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The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation

Accepts applications Kinnelon, New Jersey · EIN 571075664

The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation is a private foundation in Kinnelon, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $465,500 in 56 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $105,000. 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 $571,500 the year before.

26% 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$1.2 million61$13.1 million
2024$571,50054$17.5 million
2025$465,50056$20.5 million

How to apply

ContactCharles Westbrook
54 Pheasant Run, Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Phone or email(973) 850-6547
What to submitContact organization for submittal requirements
DeadlinesJune 1st
RestrictionsDonees must be public charity, exempt under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue code.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina17$298,500
Virginia10$33,000
New Jersey8$26,000
California4$22,000
Illinois2$14,000
Florida4$13,000
District of Columbia1$12,000
North Carolina1$12,000
Connecticut2$10,000
New York2$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 56 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
East Cooper Community Outreach
Mt Pleasant, SC
Unrestricted$105,000
Pro-Bono
Charleston, SC
Unrestricted$50,000
Individual
SC
Unrestricted$50,000
Individual
SC
Unrestricted$50,000
Shelter Box USA
Santa Barbara, CA
Unrestricted$12,500
Individual
DC
Unrestricted$12,000
Individual
NC
Unrestricted$12,000
Individual
IL
Unrestricted$11,000
Americares Foundation Inc
Stamford, CT
Unrestricted$7,000
Individual
NY
Unrestricted$7,000
Post Courier Good Cheer Fund
Charleston, SC
Unrestricted$5,000
Individual
VA
Unrestricted$5,000
Eva's Village
Paterson, NJ
Unrestricted$4,000
Individual
SC
Unrestricted$4,000
Mercy Medical Angels
Virginia Beach, VA
Unrestricted$4,000
Low Country Food Bank
Charleston, SC
Unrestricted$4,000
Food for the Poor
Coconut Creek, FL
Unrestricted$4,000
Church of the Nazarene Kinnelon Foo
Butler, NJ
Unrestricted$4,000
American Red Cross
North Charlston, SC
Unrestricted$3,500
La Food Bank
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted$3,500
Individual
MD
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
SC
Unrestricted$3,000
Mission Aviation Fellowship
Nampa, ID
Unrestricted$3,000
Remote Area Medical
Rockford, TN
Unrestricted$3,000
Volunteer Lawyers for Justice
Newark, NJ
Unrestricted$3,000
Benedictine Sisters of Virginia
Bristow, VA
Unrestricted$3,000
Boy Scouts of America
Oakland, NJ
Unrestricted$3,000
Canterbury Counseling Center
Greenville, SC
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
SC
Unrestricted$3,000
Coaches for Character
Charleston, SC
Unrestricted$3,000
Easterseals
Salem, VA
Unrestricted$3,000
Emmanuwheel
Lexington, SC
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
VA
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
VA
Unrestricted$3,000
Laurel Foundation
Pasadena, CA
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
MO
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
VA
Unrestricted$3,000
Shelter Abused Women Chldren
Naples, FL
Unrestricted$3,000
St Catherine's Cent Children
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$3,000
Individual
IL
Unrestricted$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1st.

How much does The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation give?

$465,500 in tax year 2025, across 56 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles J Westbrook (Corporate SE), Edward J Westbrook (President/Tresu), Harold J Westbrook (Vice President) and Richard J Westbrook (Vice President) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Adele A & Harold J Westbrook Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, housing and homelessness and youth programs.

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