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Cannstatter Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Wyckoff, New Jersey · EIN 133874613

Cannstatter Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wyckoff, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $250,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $75,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $255,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$255,00011$2.6 million
2024$250,00011$2.9 million

How to apply

Cannstatter Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cannstatter Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey4$85,000
Pennsylvania1$75,000
New York3$25,000
California1$25,000
Florida1$20,000
Vermont1$20,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
German Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Educational$75,000
Valley Hospital Foundation
Ridgewood, NJ
Health care$50,000
St Jude Children's Hospital
Fullerton, CA
Health care$25,000
Oasis - A Haven for Women and Children
Paterson, NJ
Welfare improvement$25,000
National Parkinson Foundation
Boca Raton, FL
Health care$20,000
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Immersion program in german$20,000
Project ALS
New York, NY
Educational$10,000
Liederkranz Foundation
New York, NY
Educational$10,000
Schwaebischer Saengerbund Inc
Clark, NJ
General operating support$5,000
German American Committee of Greater Ny
New York, NY
Educational$5,000
Deutsche Sprachschule
Winfield, NJ
Educational$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cannstatter Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Cannstatter Foundation Inc give?

$250,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Cannstatter Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Werner Hiller (Pres/Trustee, Thru 2/5/24), Joseph Pfeifer (President & Treasurer), Lya Pfeifer (Secretary) and Jeanette Boomhower (Trustee).

What does Cannstatter Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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