Funding search · EIN 222175290 · Newark, NJ

The Prudential Foundation

Name: The Prudential Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

610
grants reported: $170.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

newark community building economic employee through capacity engagement

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Wealth building through employee, home, and community ownership models
Newark economic development, small business, and nonprofit capacity
Opportunity youth workforce training and financial capability
Financial health research, policy advocacy, and field-building intermediaries
Newark arts anchors: NJPAC, Symphony Hall, Newark Museum
Disaster response and military/veteran family economic mobility

Typical grant

Median grant is $150,000, with the middle half between $75,000 and $336,875. The largest checks go to intermediaries and Newark anchors running multi-year systems work (Nonprofit Finance Fund at $2.1M, Newark Alliance at $1.2M, Aspen Institute at $1M-$1.1M), while $150,000 to $250,000 is the standard size for a single program or a Newark community-based organization. Repeat funding is common, with several grantees appearing multiple times in one year for distinct projects, and the filings label some awards "THIS IS AN EXIT GRANT," so relationships have defined endings.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“build wealth”
“employee ownership”
“opportunity youth”
“financial health”
“capacity”
“economic mobility”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie research to their ownership frame: employee ownership, shared equity homeownership, or community-owned real estate.
Name Newark explicitly. National organizations get funded when the work lands on Newark residents or businesses.
Ask $200,000 to $350,000 for a defined research or field-building project; reserve seven figures for intermediaries.
Frame findings as feeding policy advocacy or practitioner adoption, not as academic output alone.

Worth knowing: This is a corporate foundation anchored to Prudential's headquarters city: 235 of 610 grants went to New Jersey recipients, and even out-of-state grantees in Chicago, Oakland, and Detroit often carry a Newark deliverable. Recent giving has consolidated hard around asset ownership and wealth-building, with Aspen Institute, Community Foundation of New Jersey, Ownership Works, and YouthBuild appearing repeatedly, which suggests a relationship-driven portfolio rather than an open field.

1 grant matching “criminal justice reform” · $400,000

$400,000
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2025
To support njisj's policy and advocacy efforts to advance economic justice, criminal justice reform, and democracy and justice in new jersey.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Online Giving Foundation5 grants · $13.3M
The Aspen Institute15 grants · $8.9M
Community Foundation of New Jersey30 grants · $7.6M
The Barack Obama Foundation8 grants · $7.0M
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation5 grants · $4.3M
Newark Alliance6 grants · $4.1M
Rutgers University Foundation4 grants · $4.1M
American Online Giving Foundation1 grant · $3.8M
Nonprofit Finance Fund6 grants · $3.8M
Unidosus4 grants · $3.3M

Giving over time

$45.2M

2022

$43.3M

2023

$40.8M

2024

$41.3M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 610 grants.

