Funding search · EIN 814639892 · Basking Ridge, NJ

Tears 4 Joy

Name: Tears 4 Joy grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

42
grants reported: $463,477
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $6,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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St James Catholic Church5 grants · $110,000
Hope Through Education USA4 grants · $71,500
Brotherhood of Hope2 grants · $50,000
Diocese of Metuchen Bishop Appeal2 grants · $50,000
Sisters of Christian Charity5 grants · $30,500
Inspire1 grant · $25,000
Diocese of Metuchen1 grant · $25,000
Marine Reconnaissance Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Oratory Prep2 grants · $15,000
Bonnie Brae School4 grants · $10,700

Giving over time

$80,500

2022

$79,500

2023

$110,277

2024

$193,200

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$45,000
Hope Through Education USA · Gladstone, NJ · 2025
Check #1017, 1023, 1027charitable purposes
$40,000
St James Catholic Church · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2025
Check #1024, 1025, 1029charitable purposes
$30,000
Brotherhood of Hope · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
11/24/23check 1015charitable purposes
$25,000
Diocese of Metuchen Bishop Appeal · Metuchen, NJ · 2025
04/14/25check # 1019charitable purposes
$25,000
Inspire · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
04/24/25check # 1021charitable purposes
$25,000
Diocese of Metuchen Bishop Appeal · Metuchen, NJ · 2024
05/10/24amexcharitable purposes
$25,000
Diocese of Metuchen · Pisccataway, NJ · 2022
07/05/22amexcharitable purposes
$25,000
St James Catholic Church · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2022
Check 101206/21/22charitable purposes
$20,000
Brotherhood of Hope · New Brunswick, NJ · 2025
04/17/25check # 1020charitable purposes
$20,000
St James Catholic Church · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2024
05/09/24check #1016charitable purposes
$20,000
St James Catholic Church · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2023
Check 101307/28/23charitable purposes
$15,000
Hope Through Education USA · Gladstone, NJ · 2024
04/25/24amexcharitable purposes
$10,500
Reconnaissance Foundation · Ewa Beach, HI · 2023
10/12/23amexcharitable purposes
$10,000
Marine Reconnaissance Foundation · Ewa Beach, HI · 2025
10/30/25amexcharitable purposes
$10,000
Hope Through Education USA · Gladstone, NJ · 2024
11/11/24amexcharitable purposes
$10,000
Marine Reconnaissance Foundation · Ewa Beach, HI · 2024
11/11/24amexcharitable purposes
$10,000
Oratory Prep · Summit, NJ · 2023
10/05/23check 1014charitable purposes
$10,000
Hope Through Education · Bedminster, NJ · 2022
10/19/22amexcharitable purposes
$7,500
Sisters of Christian Charity · Mendham, NJ · 2024
09/13/24amexcharitable purposes
$7,500
Sisters of Christian Charity · Mendham, NJ · 2023
09/20/23amexcharitable purposes
$7,500
Sisters of Christian Charity · Mendham, NJ · 2022
09/08/22amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
Bridges of Ny · Lynbrook, NY · 2025
06/11/25check # 1022charitable purposes
$5,000
Pope John Xxii Highschool · Sparta, NJ · 2025
02/18/25check # 1018charitable purposes
$5,000
Regnum Christi · Cumming, GA · 2025
12/31/25amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
Aaplog Action · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
11/12/24amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
Bridges of Ny · Orlando, FL · 2024
06/10/24amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
Regnum Christi · Cumming, GA · 2024
04/13/24amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
St James Catholic Church · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2024
04/24/24amexcharitable purposes
$5,000
Oratory Prep · Summit, NJ · 2022
09/27/22amexcharitable purposes
$4,500
Bonnie Brae School · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2022
10/04/22amexcharitable purposes
$4,400
Sisters of Christian Charity · Mendham, NJ · 2025
11/20/25check # 1026charitable purposes
$3,600
Sisters of Christian Charity · Mendham, NJ · 2025
09/30/25amexcharitable purposes
$2,700
Bonnie Brae School · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2025
09/15/25amexcharitable purposes
$2,500
Bonnie Brae School · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2024
09/13/24amexcharitable purposes
$2,500
Knights of Columbus · Union, NJ · 2022
07/06/22amexcharitable purposes
$1,500
Hope Through Education USA · Gladstone, NJ · 2025
06/20/25amexcharitable purposes
$1,000
Koinonia Academy · Plainfield, NJ · 2025
10/21/25amexcharitable purposes
$1,000
Bonnie Brae School · Basking Ridge, NJ · 2023
09/20/23amexcharitable purposes
$1,000
Assumption College · Worcester, MA · 2022
03/06/22amexcharitable purposes
$400
Focus Foundation · Davidsonville, MD · 2023
12/28/23amexcharitable purposes
$277
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries · New York, NY · 2024
2024amexcharitable purposes
$100
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries · New York, NY · 2023
12/28/23amexcharitable purposes

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