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Deacon Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Sparta, New Jersey · EIN 843042725

Deacon Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sparta, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,682 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $20,000. 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 $70,600 the year before.

33% 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$53,19016$407,821
2024$70,60010$1.0 million
2025$71,68212$1.8 million

How to apply

Deacon Family 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey12$71,682

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Servant's Heart Ministry
Wyckoff, NJ
Charitable giving$20,000
Sparta Community Food Pantry
Sparta, NJ
Charitable giving$13,982
NMH Foundation
Newton, NJ
Charitable giving$11,950
Project Self Sufficiency
Newton, NJ
Charitable giving$7,500
Bsa Patriots Path Council
Cedar Knolls, NJ
Charitable giving$6,000
Pass It Along
Sparta, NJ
Charitable giving$5,000
Center for Prevention & Counseling
Newton, NJ
Charitable giving$2,000
Lakeland Charities
Oak Ridge, NJ
Charitable giving$1,500
Karen Anne Quinlan Hospice
Newton, NJ
Charitable giving$1,250
Scarc
Augusta, NJ
Charitable giving$1,250
Girl Scouts of Northern NJ
Randolph, NJ
Charitable giving$750
Family Promise of Sussex County
Newton, NJ
Charitable giving$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Deacon Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Deacon Family Foundation Inc give?

$71,682 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Deacon Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Philip Deacon (Trustee), Mary Ann Deacon (Trustee), Annette Langseder (Trustee) and William Perry III (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

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