Funding search · EIN 471997891 · Salem, NJ

The Forman S Acton Educational

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

153
grants reported
$3.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,559
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Community Foundation of South Jersey3 grants · $2.2M
  • Salem Community College3 grants · $221,861
  • One Village Alliance3 grants · $116,000
  • The College of New Jersey3 grants · $115,694
  • Stockton University3 grants · $104,731
  • Rowan University3 grants · $100,899
  • Drew University3 grants · $88,496
  • Elizabethtown College3 grants · $54,050
  • College Retention Fund3 grants · $41,852
  • Thomas Jefferson University3 grants · $31,946

Giving over time

$789,840
2022
$1.6M
2023
$1.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 153 grants.

  • $1.1M

    Community Foundation of South Jersey · Haddonfield, NJ · 2023

    Grant to the acorn fund accounts for the college savings program

  • $669,050

    Community Foundation of South Jersey · Haddonfield, NJ · 2024

    Grant to the acorn fund accounts for the college savings program

  • $411,000

    Community Foundation of South Jersey · Haddonfield, NJ · 2022

    This grant is awarded to a public charity to fund college costs via a section 529 college savings account/early scholarship available to all children living in or attending public school in salem city, nj.

  • $87,958

    Salem Community College · Carneys Point, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education and a community grant to fund the dual credit program for salem high school students.

  • $73,656

    Salem Community College · Carneys Point, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education and a community grant to fund the dual credit program for salem high school students.

  • $63,532

    Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $60,247

    Salem Community College · Carneys Point, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $51,115

    The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $50,000

    One Village Alliance · Salem, NJ · 2023

    Grant to provide funding for one village alliance who fosters a community-based, people-fueled approach with a mission to uplift children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, ent read all
  • $47,099

    Stockton University · Galloway, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $41,000

    One Village Alliance · Salem, NJ · 2022

    Grant to provide funding for one village alliance who fosters a community-based, people-fueled approach with a mission to uplift children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, ent read all
  • $36,353

    Drew University · Madison, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $35,948

    Drew University · Madison, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $35,424

    The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $35,386

    Stockton University · Galloway, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $30,300

    Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $29,155

    The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $25,000

    One Village Alliance · Salem, NJ · 2024

    Grant to provide funding for one village alliance who fosters a community-based, people-fueled approach with a mission to uplift children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, ent read all
  • $22,395

    Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $22,246

    Stockton University · Galloway, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $21,200

    Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs · Camden, NJ · 2022

    The grant is awarded to fund a comprehensive evaluation project in salem county.

  • $21,155

    College Retention Fund · Salem, NJ · 2023

    This grant is awarded to help current college students stay in school and finish their degree. Students must be pell eligible and have a 2.5 gpa to qualify.

  • $19,909

    Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $18,750

    Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $18,280

    College Retention Fund · Salem, NJ · 2024

    This grant is awarded to help current college students stay in school and finish their degree. Students must be eligible and have a 2.5 gpa to qualify.

  • $16,195

    Drew University · Madison, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $14,972

    Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $13,615

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $13,331

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $12,933

    Lincoln University · Lincoln University, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $12,527

    Emergency Fund for Scholars · Salem, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $12,500

    Hobart and William Smith Colleges · Binghamton, NY · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $12,500

    Stonehill College · North Easton, MA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $12,500

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,941

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,774

    Apple · Cupertino, CA · 2023

    This grant is awarded to a student for computers and other college academic materials.

  • $11,750

    Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,656

    Towson University · Towson, MD · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,642

    Lincoln University · Lincoln University, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,445

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $11,250

    University of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,925

    Gateway Community Action Partnership · Ewing, NJ · 2024

    Grant for community based program to send students on college tour.

  • $10,680

    Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,367

    Saint Joseph'S University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,206

    Bloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,085

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,000

    Florida a&M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,000

    St Joseph University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,000

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $10,000

    University of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $9,875

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $9,842

    Nelnet (Federal Student Aid) · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    This grant is awarded to pay off student loan.

  • $8,073

    Apple · Cupertino, CA · 2024

    This grant is awarded to a student for computers and other college academic materials.

  • $8,033

    Microsoft · Redmond, WA · 2023

    This grant is awarded to a student for computers and other college academic materials.

  • $7,607

    Widener University · Chester, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $7,590

    Fairleigh Dickinson University · Madison, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $7,521

    Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $7,334

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, AL · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $7,157

    University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $7,000

    Rutgers University- New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,850

    East Carolina University · Greenville, NC · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,792

    Bloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,759

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,750

    University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,750

    Hobart and William Smith Colleges · Binghamton, NY · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,750

    Stonehill College · North Easton, MA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,525

    Fairleigh Dickinson University · Madison, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,372

    Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,250

    University of Tampa · Tampa, FL · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,250

    Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,250

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $6,000

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,999

    Widener University · Chester, PA · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,942

    Montclair University · Montclair, NJ · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,844

    Towson University · Towson, MD · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,800

    Alvernia University · Reading, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,559

    York College · York, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,353

    Bloomsburg University · Bloomsburg, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,079

    University at Albany · Albany, NY · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Lafayette College · Newark, NJ · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    York College · York, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Alvernia University · Reading, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Lafayette College · Newark, NJ · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Lincoln University · Lincoln University, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Thomas Jefferson University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $5,000

    Towson University · Towson, MA · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $4,993

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $4,910

    Saint Joseph'S University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $4,286

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2022

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $4,270

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $3,571

    Franklin & Marshall College · Lancaster, PA · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $3,321

    Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $2,998

    Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023

    The scholarship is awarded to a student via the university to pursue higher education.

  • $2,540

    Amazon · Seattle, WA · 2024

    This grant is awarded to a student for computers and other college academic materials.

  • $2,500

    Aidvantage · Wilkes Barre, PA · 2022

    The grant is awarded to a organization servicing direct loan and federal family education loan program loans for federal student aid to benefit a student.

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