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The Breen Foundation

Preselected recipients only Princeton, New Jersey · EIN 521272568

The Breen Foundation is a private foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,702 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,039 and the largest $7,839. 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 down from $31,409 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$21,98410$77,990
2024$31,40910$100,315
2025$14,7027$168,068

How to apply

The Breen Foundation 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 The Breen Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey5$12,165
Pennsylvania1$1,500
Kentucky1$1,037

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton Small Animal Rescue
Princeton, NJ
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$7,839
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,500
Save Barnegat Bay
Brick, NJ
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,287
Delaware & Raritan Greenway
Princeton, NJ
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,039
Phi Gamma Delta Foundation
Lexington, KY
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,037
Marquand Park Foundation
Princeton, NJ
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,000
The Watershed
Pennington, NJ
Exempt purpose of receiving organization$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Breen Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Breen Foundation give?

$14,702 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,039.

Who runs The Breen Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Douglas Breen (President) and Susan Breen (Vice Pres.).

What does The Breen Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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