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Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Vineland, New Jersey · EIN 226821132

Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Vineland, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. 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 $19,357 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$18,18420$0
2024$19,35720$387,138
2025$20,00020$396,300

How to apply

Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust 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 Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey12$12,000
Pennsylvania3$3,000
New York2$2,000
South Dakota2$2,000
Georgia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Assoc for Multiple Impair
Brick Twp, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Atlantic Care Hospice
Eht, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Individual
NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Care Inc
Atlanta, GA
509(a)puborg$1,000
Deborah Hospital
Browns Milll, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Guiding Eyes for Blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
509(a)puborg$1,000
Individual
NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Buena Borough Fire Co
Landisville, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Vision Loss Alliance of NJ
Denville, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
University of Medicine Dentistry
Camden, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Ranch Hope Inc
Alloway, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Sisters - St John Baptist
Bronx, NY
509(a)puborg$1,000
St Francis Indian School
St Francis, SD
509(a)puborg$1,000
St Joseph's Indian School
Chamberlain, SD
509(a)puborg$1,000
St Michaels Our Lady of the Blessed
Newfield, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
The Salvation Army
Vineland, NJ
509(a)puborg$1,000
Univ of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
509(a)puborg$1,000
American Oncologic Hosp
Philadelphia, PA
509(a)puborg$1,000
United Way of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
509 puborg$1,000
South Jersey Health Care CT
Camden, NJ
509 pub org$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles la Manna (Trustee) and Thomas Costa (Trustee).

What does Marion & Albert R Costa Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and human services.

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