Funding search · EIN 262541411 · Watchung, NJ

Namaste 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.

92
grants reported
$573,259
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$812
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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Top recipients

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  • Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust1 grant · $250,899
  • Holocaust Memorial Museum2 grants · $135,000
  • University of Michigan2 grants · $40,000
  • Georgetown University Law Center2 grants · $26,000
  • Community Food Bank of New Jersey3 grants · $15,146
  • Columbia University1 grant · $15,000
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation2 grants · $11,000
  • Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center1 grant · $10,000
  • National Vaccine Information Center2 grants · $7,500
  • All Stars Project1 grant · $6,250

Giving over time

$129,265
2022
$180,737
2023
$263,257
2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

  • $250,899

    Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

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  • $125,000

    Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023

    Historical preservation

  • $20,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Educational programs

  • $20,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Educational programs

  • $16,000

    Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2023

    Educational programs

  • $15,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Educational programs

  • $11,500

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

    Social programs

  • $10,000

    Georgetown University Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022

    Educational programs

  • $10,000

    Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022

    Historical preservation

  • $10,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center · Skokie, IL · 2022

    Historical preservation and educational programs

  • $10,000

    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Type 1 diabetes research, community and activist services

  • $6,250

    All Stars Project · Newark, NJ · 2022

    Social, educational, cultural and recreational programs

  • $5,000

    National Vaccine Information Center · Sterling, VA · 2022

    General and rehabilitative health support

  • $3,600

    Divrei Chaim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Orthodox synagogue

  • $3,020

    Temple Sinai · Summit, NJ · 2022

    Religious and educational programs

  • $2,600

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

    Social programs

  • $2,500

    National Vaccine Information Center · Sterling, VA · 2024

    General and rehabilitative health support

  • $2,000

    Belev Echad · New York, NY · 2022

    To help care for veterans

  • $2,000

    Jewish Museum of New York · New York, NY · 2022

    Social, educational, and cultural programs

  • $1,800

    Jewish Museum of New York · New York, NY · 2023

    Social, educational, and cultural programs

  • $1,800

    Yeshiva Orchos Chaim · Lakewood, NJ · 2022

    Supporting young people and their families

  • $1,775

    Temple Sinai · Summit, NJ · 2023

    Religious and educational programs

  • $1,625

    Project Als · New York, NY · 2023

    Medical research

  • $1,371

    Hadassah the Women'S Zionist Organization of America · New York, NY · 2022

    Support to the land, the people, and the future of israel

  • $1,250

    Project Als · New York, NY · 2022

    Medical research

  • $1,070

    Friends of Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2023

    Cultural and theatrical programming

  • $1,046

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

    Social programs

  • $1,041

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support for wilderness preservation and environmental programs

  • $1,038

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Environmental quality protection & beautification

  • $1,030

    Hadassah the Women'S Zionist Organization of America · New York, NY · 2024

    Support to the land, the people, and the future of israel

  • $1,030

    Ogden Valley Land Trust · Huntsville, UT · 2023

    Conservation programs in the ogden valley

  • $1,030

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Conservation support for lands and waters

  • $1,000

    Children'S Health Defense · Peachtree City, GA · 2024

    Support to end childhood health epidemics

  • $1,000

    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Type 1 diabetes research, community and activist services

  • $1,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Social, educational, cultural and recreational programs

  • $1,000

    Children'S Health Defense · Peachtree City, GA · 2023

    Support to end childhood health epidemics

  • $1,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023

    Social, educational, cultural and recreational programs

  • $1,000

    The Temple-Congregation Adath Israel Brith Sholom · Louisville, KY · 2023

    Religious and educational programs

  • $1,000

    Manhattan Theatre Club · New York, NY · 2022

    Production of innovative theatre

  • $1,000

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022

    Social, educational, cultural and recreational programs

  • $1,000

    Project Healing Waters · Laplata, MD · 2022

    Support rehabilitation of disabled active military and veterans

  • $1,000

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Environmental program support

