Funding search · EIN 261588831 · Somerset, NJ

James and Melanie

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

74
grants reported
$287,100
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Franklin Township Food Bank4 grants · $45,000
  • Center for Great Expectations4 grants · $40,000
  • St Vincent De Paul Society3 grants · $24,000
  • Safe and Sound3 grants · $19,000
  • St Matthias School3 grants · $13,000
  • Mount St Mary Academy4 grants · $12,000
  • Elijah'S Promise2 grants · $11,000
  • Zarephath Health Center2 grants · $10,000
  • Cast of Freedom1 grant · $10,000
  • Fellowship for Performing Arts1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$58,500
2022
$85,600
2023
$87,000
2024
$56,000
2025

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

  • $15,000

    Center for Great Expectations · Somerset, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Franklin Township Food Bank · Somerset, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Franklin Township Food Bank · Somerset, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Buffalo, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Center for Great Expectations · Somerset, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Fellowship for Performing Arts · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Franklin Township Food Bank · Somerset, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Cast of Freedom · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Center for Great Expectations · Somerset, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Franklin Township Food Bank · Somerset, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $9,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Buffalo, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $9,000

    Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $8,000

    St Matthias School · Somerset, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Star 991 · Zarephath, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Acts Xxix Mobilizing for the Mission · Detroit, MI · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Casa Shaw · Lebanon, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Center for Great Expectations · Somerset, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Walking With Purpose · Greenwich, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Walking With Purpose · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society · Buffalo, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Zarephath Health Center · Somerset, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Community Fb of Nj · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Zarephath Health Center · Somerset, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    St Joseph High School · Natrona Heights, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Mount St Mary Academy · Tonawanda, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    St Matthias School · Somerset, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Nj Family Policy Center · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Mount St Mary Academy · Tonawanda, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Franklin Animal Shelter · Franklin, NH · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Mount St Mary Academy · Tonawanda, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Mount St Mary Academy · Tonawanda, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $2,000

    Bible Study Fellowship · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Franklin Animal Shelter · Franklin, NH · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Key Life · Maitland, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    St Joseph High School · Natrona Heights, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Star 991 · Zarephath, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Jesus Film Project · Orlando, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Prison Fellowship · Lansdowne, VA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Smile Train · Ne York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Prison Fellowship · Lansdowne, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Long Branch, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    The Gravel Project · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    St Matthias School · Somerset, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Jesus Film Project · Orlando, FL · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Nj Family Policy Center · Trenton, NJ · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Prison Fellowship · Lansdowne, VA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Asymca · Schofield Barracks, HI · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Jesus Film Project · Orlando, FL · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Market Street Misson · Morristown, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Prison Fellowship · Lansdowne, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    The Center for Faith Justice · Lawrence Township, NJ · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Key Life · Maitland, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    The Center for Faith Justice · Lawrence Township, NJ · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Tunnel To Towers · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Christian Research Institute · Charlotte, NC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    E Millstone 1st Aid Squad · East Millstone, NJ · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    Key Life · Maitland, FL · 2025

    General support

  • $100

    American Bible Society · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.