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Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Sayreville, New Jersey · EIN 743136392

Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation is a private foundation in Sayreville, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $898,738 in 91 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $97,200. 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 $2.5 million the year before.

45% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.5 million118$12.8 million
2024$898,73891$15.2 million

How to apply

Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation 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 Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey62$503,510
New York27$387,728
Illinois1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 91 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Donor's Fund Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$97,200
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$56,250
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$56,250
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$56,250
Donor's Fund Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$52,078
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$50,000
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$30,000
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$28,125
Bais Medrash Kerem Shlomo
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$25,000
Bais Medrash Kerem Shlomo
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$25,000
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah
Howell, NJ
Unrestricted use$25,000
Morris Franco Cancer Center
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted use$17,000
Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$15,000
Freehold Kollel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$12,000
Kollel Bnei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted use$12,000
Freehold Kollel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$11,000
Congregation Beth Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted use$10,446
Ohel Yaacob Congregation
Deal, NJ
Unrestricted use$10,201
Freehold Kollel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$10,000
Freehold Kollel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$10,000
Kupas Yom Tov
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$10,000
Lakewood Cheder
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$10,000
Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel Chaim
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted use$9,000
BMG Student Aid Fund
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$8,000
BMG Student Aid Fund
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$8,000
BMG Student Aid Fund
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$8,000
Propel
New York, NY
Unrestricted use$8,000
Congregation Ohr Yecheskel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$7,800
Congregation Ohr Yecheskel
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$7,500
Khal Torath Chaim of Rockland
Monsey, NY
Unrestricted use$7,500
Chein Bais Yaakov
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$7,000
Tiferes Chaim
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$6,500
Bais Yaakov of Jackson
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$6,000
Friends of the Brisker Yeshiva
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$6,000
Tiferes Bais Yaakov
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$6,000
Yeshiva Gaon Yaakov
Lawrence, NY
Unrestricted use$6,000
Yeshivas Toras Moshe
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$6,000
Congregation Beth Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted use$5,001
Bnos Esther Malka
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$5,000
Bnos Esther Malka
Lakewood, NJ
Unrestricted use$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation give?

$898,738 in tax year 2024, across 91 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph Sutton (Chairman), Eileen Sutton (Director) and Albert J Sutton (Director).

What does Joe & Eileen Sutton Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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