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Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Morristown, New Jersey · EIN 223507269

Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Morristown, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $543,535 in 78 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $120,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $352,210 the year before.

24% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$573,98577$5.1 million
2024$352,21071$5.4 million
2025$543,53578$5.4 million

How to apply

Carverdelaney Families 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 Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$269,975
New Jersey28$195,000
Massachusetts21$58,350
Connecticut1$10,000
Virginia2$5,250
Vermont8$3,050
District of Columbia5$860
Ohio1$500
Maine1$300
West Virginia1$250

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 78 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY
Unrestricted$120,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
Unrestricted$84,250
Pingry Corporation
Basking Ridge, NJ
Unrestricted$65,000
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Unrestricted$50,000
Freedom House
Clinton, NJ
Unrestricted$50,000
Mayo Performing Arts Center
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$50,000
Lasell University
Auburndale, MA
Unrestricted$20,000
New York University
New York, NY
Unrestricted$12,000
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Unrestricted$10,000
Sankaty Head Foundation Inc
Siasconset, MA
Unrestricted$10,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$8,000
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$7,000
Blinknow Foundation
Mendham, NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Inc
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
Mt Vernon, VA
Unrestricted$5,000
Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Our House Nantucket Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Sconset Trust Inc
Siasconset, MA
Unrestricted$3,000
Equality Now Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Kiwimbi International
Gladstone, NJ
Unrestricted$2,500
Land Conservancy of New Jersey
Boonton, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
Brookside Engine Company No 1
Brookside, NJ
Unrestricted$1,000
Family Promise Inc
Summit, NJ
Unrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Atheneum
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Land & Water Council Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Preservation Trust Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
Nantucket Ice Company Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$600
Teago Fire Department
South Pomfret, VT
Unrestricted$600
Egan Maritime Institute
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$500
Great Swamp Watershed Association
New Vernon, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Jersey Battered Women's Service
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Mendham Township Library
Brookside, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Montshire Museum of Science
Norwich, VT
Unrestricted$500
Nantucket Dreamland Foundation
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$500
Nantucket Shellfish Association Inc
Nantucket, MA
Unrestricted$500
New Eyes for the Needy Inc
Short Hills, NJ
Unrestricted$500
New Jersey Audubon Society
Bernardsville, NJ
Unrestricted$500
One Bead Project
Hudson, OH
Unrestricted$500
Passaic River Coalition
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc
Morristown, NJ
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc give?

$543,535 in tax year 2025, across 78 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Calvin R Carver Jr (President and Trustee), Anne Delaney (Secretary and Trustee) and Emma Carver (Treasurer and Trustee).

What does Carverdelaney Families Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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