% 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.
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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 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 Margaret a Darrin Charitable 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: 120 Columbia Tpke, Florham Park, NJ, 07932. 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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