Funding search · EIN 223321789 · Sea Girt, NJ

Whelan Foundation

Name: Whelan 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.

76
grants reported: $805,795
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

poor food monmouth bank breast cancer challange college

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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.

4 grants matching “challange” · $80,000

$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2025
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Challange grant for community projects

Top recipients

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

Make a Wish Foundation4 grants · $200,000
Saint Peter'S Prep4 grants · $80,000
Saint Peter'S University4 grants · $80,000
Georgian Court University4 grants · $80,000
St Jude Hospital4 grants · $80,000
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School4 grants · $60,500
Mercy Center4 grants · $60,500
Fulfill3 grants · $45,000
Ocean'S Harbor House4 grants · $20,000
Collier Services4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$192,800

2022

$203,000

2023

$207,775

2024

$202,220

2025

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$50,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$20,000
Georgian Court University · Lakewood, NJ · 2025
Funding college funds for the poor
$20,000
Saint Peter'S Prep · Jersey City, NJ · 2025
Tuition assistance for poor students
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2025
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
Various charitable needs
$20,000
Georgian Court University · Lakewood, NJ · 2024
Funding college funds for the poor
$20,000
Saint Peter'S Prep · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Tuition assistance for poor students
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Various charitable needs
$20,000
Georgian Court University · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
Funding college funds for the poor
$20,000
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School · Berlin, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$20,000
Saint Peter'S Prep · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
Tuition assistance for poor students
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Various charitable needs
$20,000
Georgian Court University · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
Funding college funds for the poor
$20,000
Saint Peter'S Prep · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Tuition assistance for poor students
$20,000
Saint Peter'S University · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Challange grant for community projects
$20,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Various charitable needs
$16,500
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School · Berlin, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$16,000
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School · Berlin, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$15,500
Mercy Center · Asbury Park, NJ · 2025
Donation used to support a food bank for the homeless
$15,000
Fulfill · Neptune, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$15,000
Fulfill · Neptune, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$15,000
Mercy Center · Asbury Park, NJ · 2024
Donation used to support a food bank for the homeless
$15,000
Fulfill · Neptune, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$15,000
Mercy Center · Asbury Park, NJ · 2023
Donation used to support a food bank for the homeless
$15,000
Food Bank of Monmouth · Spring Lake, NJ · 2022
Purchase and distribution of food banks throughout monmouth county
$15,000
Mercy Center · Asbury Park, NJ · 2022
Donation used to support a food bank for the homeless
$8,000
Our Lady of Mt Carmel School · Berlin, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Collier Services · Wickatunk, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Ocean'S Harbor House · Toms River, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Collier Services · Wickatunk, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Ocean'S Harbor House · Toms River, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Saint Mark'S Church · Sea Girt, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Collier Services · Wickatunk, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Ocean'S Harbor House · Toms River, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Saint Mark'S Church · Sea Girt, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Collier Services · Wickatunk, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$5,000
Ocean'S Harbor House · Toms River, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$5,000
St Marks Parish · Long Valley, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Algonquin Theater · Manasquan, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Catholic Tv · Watertown, MA · 2025
Various charitable purposes
$1,000
Just US Girls · Manasquan, NJ · 2025
Monetary contributions and spiritual / physical comfort to women in monmouth and ocean counties with breast cancer
$1,000
Market Street Mission · Asbury Park, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Wounded Warrior · New York, NY · 2025
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Algonquin Theater · Manasquan, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Catholic Tv · Watertown, MA · 2024
Various charitable purposes
$1,000
Just US Girls · Manasquan, NJ · 2024
Monetary contributions and spiritual / physical comfort to women in monmouth and ocean counties with breast cancer
$1,000
Market Street Mission · Asbury Park, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Sea Girt Community Appeal · Sea Girt, NJ · 2024
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Wounded Warrior · New York, NY · 2024
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Catholic Tv · Watertown, MA · 2023
Various charitable purposes
$1,000
Just US Girls · Manasquan, NJ · 2023
Monetary contributions and spiritual / physical comfort to women in monmouth and ocean counties with breast cancer
$1,000
Algonquin Theater · Manasquan, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$1,000
Catholic Tv · Watertown, MA · 2022
Various charitable purposes
$1,000
Just US Girls · Manasquan, NJ · 2022
Monetary contributions and spiritual / physical comfort to women in monmouth and ocean counties with breast cancer
$1,000
Wounded Warrior · New York, NY · 2022
Various charitable needs
$500
Sea Girt Community Appeal · Sea Girt, NJ · 2025
Various charitable needs
$500
Jersey Shore Rescue Mission · Asbury Park, NJ · 2023
Various charitable needs
$500
Wounded Warrior · New York, NY · 2023
Various charitable needs
$500
Sea Girt Community Appeal · Sea Girt, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$220
Thirteen · New York City, NY · 2025
Variouscharitable needs
$175
Thirteen · New York City, NY · 2024
Variouscharitable needs
$100
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024
Various charitable needs
$100
Holly Club of Sea Girt · Sea Girt, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$100
Jersey Shore Rescue Mission · Asbury Park, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs
$100
Spring Lake Woman'S Club · Spring Lake, NJ · 2022
Various charitable needs

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