Ada Howe Kent Foundation

Invitation Only

Hazlet, New Jersey · EIN 13-6066978 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$2.1M

Organizations funded43

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$24.6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education4
Arts & Culture3
Community Development1
Health1
Housing1

Where it gives

88% of grants went outside New Jersey.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Henry P Renard GAF	New York, NY	non restrictive	$500,000
Cornell University Johnson Grad School of Mgt	Ithaca, NY	non restrictive	$250,000
Ed Ortiz Family GAF	New York, NY	non restrictive	$250,000
Cape Ann Historical Assn	Glouster, MA	non restrictive	$75,000
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	non restrictive	$75,000
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	non restrictive	$75,000
Smith College	Northampton, MA	non restrictive	$75,000
Great Hollow Nature Reserve	Fairfield, CT	non restrictive	$50,000
Islesboro Islands Trust	Islesboro, ME	non restrictive	$50,000
Prevention Educaton Inc (PEI KIDS)	Lawrenceville, NJ	non restrictive	$50,000
The Sherman Library	Sherman, CT	non restrictive	$50,000
Sherman Historical Society	Sherman, CT	non restrictive	$50,000
Community Food Bank of NJ	Hillside, NJ	non restrictive	$40,000
Middlesex School	Concord, MA	non restrictive	$40,000
National Fragile X Foundation	McLean, VA	non restrictive	$40,000
Tinton Falls Cooperative	Tinton Falls, NJ	non restrictive	$40,000
Int'l Service Fellowship	Upper Darby, PA	non restrictive	$35,000
Roque Island Community Initiative	Portland, ME	non restrictive	$35,000
Starve Poverty International'	Barneget, NJ	non restrictive	$30,000
Bottom Line	Boston, MA	non restrictive	$25,000
Brain Injury Alliance of NJ	North Brunswick, NJ	non restrictive	$25,000
Connecticut Public Television	Hartford, CT	non restrictive	$25,000
Eastern Maine Conserv Initiative	Portland, ME	non restrictive	$25,000
University of California Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	non restrictive	$25,000
WLIV NY Public TV	New York, NY	non restrictive	$25,000
Smith College Dept of Religion	Northampton, MA	non restrictive	$20,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum	Boston, MA	non restrictive	$15,000
Sherman Volunteer Fire Dept	Sherman, CT	non restrictive	$15,000
Mount Auburn Cemetary	Cambridge, MA	Non restrictive	$15,000
Quebec Labrador Fdn	Ipswich, MA	non restrictive	$15,000
Deep Water Navajo Water	Los Angeles, CA	non restrictive	$10,000
New Fairfield Sherman Welfare Society	Sherman, CT	non restrictive	$10,000
AH Kent Animal Shelter	Calverton, NY	non restrictive	$5,000
Choate Rosemary Hall School	Wallingfort, CT	non restrictive	$5,000
Juilliard School	New York, NY	non restrictive	$5,000
Manchester Essex Conservation Trust	Essex, MA	non restrictive	$5,000
Skip of New York	New York, NY	non restrictive	$5,000
Peabody Essex Museum	Salem, MA	non restrictive	$5,000
Southampton Fresh Air Home	Southampton, NY	non restrictive	$2,500
World Monuments Fund	New York, NY	non restrictive	$2,500
Northwest Ct Land Conservation	Kent, CT	non restrictive	$2,500
Fish of Sherman	Sherman, CT	non restrictive	$1,000
The Matthew Project	Brooksville, FL	non restrictive	$1,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,099,500	43
2022	$1,000,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jul 1, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621829349100307
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-6066978
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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