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The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Iselin, New Jersey · EIN 226074947

The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Iselin, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $399,200 in 34 grants; the typical grant was $8,250 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $344,200 the year before.

21% 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
2023$344,20029$7.1 million
2024$399,20034$7.6 million

How to apply

ContactFrank L Fekete CPA
111 Wood Ave South Ste420, Iselin, NJ 08830
Phone or email(201) 434-6875
What to submitNo specific form is required.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Jersey. It also paid $7,500 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey19$288,000
New Hampshire6$47,700
South Carolina4$32,000
Minnesota2$18,500
Pennsylvania1$4,000
Massachusetts1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 34 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Newark, NJ
General Use$50,000
Newark Museum
Newark, NJ
General Use$35,000
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation
Edison, NJ
General Use$30,000
Kent Place School
Summit, NJ
For Kent Place Fund$20,000
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ
For the benefit of students$20,000
The Craig School
Mountain Lakes, NJ
General Use$20,000
Adler Aphrasia Center
Maywood, NJ
General Use$15,000
Enfield Shaker Museum
Enfield, NH
Purchase and maintenance of La Salette property$15,000
House of Faith Inc
Jersey City, NJ
General Use$15,000
Mascoma Valley Preservation
Grafton, NH
General Use$15,000
Saint Vincent Academy
Newark, NJ
Donation to be used towards tuition and scholarships$15,000
Wilderness Inquiry
Saint Paul, MN
General Use$13,500
New Jersey SEEDS
Newark, NJ
General Use$12,000
Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation
Mountainside, NJ
General Use$10,000
Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Hillside, NJ
General Use$9,500
Kiawah Island Community Association
Kiawah Island, SC
Stop Payment on Donation$9,000
Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
Newark, NJ
For support of the Music Department$8,500
Arts Etc
Johns Island, SC
General Use$8,000
Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network
North Charleston, SC
General use$8,000
John Cabot UniversityGeneral Use$7,500
Kiawah Island Conservancy
Kiawah, SC
General Use$7,000
Colby Sawyer College
New London, NH
Support of new projects$6,200
Oasis Haven for Women and Children
Paterson, NJ
General Use$6,000
Faith's Lodge
Plymouth, MN
General Use$5,000
Lebanon Opera House
Lebanon, NH
General Use$5,000
Morris Museum
Morristown, NJ
General Use$5,000
Mercy House
Newark, NJ
General Use$5,000
Saint Aloysius Elementary Academy
Jersey City, NJ
General Use$5,000
Canaan Historical Society
Canaan, NH
General Use$4,000
Lancaster County Food Hub
Lancaster, PA
General Use$4,000
Zoological Society of New Jersey
West Orange, NJ
Donation to be used for the Turtle Back Zoo$4,000
Your Grandmother's Cupboard
Toms River, NJ
General Use$3,000
Mascoma Music Boosters
Enfield, NH
General Use$2,500
ALS Tdi
Watertown, MA
Donation for the support of the ALS Therapy Development Institute$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines..

How much does The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation give?

$399,200 in tax year 2024, across 34 grants, with a typical grant of $8,250.

Who runs The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles B Cater (Trustee), Frank L Fekete (Trustee), Susan Jukosky (Trustee) and Alexandra V Gallo Esq (Trustee).

What does The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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