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New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc

Accepts applications Wall, New Jersey · EIN 223828939

New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc is a private foundation in Wall, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.9 million in 248 grants; the typical grant was $800 and the largest $731,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $2.0 million the year before.

28% of its 2024 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
2022$1.7 million357$20.0 million
2023$2.0 million368$20.9 million
2024$1.9 million248$20.3 million

How to apply

ContactCarolyn Cannon
1415 Wyckoff Road, Wall, NJ 07719
Phone or email(732) 938-1000, ccannon@njng.com
What to submitRequest letter with the organization's ein, charitable purpose, and a description of the anticipated purpose of grant money requested.
Restrictions501(c)(3) organizations located in New Jersey.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey243$1.8 million
Tennessee1$50,000
Texas1$10,000
Colorado1$5,000
Virginia1$500
District of Columbia1$200

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 248 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Conserve to Preserve Foundation Inc
Wall Township, NJ
Environmental$731,000
Monmouth Ocean Development Council Education Foundation Inc
Eatontown, NJ
Human services$180,283
New Jersey Audubon Society
Bernardsville, NJ
Environmental$112,000
Monmouth Conservation Foundation
Middletown, NJ
Environmental$100,000
Monmouth Ocean Development Council Education Foundation Inc
Eatontown, NJ
Gow$80,000
Ducks Unlimited
Memphis, TN
Environmental$50,000
Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties Inc
Neptune, NJ
Human services$50,000
Dotties House Inc
Brick, NJ
Housing$25,000
Rutgers University Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ
Environmental$25,000
Habitat for Humanity International Inc
Toms River, NJ
Housing$20,000
Interfaith Neighbors Inc
Asbury Park, NJ
Housing$20,000
Morris Habitat for Humanity
Randolph, NJ
Housing$20,000
American Red Cross
Fairfield, NJ
Human services$15,000
Monmouth Park Charity Fund Inc
Oceanport, NJ
Human services$15,000
Earthshare New Jersey Inc
Trenton, NJ
Environmental$14,000
Ladacin Network Inc
Wanamassa, NJ
Education$13,000
St Rose High School
Belmar, NJ
Education$12,500
Move for Hunger Inc
Neptune City, NJ
Human services$12,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern New Jersey Inc
Asbury Park, NJ
Education$10,000
Boy Scouts of America
Morganville, NJ
Civic/gwill$10,000
Boy Scouts of America
Irving, TX
Civic/gwill$10,000
Garden State Equality Education Fund Inc
Asbury Park, NJ
Education$10,000
Jersey Shore Partnership Foundation Inc
Tinton Falls, NJ
Environmental$10,000
Junior Achievement of New Jersey
Edison, NJ
Education$10,000
Monmouth County Habitat for Humanity Inc
Freehold, NJ
Housing$10,000
Pathways to Apprenticeship NJ
Newark, NJ
Education$10,000
Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey Inc
Lakewood, NJ
Health$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County
Asbury Park, NJ
Education$8,000
American Cancer Society
Manasquan, NJ
Health$7,500
Mercy Center Corporation
Asbury Park, NJ
Education$7,500
New Jersey Future Inc
Trenton, NJ
Environmental$6,000
180 Turning Lives Around Inc
Hazlet, NJ
Human services$5,000
Garden State Film Festival
Sea Girt, NJ
Education$5,000
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Inc
Farmingdale, NJ
Civic$5,000
Monmouth University Inc
West Long Branch, NJ
Environmental$5,000
Montclair State University Foundation Inc
Montclair, NJ
Education$5,000
New Jersey Future Inc
Trenton, NJ
Education$5,000
Senior Citizens Activities Network Inc
Monmouth Beach, NJ
Education$5,000
Special Olympics New Jersey Inc
Lawrenceville, NJ
Health$5,000
The Energy Leadership Institute Inc
Denver, CO
Education$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc give?

$1.9 million in tax year 2024, across 248 grants, with a typical grant of $800.

Who runs New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen Westhoven (Chairman, President & Ceo), Roberto Bel (SVP & Cfo, Trustee), Mark Kahrer (SVP, Trustee) and Richard Reich (SVP & General Counsel, Trustee) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, education and human services.

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