Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust
Florham Park, NJ · EIN 47-6723443. Reported 234 grants totalling $29.8M to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. 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 $150,000; 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Medical Center Foundation | Morristown, NJ | $2,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake George Association | Lake George, NY | $2,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eva's Village | Paterson, NJ | $2,075,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lake George Land Conservancy | Bolton Landing, NY | $1,960,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Scholarship Fund | Mendham, NJ | $1,865,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity (morris) | Randolph, NJ | $1,850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Summit Speech School | New Providence, NJ | $1,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Food Pantry | Morris Plains, NJ | $1,350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community in Crisis | Liberty Corner, NJ | $1,345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeing Eye | Morristown, NJ | $1,325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA of Morris & Essex Counties | Morristown, NJ | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Great Expectations | Somerset, NJ | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nourishnj | Morristown, NJ | $1,225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Hill Foundation | Blairstown, NJ | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uncommon Thread | Stirling, NY | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Disaster Relief | Fairfield, NJ | $660,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bonnie Brae | Liberty Corner, NJ | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Crossroads for Hope | Bedminster, NJ | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Andean Health & Development Uw Department of Family Medicine | Madison, WI | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Evaluation & Counseling | Parsippany, NJ | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Patriots Path - Boy Scouts | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CROSSROADS4HOPE | Bedminster, NJ | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deidre's House | Morristown, NJ | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish New Jersey Samuel & Josephine Plumeri Wishing Place | Monroe Township, NJ | $265,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Midland School | North Branch, NJ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nols | Lander, WY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mental Health Assoc of Nj | Springfield, NJ | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andean Health & Development | Carol Stream, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jersey Battered Women's Service | Morristown, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nj Coalition to End Domestic Violence | Hamilton, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sound Start Foundation | Mountain Lakes, NJ | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Summit Medical Group Foundation | New Providence, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cheshire Home | Florham Park, NJ | $77,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Jude's Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sisters of Charity of St Elizabeth | Convent Station, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Morristown, NJ | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Huberts Giralda | Madison, NJ | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Florham Park, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Covenant House | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Ticonderoga Association | Ticonderoga, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fresh Air Fund | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hague Volunteer Fire Depart | Hague, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Association | Cherry Hill, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics New Jersey | Lawrenceville, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Doe Fund | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Unicef | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Morris | Morristown, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Villanova | Villanova, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Womanspace Inc | Lawrenceville, NJ | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sound Start | Mountain Lakes, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Red Blue White | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Glen Allen, VA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| New York Presbyterian Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Olympic Committee | Colorado Springs, CO | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avidd Community Services (bethel Ridge Corporation) | Basking Ridge, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethel Ridge Corporation | Basking Ridge, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children of Fallen Patriots | Reston, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School for Special Children | Westville, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St John of God (school for Special Children) | Westville, NJ | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florham Park Fire Dept | Florham Park, NJ | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florham Park First Aid Squad | Florham Park, NJ | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Halos for Angels | Florham Park, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Robbinsville, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Make a Wish New Jersey | Monroe Township, NJ | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bowery Mission (nyc Rescue Mission) | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Ny | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
60 of 84 (71%) 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 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Nourishnj
TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE PURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 102 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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. 77% 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 $10,000. 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 Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust'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 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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