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The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Woodbridge, New Jersey · EIN 223506061

The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Woodbridge, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 46 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $300,000. 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 up from $1.8 million the year before.

26% 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$1.8 million43$21.8 million
2024$1.8 million46$20.5 million

How to apply

The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable 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 Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey39$1.8 million
New York5$25,000
Florida1$5,000
District of Columbia1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 46 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Community Center of Middlesex
Edison, NJ
Charitable$300,000
Rutgers Hillel
New Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$288,000
RWJ University Hospital Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$213,000
Chabad Housefriends Lubavitch-Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$210,000
Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey
South River, NJ
Charitable$192,000
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group
Holmdel, NJ
Charitable$125,000
Chabad of the Shore
Long Branch, NJ
Charitable$100,000
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Monmouth County
Asbury Park, NJ
Charitable$35,000
St Joseph's Senior Residence
Woodbridge, NJ
Charitable$32,000
Highland Park Conservative Temple
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$29,000
Jewish Fed Heart of NJ PJ Library Program
South River, NJ
Charitable$26,000
Community Alliance for Jewish-Affiliated Cemeteries
Fair Lawn, NJ
Charitable$25,000
Middlesex Torah Links
East Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$25,000
New Jersey Institute for Disabilities
Edison, NJ
Charitable$25,000
Jewish Fed Heart of NJ Meals on Wheels
South River, NJ
Charitable$20,000
Rising Treetops at Oakhurstny Serv for HNDCP
Oakhurst, NJ
Charitable$20,000
Netivot
Edison, NJ
Charitable$18,000
Jewish Family Services - Middlesex
North Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$15,000
American Cancer Society
Manasquan, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Anti-Defamation League
Florham Park, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Asher
Teaneck, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Elijah's Promise
New Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Live Like Cory Memorial Foundation
Freehold, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Mesorah NJ
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$10,000
Jewish Social Service Committee
Highland Park, NJ
Charitable$7,500
Chelsea Day School Inc
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Imagination Production - Formerly Rethink Israel Initiative Inc
Sunrise, FL
Charitable$5,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
Charitable$5,000
Move for Hunger
Neptune, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Njy Camps
Fairfield, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Perth Amboy High School
Perth Amboy, NJ
Charitable$5,000
School for Children With Hidden Intelligence
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable$5,000
Fulfill Foodbank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties
Neptune, NJ
Charitable$4,500
Rutgers University Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ
Charitable$3,000
St James Roman Catholic Church
Woodbridge, NJ
Charitable$3,000
Congregation Brothers of Israel
Elberon, NJ
Charitable$2,800
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Washington, DC
Charitable$2,500
JCC Association of North America
New York, NY
Charitable$2,500
Let's Get Ready
New York, NY
Charitable$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 46 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeffries Shein (Trustee), Barbara Sousa (Trustee), Jennifer Turner (Trustee) and Janice Barshad (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does The Marion & Norman Tanzman Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and education.

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