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Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Maywood, New Jersey · EIN 226056924

Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Maywood, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $122,300 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $25,000. 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 $110,000 the year before.

37% 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$107,10022$2.5 million
2024$110,00018$2.6 million
2025$122,30019$4.0 million

How to apply

Jos L Muscarelle 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 Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey13$81,000
Illinois2$26,500
New York2$12,300
Florida1$1,500
Colorado1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Madonna Missions Maura Rogan
Chicago, IL
General operating expenses$25,000
Seton Hall University
S Orange, NJ
General operating expenses$21,000
Bergen Community College Foundation
Paramus, NJ
General operating expenses$15,000
Fairleigh Dickinson Muscarelle Building Maintenance Fund
Teaneck, NJ
General operating expenses$10,000
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NY
General operating expenses$10,000
The Foundation for University Hospital
Newark, NJ
General operating expenses$10,000
Rowan University Foundation
Stratford, NJ
General operating expenses$5,000
Scholarships Fund for Inner City Children
Newark, NJ
General operating expenses$5,000
The Valley Hospital Foundation
Ridgewood, NJ
General operating expenses$5,000
Holy Name Hospital Foundation
Teaneck, NJ
General operating expenses$2,500
Margaret Muscarelle Child Care Center
Garfield, NJ
General operating expenses$2,500
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
General operating expenses$2,300
Hackensack University Medical Center
Lodi, NJ
General operating expenses$2,000
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Miami, FL
General operating expenses$1,500
Misericordia Heart of Mercy
Chicago, IL
General operating expenses$1,500
Annie's Breast Cancer Foundation
Lone Tree, CO
General operating expenses$1,000
Arcola Country Club
Paramus, NJ
General operating expenses$1,000
Ridgewood CC Foundation
Ridgewood, NJ
General operating expenses$1,000
Sophia Rose Foundation
Township of Washington, NJ
General operating expenses$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc give?

$122,300 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists JL Muscarelle Jr (President).

What does Jos L Muscarelle Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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