Free Funder Finder: the top 5 funders for your county

Pick your state and county (or enter a ZIP code) and a cause area. You'll see the five grantmakers whose IRS filings list the most grants to organizations there, with the number of grants, the typical (median) grant size and the most recent tax year, each cited to IRS Form 990-PF or Form 990 Schedule I. No sign-up, no email.

A ZIP code picks the county that holds most of its area. Results come from grants listed on IRS filings for tax years 2021–2025.

Top funders for nonprofits in Essex County, New Jersey

Grantmakers whose IRS filings for tax years 2021–2025 list the most grants to organizations in Essex County, New Jersey matching any cause, ranked by the number of different organizations they funded there. Funders that say they give only to preselected organizations are listed last.

  1. Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc (Hillside, NJ · EIN 22-2423882)
    335 grants to 197 organizations in Essex County · typical (median) grant $92,369 · most recent: tax year 2024
    Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I
  2. Community Foundation of New Jersey (Morristown, NJ · EIN 22-2281783)
    104 grants to 104 organizations in Essex County · typical (median) grant $25,000 · most recent: tax year 2024
    Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I
  3. The Hyde and Watson Foundation (Warren Township, NJ · EIN 22-2425725)
    131 grants to 100 organizations in Essex County · typical (median) grant $10,000 · most recent: tax year 2024
    Source: IRS Form 990-PF
  4. Investors Foundation Inc (Summit, NJ · EIN 20-3743857)
    141 grants to 98 organizations in Essex County · typical (median) grant $2,000 · most recent: tax year 2024
    Source: IRS Form 990-PF
  5. Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc (Newark, NJ · EIN 23-7406010)
    121 grants to 92 organizations in Essex County · typical (median) grant $30,000 · most recent: tax year 2024
    Source: IRS Form 990-PF

Counts are grants listed on each funder's IRS filing (recipient location from its ZIP code; cause area matched from keywords in the grant purpose and recipient name as filed). A past grant doesn't mean a funder will accept your application or fund you.

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How this preview works

We read the grant lists that private foundations file on IRS Form 990-PF and that grantmaking public charities, such as community foundations and United Ways, file on Form 990 Schedule I. Each grant is placed in a county by the recipient's ZIP code and tagged with a cause area when its purpose or the recipient's name, as filed, contains matching keywords. Funders are ranked by how many different organizations they funded in your area. Donor-advised fund sponsors, workplace-giving and matching-gift programs are left out, because they pass along donors' choices instead of taking requests.

The preview counts grants; it doesn't check whether a funder fits your budget, takes unsolicited applications or is still giving in your area. A past grant is not a promise of funding.

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