Ej Grassmann Trust
Accepts applications
Ej Grassmann Trust is a private foundation in Warren, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.7 million in 134 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $200,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$1.7 million
- Number of grants134
- Typical grant$10,000
- Largest grant$200,000
- Assets$34.9 million
- New grantees32%
Giving in 2025 was up from $1.7 million the year before.
32% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.5 million | 137 | $31.2 million |
| 2024 | $1.7 million | 154 | $32.6 million |
| 2025 | $1.7 million | 134 | $34.9 million |
How to apply
| Contact | William Engel PO Box 4470, Warren, NJ 07059-0470 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (908) 753-2440 |
| What to submit | All proposals must be submitted through the trust's online application portal. Please visit https://www.edselaw.com/ej-grassmann-trust to access the application and review additional details. |
| Deadlines | June application portal: april 1 - may 15 december application portal: september 1 - october 15 |
| Restrictions | Grants will be focused on capital items, ranging from items of equipment to building funds, and for endowment. Grants will not be given for operating expenses, programs, current scholarships, conferences, meetings or dinners, advertisements in journals or annual funds. No grants will be made outside the united states. No grants will be made to individuals; all grantees must be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and qualified under sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the code. With every application, please visit https://www.edselaw.com/ej-grassmann-trust for additional information. |
What Ej Grassmann Trust funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Jersey.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 111 | $1.3 million |
| New York | 4 | $232,000 |
| Georgia | 15 | $166,500 |
| Arizona | 2 | $6,000 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $6,000 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer University | This grant is to be used towards the construction and equipping of a new facility for the school of medicine in downtown macon. | $200,000 |
| Trinitas Health Foundation | This grant is to be used towards the surgical advancement project, which includes equipment upgrades for spinal surgery procedures. | $80,000 |
| America's Grow-A-Row Inc | This grant is to be used towards the retirement of a fixed rate mortgage on the woolf road farm. | $35,000 |
| Institute of Music for Children Inc | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of a three-story elevator, providing full accessibility across all 3 floors of both buildings. | $33,000 |
| Gill St Bernards School | This grant is to be used to support the sid rowell endowed scholarship fund. The fund will be used to support a senior seeds student. | $25,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | This grant is to be used to support land acquisitions over the coming year. | $25,000 |
| Newtown Macon | This grant is to be used towards advancing the ocmulgee heritage trail with trail extensions. | $25,000 |
| Saint Vincent Academy | This grant is to be used towards internal updates and repairs to the academy. | $25,000 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Foundation | This grant is to be used for a state-of-the-art ge mac vu360 electrocardiogram (ekg). This investment will strengthen our hospitals environment of safety, accuracy and clinical excellence. | $22,000 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey | This grant is to be used towards the purchase of a sit-down counterbalanced forklift for use in our hillside warehouse to improve efficiency of operations. | $20,000 |
| Covenant House of New Jersey | This grant is to be used towards the cost of upgrading living room furniture in six apartments at the rights of passage transitional living program in newark. | $20,000 |
| Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child | This grant is to be used towards a multi-phased upgrade to the lighting systems in the mother mary campion center. | $20,000 |
| Paper Mill Playhouse | This grant is to be used towards capital support for it and security infrastructure needs. | $20,000 |
| Pingry School | This grant is to be used towards expansion of affordable on-campus housing for the school's employees in order to meet the significant demand from employees in an area that has a high cost of living. | $20,000 |
| YMCA of Eastern Union County | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of critical security features at the emergency shelter. | $20,000 |
| Overlook Hospital Foundation | This grant is to be used to purchase new equipment for the emergency department at overlook medical centers union campus; 2 stryker prime big wheel stretcher 26" with required accessories for functionality. | $19,000 |
| Oratory Preparatory School | This grant is to be used to defray the costs associated with the repaving of the bain parking lot coupled with the replacement of the classroom door locks in both the degaeta and bain buildings. | $17,500 |