$4.7M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
Benevity invoice matching gifts program (december 2021- november 2022)
$4.4M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
Benevity invoice matching gifts program (december 2022- november 2023)
$4.0M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Benevity invoice matching gifts & volunteer rewards program (december 2023- november 2024)
$3.8M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2025
Benevity invoice matching gifts & volunteer rewards program
$2.3M
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
The prudential scholars program
$2.1M
Nonprofit Finance Fund · New York, NY · 2025
To support nonprofit finance fund's efforts to strengthen the financial sustainability and impact of newark's community development corporations.
$1.7M
Rutgers University Foundation · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
The prudential scholars program
$1.7M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
A more inclusive america museum exhibit, the obama presidential center
$1.6M
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2022
Financial empowerment and narrowing the wealth gap
$1.5M
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022
20th anniversary capital campaign
$1.4M
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Reimagining resilience: developing pathways for child-centered humanitarian and development action
$1.3M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
The future of work and wealth: scaling solutions for worker resilience and racial equity-foundation
$1.3M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
To sponsor a core exhibit called "a more inclusive america" at the obama presidential center.
$1.3M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Global network building and capacity strengthening for opportunity youth
$1.2M
Newark Alliance · Newark, NJ · 2025
To support the newark alliance in galvanizing public and private stakeholders to drive inclusive economic growth and expand economic opportunities for all residents of newark.
$1.1M
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024
Winning on equity in places
$1.1M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
To expand the aspen institute's global opportunity youth network to more cities around the world in order to reach and connect one million youth to economic opportunity.
$1.1M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Global network building and capacity strengthening for opportunity youth
$1.1M
Youthbuild Newark · Newark, NJ · 2022
Scaling and setting the stage for systems change in new jersey
$1.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
A more inclusive america museum exhibit, the obama presidential center
$1.0M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
To support the aspen institute in reimagining work, wealth and capitalism to improve the financial well-being of all workers and reduce the racial wealth gap.
$1.0M
Inclusiv · New York, NY · 2024
Transforming access to impact homeownership
$1.0M
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2024
Scaling innovative models for economic opportunity
$1.0M
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2024
Narrowing the wealth gap through homeownership
$1.0M
Social Finance · Boston, MA · 2023
Scaling innovative models for economic opportunity
$1.0M
Youthbuild Newark · Newark, NJ · 2023
Scaling and setting the stage for systems change in new jersey
$1.0M
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Global opportunity youth network
$942,423
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2023
Njpac: anchoring newarks next chapter
$900,000
Newark Alliance · Newark, NJ · 2023
Inclusive economic prosperity initiatives
$850,000
Newark Alliance · Newark, NJ · 2022
Newark's economic roadmapping
$820,579
National Fund for Workforce Solutions · Washington, DC · 2024
Centering workers to expand job quality and promote equity
$800,000
Financial Health Network · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support the financial health network in improving the financial health of newark residents and nonprofit workers through research and strategic interventions.
$800,000
Newark Alliance · Newark, NJ · 2024
Inclusive economic prosperity initiatives
$800,000
Youthbuild Newark · Newark, NJ · 2024
Scaling and setting the stage for systems change in new jersey
$800,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Scaling employee ownership to increase racial equity
$800,000
National Fund for Workforce Solutions · Washington, DC · 2023
Centering workers to expand job quality and promote equity
$800,000
Nonprofit Finance Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Newark nonprofit capacity accelerator 2.0
$800,000
Youthbuild USA · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Coordinating and strengthening youthbuild usas global network
$720,000
Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Advancing enterprise prosperity: 1,000 black businesses in 1,000 days
$700,000
Kindred Futures · Atlanta, GA · 2025
To support kindred futures in advancing economic opportunity and asset ownership in the american south.
$700,000
Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Advancing enterprise prosperity: 1,000 black businesses in 1,000 days
$700,000
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2023
Winning on equity in places
$677,469
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
The future of work and wealth: scaling solutions for worker resilience and racial equity-foundation
$670,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
To support unicef's efforts to provide disaster response, preparedness, and mitigation services for vulnerable communities and families across the globe.
$667,000
National Fund for Workforce Solutions · Washington, DC · 2022
Redesigned jobs, resilient workers
$665,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2025
To advance njpac's strategic priorities to be a premier urban presenter of arts and entertainment and a catalyst for economic development in newark.
$665,000
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022
Sustaining newark's anchor cultural institution
$655,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
My brother's keeper alliance
$655,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
My brother's keeper alliance
$630,000
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022
Organizational capacity building
$600,000
Project Equity · Oakland, CA · 2025
To support project equity in expanding access to employee ownership, which helps build wealth and improve job quality for workers.
$600,000
Youthbuild Newark Doing Business As Newark Opportunity Youth Network · Newark, NJ · 2025
To strengthen the newark opportunity youth network's capacity to serve more opportunity youth, develop an advocacy agenda and increase the quality of services across the youth workforce system in newark
$600,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Scaling employee ownership to increase racial equity
$600,000
Mypath · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Scaling youth financial capability within national youth-serving networks
$596,976
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
A more inclusive america museum exhibit, the obama presidential center
$580,000
Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Advancing enterprise prosperity: 1,000 black businesses in 1,000 days
