Funding search · EIN 133731089 · Kearny, NJ
The John and Wendy Neu Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 64
- grants reported
- $6.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $22,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Peta3 grants · $1.6M
- Companion Animal Placement3 grants · $877,000
- Brennan Center for Justice2 grants · $800,000
- Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles2 grants · $500,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc)2 grants · $400,000
- Pbs Newshour (Weta)3 grants · $350,000
- Trustees of Columbia University3 grants · $350,000
- Nynj Baykeeper4 grants · $300,250
- Conservation Law Foundation3 grants · $270,000
- Animal Haven3 grants · $190,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 64 reported grants, largest first.
- $700,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2024
Donation to establish and protect the rights of all animals
- $500,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2023
Donation to establish and protect the rights of all animals
- $400,000
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2024
Donation to reform,revitalize, and support the laws and to help fight democracy and justice
- $400,000
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022
Donation to reform, revitalize, and support the laws and to help fight democracy and justice
- $350,000
Peta · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Donation to establish and protect the rights of all animals
- $302,000
Companion Animal Placement · Weehawken, NJ · 2024
Donation to help rescue and place homeless companion animals in loving homes
- $300,000
Companion Animal Placement · Weehawken, NJ · 2023
Donation to help rescue and place homeless companion animals in loving homes
- $275,000
Companion Animal Placement · Rensselaer, NY · 2022
Donation to help rescue and place homeless companion animals in loving homes
- $250,000
Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles · San Pedro, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles · San Pedro, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $200,000
Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $200,000
Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Donation to provide staffing of quarterly board meetings, annual board meetings, and orientation of new trustees
- $150,000
Pbs Newshour (Weta) · Arlington, VA · 2022
Charitable
- $140,000
Nynj Baykeeper · Keyport, NJ · 2023
Donation to help conserve and restore the hudson raritan estuary
- $100,000
Nynj Baykeeper · Keyport, NJ · 2024
Donation to help conserve and restore the hudson raritan estuary
- $100,000
Pbs Newshour (Weta) · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Donation to provide staffing of quarterly board meetings, annual board meetings, and orientation of new trustees
- $100,000
Pbs Newshour (Weta) · Arlington, VA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
Donation to provide staffing of quarterly board meetings, annual board meetings, and orientation of new trustees
- $90,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Clf protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people
- $90,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Clf protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people
- $90,000
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Clf protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people
- $70,000
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2023
Donation to provide homes and abandoned cats and dogs throughout the tri-state area
- $70,000
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2022
Donation to provide homes and abandoned cats and dogs throughout the tri-state area
- $60,000
Nynj Baykeeper · Keyport, NJ · 2022
Donation to help conserve and restore the productivity of the hudson raritan estuary
- $50,000
Animal Haven · New York, NY · 2024
Donation to provide homes and abandoned cats and dogs throughout the tri-state area
- $25,000
Women in Need · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Liberty Humane Society · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Community of compassion and respect and provide animals in need with a chance at a life long living home
- $25,000
The Lesniak Instittute · Union, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Women in Need · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Worldwide Friends Foundation · Jonesboro, GA · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Liberty Humane Society · Jersey City, NJ · 2024
Community of compassion and respect and provide animals in need with a chance at a life long living home
- $20,000
The Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To prove medical care and rehabilitate distressed wildlife animals
- $20,000
Good Shepherd Hospice Foundation · Farmingdale, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $20,000
Ironbound Community Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
The Sato Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $20,000
Uprose · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Hackensack Riverkeeper · Hackensack, NJ · 2024
To help local, state,and federal agencies identify sources of pollution
- $15,000
The Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To prove medical care and rehabilitate distressed wildlife animals
- $15,000
Hackensack Riverkeeper · Hackensack, NJ · 2022
To help local, state, and federal agencies identify sources of pollution
- $15,000
Pillar Care Continuum · East Hanover, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
The Wild Bird Fund · New York, NY · 2022
To prove medical care and rehabilitate distressed wildlife animals
- $12,000
Friends of Liberty State Park · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Democracy Now · New York, NY · 2024
Donation to produce a daily, global,independent news hour
- $10,000
Dogs and Cats of Antigua · Eastham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Nj Pbs · Englewood, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Skylands · Wantage, NJ · 2024
Charitable
- $10,000
Dogs and Cats of Antigua · Eastham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Dorot Foundation · Providence, RI · 2023
Charitable
- $10,000
Democracy Now · New York, NY · 2022
Donation to produce a daily, global, independent news hour
- $10,000
Dogs and Cats of Antigua · 2022
Charitable
- $7,000
Skylands · Wantage, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Keller S Cause · Port Deposit, MD · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Nj Pbs · Englewood, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Tough Warrior Princesses · Amesbury, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Twisted Cats · Kearny, NJ · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Friends of Lincoln Park · Jersey City, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Nj Pbs · Englewood, NJ · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Clinton Fire Department · Clinton, NJ · 2023
Donation to mitgate the impact of hazardous situations on life, property, and enviornment
- $1,000
Clinton Fire Department · Clinton, NJ · 2022
Donation to mitgate the impact of hazardous situations on life, property, and enviornment
- $250
Nynj Baykeeper · Keyport, NJ · 2024
Contribution to mitigate costs for upcoming kpip event
- $-10,000
Paw Warriors · Spring Hill, FL · 2023
Write off of stale check
- $-20,000
Uprose · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Write off of stale check
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