The Buckelew Family Foundation
Toms River, NJ · EIN 83-0466544. Reported 152 grants totalling $119,475 to 96 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. 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 $200. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nj Hall of Fame | Newark, NJ | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Deb Tiagwad Memorial Fund | Haddonfield, NJ | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Mercy Center Nj | Asbury Park, NJ | $6,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ocean's Harbor House | Toms River, NJ | $6,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ocean County College | Toms River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Miami | Toms River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emmanuel Cancer Foundation | Wall Township, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Christian Brothers Academy | Lincroft, NJ | $3,650 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Neighbors | Asbury Park, NJ | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Georgian Court University | Toms River, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Larc School | Bellmawr, NJ | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Next Steps | Point Pleasant, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Toms River, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Toms River, NJ | $650 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Am Battle Monuments Foundation | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 Council Scouting America | Morganville, NJ | $425 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Wall Pba Local 234 | Wall Township, NJ | $270 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Asor | Alexandria, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Collier Schools Sharks Booster Club | Naples, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercer County Professional Counselors Association | Hamilton, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wall Community First Aid | Manasquan, NJ | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| VFW Post 8867 | Brick Township, NJ | $149 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $126 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia, PA | $125 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mmcsc Foundation | Toms River, NJ | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 21 Plus Fdn Inc | Manchester, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Toms River 1ST Aid Squad 39 | Toms River, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Society for Science | Washington, DC | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Wall Fire Company No 1 Inc | Toms River, NJ | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Toms River Volunteer Fire Dept 1&2 | Toms River, NJ | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
33 of 96 (34%) 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 42%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 27 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 | 46 | $27,798 | $112 |
| 2022 | 31 | $24,760 | $250 |
| 2023 | 28 | $25,152 | $375 |
| 2024 | 25 | $23,790 | $250 |
| 2025 | 22 | $17,975 | $137 |
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
86% 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 $200. 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 The Buckelew Family Foundation'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: 231 Main Street Po Box 2017, 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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