Private foundation · EIN 47-1997891 · Salem, NJ · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Forman S Acton Educational Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.62M in grants paid across 59 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 14.7% of those dollars to 34 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
THE FOUNDATION REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO COMPLETE A GRANT APPLICATION ON A FORM PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE GRANT APPLICATION REQUIRES THE GRANTEE TO IDENTIFY THE PURPOSES OF THE GRANT, THE PROBLEM IT IS MEANT TO ADDRESS, THE RESEARCH SUGGESTING THE GRANT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM AND THE INDICATORS TO BE STUDIED TO DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS. THE APPLICATION CAN BE SUBMITTED TO GRANTS@FORMANSCHOLARS.ORG.
Deadlines
SUBMISSION DEADLINES MAY BE ESTABLISHED.
Restrictions
ALL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE COLLEGE TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE STUDENT TO BE USED ONLY FOR THE COST OF ATTENDANCE AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COLLEGE AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE THE LAST DOLLARS THAT DO NOT REPLACE OTHER FINANCIAL AID AWARDS PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT.
Website on filing
WWW.FORMANSCHOLARS.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 58 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Community Foundation of South Jersey
Haddonfield, NJ · no confident EIN match
$1,100,000GRANT TO THE ACORN FUND ACCOUNTS FOR THE COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAMUnmatched Help match
Salem Community College
Carneys Point, NJ · no confident EIN match
$73,656THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION AND A COMMUNITY GRANT TO FUND THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM FOR SALEM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.Unmatched Help match
ONE Village Alliance
Salem, NJ · no confident EIN match
$50,000GRANT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ONE VILLAGE ALLIANCE WHO FOSTERS A COMMUNITY-BASED, PEOPLE-FUELED APPROACH WITH A MISSION TO UPLIFT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A HOLISTIC JOURNEY TOWARD EXCELLENCE THROUGH EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THEUnmatched Help match
Drew University
Madison, NJ · EIN 22-1487164
$36,353THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ · no confident EIN match
$35,424THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Stockton University
Galloway, NJ · EIN 22-2832788
$35,386THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same street 1.00
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA · EIN 23-1352632
$30,300THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ · no confident EIN match
$22,395THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
College Retention Fund
Salem, NJ · no confident EIN match
$21,155THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO HELP CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL AND FINISH THEIR DEGREE. STUDENTS MUST BE PELL ELIGIBLE AND HAVE A 2.5 GPA TO QUALIFY.Unmatched Help match
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352651
$13,615THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Lincoln University
Lincoln Univ, PA · EIN 23-1352655
$12,933THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Apple
Cupertino, CA · no confident EIN match
$11,774THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ · no confident EIN match
$11,750THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Towson University
Towson, MD · no confident EIN match
$11,656THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL · EIN 59-0624459
$11,250THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Microsoft
Redmond, WA · no confident EIN match
$8,033THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
Widener University
Chester, PA · EIN 23-1386178
$7,607THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Teaneck, NJ · EIN 22-1494434
$7,590THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Exact name 1.00
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee Institute, AL · EIN 63-0288878
$7,334THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same ZIP 1.00
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · no confident EIN match
$7,157THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC · no confident EIN match
$6,850THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · EIN 16-0743140
$6,759THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same ZIP 1.00
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY · EIN 16-0743040
$6,750THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Exact name 1.00
Stonehill College
Easton, MA · EIN 04-2104229
$6,750THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-0965591
$6,250THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same city 1.00
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD · no confident EIN match
$6,250THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Alvernia University
Reading, PA · EIN 23-1522643
$5,800THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA · no confident EIN match
$5,353THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Delaware State University
Dover, DE · EIN 51-0305893
$5,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352630
$5,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same ZIP 1.00
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL · EIN 59-0936101
$5,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same ZIP 1.00
Lafayette College
Easton, PA · EIN 24-0795686
$5,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Exact name 1.00
York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA · EIN 23-1352698
$5,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 0.78
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352674
$4,910THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match
$4,270THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, PA · EIN 23-1352635
$3,571THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · EIN 14-1338587
$2,998THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same city 1.00
Dell
Round Rock, TX · no confident EIN match
$2,360THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
Lenovo
Morrisville, NC · no confident EIN match
$1,588THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
Amazon
Seattle, WA · no confident EIN match
$1,544THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
Ewing, NJ · EIN 22-3470235
$1,200BOARD DONATIONSSame ZIP 1.00
Nj Center for Non-Profits
Hamilton, NJ · no confident EIN match
$1,200BOARD DONATIONSUnmatched Help match
Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA · EIN 23-1352665
$1,119THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
The Howard University
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0204707
$1,021THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same ZIP 1.00
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT · EIN 06-0646701
$1,000THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same street 1.00
University of Missouri-St Louis
St Louis, MO · no confident EIN match
$857THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Efollett
Westchester, IL · no confident EIN match
$768THIS GRANT IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT FOR COMPUTERS AND OTHER COLLEGE ACADEMIC MATERIALS.Unmatched Help match
LA Salle University
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-1352654
$700THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same street 1.00
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-0566205
$588THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
University of Delaware
Newark, DE · EIN 51-6000297
$500THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED TO A STUDENT VIA THE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION.Same city 1.00

1 more line ($715) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    30 recipients in common
  2. Verizon Foundation Basking Ridge, NJ
    25 recipients in common
  3. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    24 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    23 recipients in common
  5. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    21 recipients in common
  6. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    20 recipients in common
  7. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    17 recipients in common
  8. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    12 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.