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The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only Brick, New Jersey · EIN 223696654

The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Brick, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $282,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $75,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $452,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$452,50010$2.6 million
2024$282,50010$7.1 million

How to apply

The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation 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 The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey10$282,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Toms River Regional School District
Toms River, NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$75,000
Point Boro High School
Point Pleasant, NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Brick Memorial High School
Brick, NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Brick High School
Brick, NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarshipcommittee$25,000
Manasquan High School
Manasquan, NJ
Scholarshipcommitte$25,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarship committe$25,000
Individual
NJ
Scholarship committee$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust give?

$282,500 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Joann M Gordon (Trustee), Dr Michael Lepis (Trustee) and Mari Ann Pepe (Trustee).

What does The Joseph Mazzarella & Grace Mazzarella Educational Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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