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John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation

Accepts applications New Providence, New Jersey · EIN 226424337

John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation is a private foundation in New Providence, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $13,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $40,815 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$27,3401$242,875
2024$40,8151$260,235
2025$13,5006$266,495

How to apply

ContactJohn van Dyke and Marilyn van Dyke
603 Mountain Ave Apt 413, New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone or email(908) 795-5337
What to submitIn writing only, stating nature and purpose of organization
RestrictionsAny qualified organizations as determined by the Trustee

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey2$9,000
New York1$2,000
Connecticut1$1,000
Illinois1$1,000
Virginia1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Andrew's Epsicopal Church
New Providence, NJ
Charitable donation$8,000
WNET Thirteen
New York, NY
Charitable donation$2,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Charitable donation$1,000
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Charitable donation$1,000
Kent School
Kent, CT
Charitable donation$1,000
Randolph College
Lynchburgh, VA
Charitable donation$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation give?

$13,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John van Dyke (part time) and Marilyn van Dyke (part time).

What does John W Vandyke Marilyn H Vandyke Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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