New Jersey · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Science & Technology in New Jersey

Imperigo has identified 77 funders that made 279 grants totaling $101.1M to 29 science & technology organizations in New Jersey, with a median grant of $35K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Science & Technology Funding in New Jersey

Total granted $101.1M
Funders 77
Grants 279
Organizations funded 29

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Jewish Communal Fund
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $16.0M · through 2024
$16.1M
2. Advocacy Action Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$2.0M
3. Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $347K · through 2023
$1.1M
4. Hughes Holden Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$50K
5. Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Alliance Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$8K
6. Charities Aid Foundation America
22 grants to 5 organizations · largest $355K · through 2024
$1.6M
7. Pasadena Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $104K · through 2025
$278K
8. Donors Trust Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2024
$900K
9. Neubauer Family Charitable Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2020
$200K
10. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $552K · through 2024
$2.7M
11. Whitefish Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2023
$145K
12. Math for America
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $121K · through 2019
$121K
13. Community Foundation of New Jersey
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $80K · through 2024
$241K
14. Princeton Area Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024
$100K
15. American Council of Learned Societies
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2019
$80K
16. Dravet Syndrome Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $13K · through 2025
$22K
17. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2019
$250K
18. Impactassetsinc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $240K · through 2022
$240K
19. United States Energy Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2023
$150K
20. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2024
$14K
21. Legacy Global Programs
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2023
$12K
22. Tides Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2023
$220K
23. Greater Washington Community Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024
$105K
24. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $48K · through 2023
$80K
25. Underwriters Laboratories Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024
$15K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to science & technology work in New Jersey, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

Other Causes Funded in New Jersey

About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering science & technology work, with an address in New Jersey. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable science & technology funding in New Jersey, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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