| Plainfield City Union of the King's Daughters King's Daughters Day School | This grant is to be used to improve ventilation systems in our toddler/preschool porch play area to promote healthier, safer, and more engaging environments for young children. | $17,500 |
| George Street Playhouse | This grant is to be used towards equipment needed for the costume shop, including 4 new sewing machines, 3 new sewing tables and men's and women's dress forms. | $16,000 |
| Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New Jersey | This grant is to be used towards renovations in the food pantry, specifically connecting the 2 food pantry buildings with a weatherproof corridor, create weatherproof storage area under the outdoor awning and create a stairway access to storage unit. | $15,800 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Inc | This grant is to be used to replace tents and poles of two critical sleeping units at camp lou henry hoover, which will enhance the safety and comfort for up to 80 campers at a time. | $15,300 |
| Auditory Verbal Center Inc | This grant is to be used to purchase new diagnostic equipment for hearing impaired infants and children. Specifically, $14,986 for an audiometer and $14,328 for a tympanometer. | $15,000 |
| Center for Hope Hospice Inc | This grant is to be used to purchase vehicles for our healthcare staff to better meet the increasing demands of our growing number of community patients and an equipment van to help bring much-needed medical equipment to patients residences. | $15,000 |
| Cheshire Home Inc | This grant is to be used to support an upgrade to the facilitys security system. | $15,000 |
| Crossroads Christian Counseling Center Inc | This grant is to be used towards the cost of renovating the new building. | $15,000 |
| Frost Valley YMCA | This grant is to be used towards the final phase of a multi-year project to build an accessible village of six new cabins. | $15,000 |
| Junior Achievement of New Jersey | This grant is to be used to purchase capital equipment and items to support the launch of the mobile ja dream accelerator program, focusing on a program pilot supporting lmi youth in union county. | $15,000 |
| Land Conservancy of New Jersey | This grant is to be used to purchase a 105 acre property in hardwick township. | $15,000 |
| Middle Georgia State University Foundation Inc | This grant is to be used to purchase top priority equipment and devices needed to help expand the capabilities of the lab and provide opportunities to more students in macon-bibb county. | $15,000 |
| Mount de Sales Academy | This grant is to be used towards upgrading and replacing the security system. | $15,000 |
| Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter Inc | This grant is to be used to support critical capital improvements to the facility. | $15,000 |
| New Jersey Ballet Company Inc | This grant is to be used to support the costs associated with renovating a storage area into a new dance studio needed to support the growth of the company and njb school. | $15,000 |
| Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia Inc | This grant is to be used to replace the administration roof at the rescue mission. | $15,000 |
| Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of a new dehumidifying system (as well as a new iron and steamer) to preserve our costume stock. | $15,000 |
| The Mercy House | This grant is to be used towards the new stairs that are ada compliant at the back entryway to the building in elizabeth. | $15,000 |
| Union County College Foundation Inc | This grant is to be used to develop a new endowed scholarship for the nursing students. | $15,000 |
| YWCA of Eastern Union County | This grant is to be used to support the purchase and installation of critical security features at the emergency shelter. | $14,700 |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation Inc | This grant is to be used to purchase essential equipment for the children and adolescents in the long term care unit in mountainside. | $14,300 |
| Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless | This grant is to be used to support capital improvements for one property that is part of the hospitality house program, 167 jaques street. | $14,000 |
| Reeves-Reed Arboretum | This grant is to be used towards 4 new computers for new personnel and a new sign engraving machines. | $14,000 |
Officers and trustees
- William V Engel Esq
- Robert S Devlin Esq
- Suzanne B Engel
- Michael F O'Neill
- Amy M Ziebarth
Questions people ask
Does Ej Grassmann Trust accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June application portal: april 1 - may 15 december application portal: september 1 - october 15.
How much does Ej Grassmann Trust give?
$1.7 million in tax year 2025, across 134 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.
Who runs Ej Grassmann Trust?
Its 2025 filing lists William V Engel Esq (Trustee, Co-Executive Director), Robert S Devlin Esq (Trustee, Co-Executive Director), Suzanne B Engel (Trustee) and Michael F O'Neill (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.
What does Ej Grassmann Trust fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.