$575,000
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
To support the my brothers keeper alliance (mbka), a program of the barack obama foundation, in advancing solutions to improve the life outcomes of boys and young men of color in the united states.
$550,000
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2025
To support the newark small business ecosystem through capital access, technical assistance, and sales advisory services with a focus on downtown micro-businesses and restaurants.
$550,000
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Organizational capacity building
$511,702
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Njpac: anchoring newarks next chapter
$500,000
Center for Community Self-Help · Durham, NC · 2025
To support self-help credit union to enhance its efforts to increase access to affordable and sustainable homeownership among low-income and low-wealth families.
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2025
To provide general operating support to community-based organizations in newark, in lieu of event sponsorship. The objective is to support strategic community partners by strengthening their capacity to delivery vital s… read allTo provide general operating support to community-based organizations in newark, in lieu of event sponsorship. The objective is to support strategic community partners by strengthening their capacity to delivery vital services and programs that address the needs of the local community. less
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2025
To support the community foundation of new jersey in managing the 2026 prudential community grants program that provides microgrants to local organizations, residents, and small business owners to support grassroots pro… read allTo support the community foundation of new jersey in managing the 2026 prudential community grants program that provides microgrants to local organizations, residents, and small business owners to support grassroots projects and programs that increase vibrancy in newark. less
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2025
To support the community foundation of new jersey in managing the capacity strengthening fund to enhance the resilience and impact of nonprofit organizations.
$500,000
Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund · Atlanta, GA · 2025
To support the georgia resilience and opportunity fund to launch an accelerated baby bonds pilot program.
$500,000
Living Cities Inc the National Community Development Initiative · Washington, DC · 2025
To support living cities in advancing inclusive wealth-building strategies through shared ownership models, cross-sector collaboration, and systems change initiatives, with a focus on newark.
$500,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors · Arlington, VA · 2025
To support the tragedy assistance program for survivors in assisting people grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one.
$500,000
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2025
To support unidosus in expanding latino homeownership through culturally relevant financial services and policy advocacy that combats economic inequities
$500,000
United Way of Essex and West Hudson · Newark, NJ · 2025
To launch the newark nonprofit worker wealth project, providing nonprofit workers in newark, nj, with investment accounts and financial education through stackwell to foster long-term wealth-building and financial stabi… read allTo launch the newark nonprofit worker wealth project, providing nonprofit workers in newark, nj, with investment accounts and financial education through stackwell to foster long-term wealth-building and financial stability less
$500,000
Center for Community Self-Help · Durham, NC · 2024
Scaling up first gen homeownership
$500,000
Common Future · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Common future: building a new economy through capacity, capital and networks
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2024
Newark community grants program
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2024
Nonprofit capacity strengthening project
$500,000
National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Keys to homeownership: unlocking opportunities for latino homeownership and preservation
$500,000
Newark Performing Arts Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Phase 2 of newark symphony hall southern broad street revitalization
$500,000
Student Freedom Initiative · Washington, DC · 2024
Student investment program (sip)
$500,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors · Arlington, VA · 2024
Taps national military survivor helpline
$500,000
Workers Lab · Oakland, CA · 2024
Innovation through investment, research, and technology in service of workers
$500,000
Center for Land Reform · Flint, MI · 2023
Expanding equitable ownership opportunities at the newark land bank
$500,000
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · Detroit, MI · 2023
Expanding economic opportunity in detroit
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2023
Prudential community grants program
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2023
Prudential's nonprofit capacity strengthening fund
$500,000
Lift · Washington, DC · 2023
Lifts vision for scaled impact
$500,000
National Disability Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Realizing the promise of the able act: financial health for people and families with disabilities
$500,000
National Organization On Disability · New York, NY · 2023
Nod 3.0: iterating on success, expanding opportunity
$500,000
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2023
Building an equitable new jersey
$500,000
Ownership Works · New York, NY · 2023
Establishing a new normal for corporate america: expanding broad-based employee ownership programs among investors and public and private companies
$500,000
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Atlanta small business and community grant initiative
$500,000
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors · Arlington, VA · 2023
Taps national military survivor helpline
$500,000
Workers Lab · Oakland, CA · 2023
Innovation and investments in service of workers
$500,000
Change Machine · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Change machine: capacity building and platform sustainability
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2022
Spark a celebration - newark symphony hall's 100th anniversary campaign
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2022
Capacity building
$500,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey · Morristown, NJ · 2022
Community grants program
$500,000
Inclusiv · New York, NY · 2022
Expanding access to impact homeownership
$500,000
Lift · Washington, DC · 2022
Lifts vision for scaled impact
$500,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Scaling employee ownership for increased economic equality and equity
$500,000
Mypath · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Deepening a strategic partnership to support bipoc youth wealth-building
$500,000
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners · New York, NY · 2022
Creating financial security for workers at scale
$500,000
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice · Newark, NJ · 2022
Building an equitable new jersey

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