  • $1,000

    The Smithsonian · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts, culture, & humanities

  • $1,000

    Urban Upbound · Long Island City, NY · 2022

    Programs for residents of public housing to achieve economic mobility

  • $1,000

    Weill Cornell Medical College · New York, NY · 2022

    Educational and medical programs

  • $940

    Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic · Passaic, NY · 2023

    Educational and training programs

  • $684

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

    Medical research

  • $650

    Spark Youth Nyc · New York, NY · 2023

    Support for youth-development programs

  • $650

    University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2022

    Educational programs

  • $628

    Jewish Vocational Service of Metrowest · East Orange, NJ · 2022

    Vocational training, education, and career counseling

  • $588

    Meadowlands Ymca · East Rutherford, NJ · 2023

    Social, educational, cultural and recreational programs

  • $575

    Everett Watson Family Go Fund Me · Mount Vernon, NY · 2022

    Funeral costs

  • $530

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2022

    Services for people affected by ms and fund research

  • $529

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Conservation programs for imperiled species and ecosystems

  • $529

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Conservation programs for imperiled species and ecosystems

  • $528

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Conservation programs for imperiled species and ecosystems

  • $527

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Environmental quality protection & beautification

  • $518

    Tomorrow'S Hope Foundation · Uniondale, NY · 2023

    Gives hundreds of children the opportunity to attend catholic elementary schools on long island

  • $515

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Environmental program support

  • $515

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Conservation support for lands and waters

  • $510

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Wilderness preservation and environmental programs

  • $500

    The Smithsonian · Washington, DC · 2024

    Arts, culture, & humanities

  • $500

    Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023

    Veteran assistance

  • $500

    Watchung Rescue Squad · Watchung, NJ · 2023

    Support for emergency medical care and transportation within watchung

  • $500

    Englewood Foundation · Englewood, NJ · 2022

    For benefit of the health system and patients

  • $500

    Middlebridge School · Narragansett, RI · 2022

    Support for students with learning disabilities

  • $500

    Watchung Rescue Squad · Watchung, NJ · 2022

    Supprot for emergency medical care and transportation within watchung

  • $450

    Green America · Washington, DC · 2023

    Social and environmental programs

  • $412

    The Hubb Arts & Trauma Center · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Operational support

  • $350

    Green America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Social and environmental programs

  • $350

    Green America · Washington, DC · 2022

    Social and environmental programs

  • $322

    New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2022

    Social and cultural programs

  • $300

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    Support for food, shelter, clean water, education, and access to health care

  • $300

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    Support for food, shelter, clean water, education, and access to health care

  • $261

    Reading Power · Lake Bluff, IL · 2024

    Operational support

  • $259

    The Charlie Landers Foundation · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2023

    Medical research

  • $250

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Medical research

  • $250

    Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    Programs to prepare young people to be responsible, caring and productive community members

  • $250

    Spark Youth Nyc · New York, NY · 2022

    Support for youth-development programs

  • $200

    The Morris Museum · Morristown, NJ · 2024

    Historical preservation

  • $185

    Rofeh Cholim Cancer (Rccs) · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Services for cancer stricken patients in need

  • $175

    New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Support performances, arts education, and cultural events

  • $175

    New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2023

    Support performances, arts education, and cultural events

  • $175

    New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation · Newark, NJ · 2022

    Support performances, arts education, and cultural events

  • $162

    New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2024

    Social and cultural programs

  • $156

    Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Medical research

  • $156

    Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Medical research

  • $150

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Medical research

  • $103

    Movember · Culver City, CA · 2023

    Programs raising awareness for men's health

  • $102

    Movember · Culver City, CA · 2024

    Programs raising awareness for men's health

  • $50

    Women'S Association for Morristown Medical Center · Morristown, NJ · 2023

    Medical

  • $25

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    Support for food, shelter, clean water, education, and access to health care

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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.