Funding search · EIN 260581765 · Northfield, NJ

Messner 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.

117
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $450,000
  • St Jude'S Children'S Hospital3 grants · $400,000
  • Atlantic City Rescue Mission3 grants · $125,000
  • Covenant House New Jersey3 grants · $110,000
  • St Maximillian Kolbe Parish3 grants · $60,000
  • Community Food Bank of New Jersey3 grants · $60,000
  • Sunshine Foundation3 grants · $60,000
  • First United Methodist Church2 grants · $40,000
  • Deborah Hospital Foundation3 grants · $35,000
  • St Christopher Hospital for Children1 grant · $32,471

Giving over time

$512,450
2022
$580,200
2023
$742,471
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

  • $200,000

    St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

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  • $200,000

    University of Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania, PA · 2024

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  • $200,000

    University of Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania, PA · 2023

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  • $100,000

    St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

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  • $100,000

    St Jude'S Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

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  • $75,000

    Atlantic City Rescue Mission · Atlantic City, NJ · 2022

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  • $50,000

    University of Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania, PA · 2022

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  • $45,000

    Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2024

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  • $40,000

    Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022

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  • $32,471

    St Christopher Hospital for Children · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

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  • $25,000

    Atlantic City Rescue Mission · Atlantic City, NJ · 2024

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  • $25,000

    Friends of Jean Webster · Atlantic City, NJ · 2024

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  • $25,000

    Atlantic City Rescue Mission · Atlantic City, NJ · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2023

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  • $20,000

    Community Food Bank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2024

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  • $20,000

    St Maximillian Kolbe Parish · Marmora, NJ · 2024

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  • $20,000

    Sunshine Foundation · Feasterville, PA · 2024

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  • $20,000

    Community Food Bank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2023

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  • $20,000

    First United Methodist Church · Tuckerton, NJ · 2023

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  • $20,000

    St Maximillian Kolbe Parish · Marmora, NJ · 2023

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  • $20,000

    Sunshine Foundation · Feasterville, PA · 2023

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  • $20,000

    Community Food Bank of New Jersey · Hillside, NJ · 2022

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  • $20,000

    First United Methodist Church · Tuckerton, NJ · 2022

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  • $20,000

    St Maximillian Kolbe Parish · Marmora, NJ · 2022

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  • $20,000

    Sunshine Foundation · Feasterville, PA · 2022

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  • $15,000

    Samritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2024

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  • $12,500

    Deborah Hospital Foundation · Brown Mills, NJ · 2023

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  • $12,500

    Deborah Hospital Foundation · Brown Mills, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Corbin City Baptist Church · Corbin City, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Deborah Hospital Foundation · Brown Mills, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Our Lady of Angels Parish · Cape May Court House, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Shore Memorial Hospital Foundation · Somers Point, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024

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  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army · Atlantic City, NJ · 2024

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  • $10,000

    Corbin City Baptist Church · Corbin City, NJ · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Our Lady of Angels Parish · Cape May Court House, NJ · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Samritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Shore Memorial Hospital Foundation · Somers Point, NJ · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023

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  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army · Atlantic City, NJ · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Corbin City Baptist Church · Corbin City, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Make a Wish Foundation · Union, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Our Lady of Angels Parish · Cape May Court House, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Shore Memorial Hospital Foundation · Somers Point, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Shriner'S Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022

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  • $10,000

    Society of St Vincent De Paul · Camden, NJ · 2022

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  • $10,000

    The Salvation Army · Atlantic City, NJ · 2022

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  • $9,700

    Marantha Ministries · Northfield, NJ · 2022

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  • $7,500

    Holy Redeemer Visiting Nurse and Hospice · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Atlantic Christian School · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Casa for Children of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Somers Point, NJ · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Holy Redeemer Visiting Nurse and Hospice · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Jewish Family Services of Atlantic County · Margate, NJ · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Miracle Flights for Kids · Green Valley, NV · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Shamokin Christian Missionary - the Alliance Church · Shamokin, PA · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Upper Township Rescue Squad · Petersburg, NJ · 2024

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  • $5,000

    Casa for Children of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Somers Point, NJ · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Miracle Flights for Kids · Green Valley, NV · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Shamokin Christian Missionary - the Alliance Church · Shamokin, PA · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Upper Township Rescue Squad · Petersburg, NJ · 2023

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  • $5,000

    Children'S Hospital Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Feed the Children · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Haven Beat the Street · Absecon, NJ · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Holy Redeemer Visiting Nurse and Hospice · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Miracle Flights for Kids · Green Valley, NV · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Samritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022

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  • $5,000

    Upper Township Rescue Squad · Petersburg, NJ · 2022

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  • $3,000

    Casa for Children of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Somers Point, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,700

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Northfield, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Beacon Animal Rescue · Oceanview, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Northfield, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Families of Autistic Children in Tidewater · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Gilda'S Club of South Jersey · Linwood, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Holy Redeemer Food Pantry · Swainton, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Lost & Found Ministry Landmark Chruch · Ocean City, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Ministries Praise · Voorhees Township, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Ranch Hope-Strang School · Alloway, NJ · 2024

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  • $2,500

    Atlantic Christian School · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Beacon Animal Rescue · Oceanview, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Families of Autistic Children in Tidewater · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Gilda'S Club of South Jersey · Linwood, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Jewish Family Services of Atlantic County · Margate, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Lost & Found Ministry Landmark Chruch · Ocean City, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Marantha Ministries · Northfield, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Ranch Hope-Strang School · Alloway, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Sierra House · East Orange, NJ · 2023

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  • $2,500

    Atlantic Christian School · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Beacon Animal Rescue · Oceanview, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Atlantic & Cape May Counties · Northfield, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Calvary Chapel of Ocean City · Ocean City, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Collier Youth Services · Wickatunk, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Crossroads Runaway Program · Willingboro, NJ · 2022

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  • $2,500

    Faces for Autism · Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 2022

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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.