STEM grants for nonprofits in New Jersey
142 private foundations reported 213 stem grants to organizations in New Jersey on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $207.5M in all. 38 of them are based in New Jersey.
Foundations that fund stem in New Jersey
20 of the 142: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of stem grants to New Jersey organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Central Caribbean Marine Institute Inc, Princeton - General support$767
- Climate Central Inc, Princeton - General support$310
- New Jersey Astronomical Association Inc, High Bridge - General support$197
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The Simons Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton University, Princeton - Math+x investigator$300,000
- Princeton University, Princeton - Simons investigator in mathematics$192,000
- Princeton University, Princeton - Simons investigator in mathematics$192,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick - Fellowships for Science and Engineering$175,000
- The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton - Environment and Science$175,000
- The Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton - Fellowships for Science and Engineering$175,000
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Gave $89M in 2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton University, Princeton - Transfer of an alfred P. sloan research fellowship for will sawin in mathematics, originally awarded to…$75,000
- Princeton University, Princeton - Alfred P. sloan research fellowship for chi jin in computer science$75,000
- Princeton University, Princeton - Alfred P. sloan research fellowship for aleksandra korolova in computer science$75,000
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Rita Allen Foundation Inc
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - Civic science fellow$100,000
- Climate Central, Princeton - Civic science fellow$60,000
- Montclair State University Foundation, Montclair - Center for cooperative media civic science fellow$43,399
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Gerard B Lambert Foundation
Harrison, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - To support the center for collaborative research$1,000,000
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - To support the field of near eastern and islamic studies in the school of historical studies$200,000
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Monmouth University Inc, West Long Branch - To support an ocean science and policy fellow.$408,649
- Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton - To use powerful lasers to explore the potential of relativistic plasma science to extend quantum optics to…$218,646
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Gave $134.4M in 2024
John Templeton Foundation
West Conshohocken, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton - Thriving in diverse contexts: study program on psychological science for researchers$504,876
- Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick - Science-Engaged philosophical theology: god, time, and creation$103,108
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Gave $49.3M in 2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Seton Hall University, South Orange - Support for the Clare Boothe Luce STEM program$458,200
- The College of New Jersey, Ewing - Support for a Clare Boothe Luce STEM professorship$3,036
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Gave $29.1M in 2025
Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
Rahway, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Students 2 Science Inc, East Hanover - Contribution provided$75,000
- Research & Development Council of New Jersey, Chatham - Contribution provided$60,060
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F M Kirby Foundation Inc
Morristown, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris Inc, Parsippany - For: support of morris county programs and field-technology updates$50,000
- Students 2 Science, East Hanover - For: support of east hanover operations$40,000
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Gave $10.6M in 2024
Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Incorporated
Newark, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Newark Science and Sustainability, Newark - Support the clean energy ambassador training program$50,000
- Newark Science and Sustainability, Newark - Capacity building$5,000
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Inspira Health Foundation, Mullica Hill - Cancer transportation services and nicu body cooling technology$20,000
- Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey Inc, Camden - Wiit (women in information technology)$7,500
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Students 2 Science, East Hanover - Matching contribution (general operating support)$3,120
- South Jersey Dream Center Inc, Thorofare - Matching contribution (general operating support)$200
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Gave $8.8M in 2024
Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - The institute exists to encourage and support fundamental scholarship the original, often speculative,…$3,550,000
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The Macmillan Family Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton - General purpose$1,075,000
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Quadrivium
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Climate Central Inc, Princeton - General$1,000,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,000,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- EdBuild Inc, Jersey City - To Launch a new initiative, called EdFund, that will commission and curate research from the nation's leading…$550,000
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Shipley Foundation Inc #0755496
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Princeton University, Princeton - For helen shipley hunt fund for practical engineering applictions and graduate alumni annual giving fund$550,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
New Jersey organizations that received stem grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Institute for Advanced Study Princeton | 6 | $6,312,448 |
| Students 2 Science East Hanover | 4 | $118,248 |
| Princeton University Princeton | 3 | $2,569,000 |
| Climate Central Inc Princeton | 3 | $1,060,310 |
| Trustees of Princeton University Princeton | 2 | $1,218,646 |
| Newark Science and Sustainability Newark | 2 | $55,016 |
| South Jersey Dream Center Inc West Deptford | 2 | $289 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in New Jersey that we classify as stem, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 142 foundations, 39 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.