The Buckelew Family Foundation
Toms River, NJ · EIN 83-0466544. Reported 130 grants totalling $101,500 to 89 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. The Buckelew Family Foundation 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 $225. Half of everything it gave fell between $75 and $1,000; the smallest was $14 and the largest $6,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nj Hall of Fame | Newark, NJ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Deb Tiagwad Memorial Fund | Haddonfield, NJ | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Miami University Advancement | Coral Gables, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus | Toms River, NJ | $6,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Miami | Toms River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean's Harbor House | Toms River, NJ | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Christian Brothers Academy | Lincroft, NJ | $3,650 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Neighbors | Asbury Park, NJ | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emmanuel Cancer Foundation | Wall Township, NJ | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgian Court University | Toms River, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Count Basie Center for the Arts | Toms River, NJ | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 180 Turning Lives Around | Hazlet, NJ | $2,322 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alexander Rose Tozzi Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Larc School | Bellmawr, NJ | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Cooper Foundation | Camden, NJ | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Turning Lives Around | Toms River, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monmouth Council BSA | Toms River, NJ | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Resource Network | East Windsor, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fulfill Foodbank | Neptune City, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hobart & William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manasquan Pba 284 | Toms River, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monmouth University | Toms River, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Toms River, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Center Nj | Asbury Park, NJ | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Toms River, NJ | $650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America Troop 31 | State College, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jackson Township Scholarship Fund Inc | Jackson, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ocean County College Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jersey Shore Council | Toms River, NJ | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lhsaa | Toms River, NJ | $425 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monmouth Medical Center Foundation | Long Branch, NJ | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ocean County Mayors' Association | Toms River, NJ | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ocean Housing Alliance | Point Pleasant Beach, NJ | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vna of Central Jersey | Toms River, NJ | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Collier Schools Sharks Booster Club | Naples, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercer County Professional Counselors Association | Hamilton, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monmouth Council Scouting America | Morganville, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Popcorn Park Zoo | Forked River, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sgt Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Lesniak Institute for American Leadership | Union, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Pizzo Family Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Therrapin Booster Club | Toms River, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wall Pba Local 234 | Wall Township, NJ | $220 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Legion Department of Nj | Trenton, NJ | $205 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friendly Sons of St Patrick of the Jersey Shore | Spring Lake, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ihnoc | Toms River, NJ | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toms River Pba 137 | Toms River, NJ | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Wall Fire Co No 1 Inc | Wall, NJ | $175 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of South Jersey | Toms River, NJ | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Medical Center Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mmcsc Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Just Believe Inc | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Pac | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spring Lake Fire Company No 1 | Spring Lake, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| VFW Post 8867 | Brick Township, NJ | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurse Association Health Group | Tinton Falls, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vna Health Group | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wall Community First Aid Squad | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wall Township Pba 234 | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Town | Toms River, NJ | $79 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Toms River, NJ | $75 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heritage Action for America | Washington, DC | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heritage Action for America | Toms River, NJ | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillsdale College | Toms River, NJ | $75 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Wall Fire Company No 1 Inc | Toms River, NJ | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michael York | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nrcc | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stand for America | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Toms River Volunteer Fire Dept 1&2 | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wall Community First Aid | Manasquan, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Preservation Alliance | Toms River, NJ | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Preservation Alliance of Spring Lake | Toms River, NJ | $35 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bampac Action Fund | Toms River, NJ | $32 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keyport Yacht Club Junior Sa | Toms River, NJ | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Audubon Society | Toms River, NJ | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Easterseals | Toms River, NJ | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kids Wish Network | Toms River, NJ | $20 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Toms River, NJ | $18 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forbes Magazine | Toms River, NJ | $14 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
28 of 89 (31%) 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 33%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 20 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46 | $27,798 | $112 |
| 2022 | 31 | $24,760 | $250 |
| 2023 | 28 | $25,152 | $375 |
| 2024 | 25 | $23,790 | $250 |
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. 86% 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 $225. 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 The Buckelew Family Foundation'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: 231 Main Street Cn 2107, Toms River, NJ, 08754. 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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