Deacon Family Foundation Inc
Deacon Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Sparta, New Jersey. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving to 12 charitable organizations, all of which were in New Jersey.
Deacon Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Deacon Family Foundation Inc gave $72K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Jersey. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $71,682
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,974
- -15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $1,792,984
- +75.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Deacon Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 99 Demarest Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
Phone: (973) 579-9300
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Deacon Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Servant's Heart Ministry ($20K). Together the top 10 received $70K.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 64 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Deacon Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2020) to $180K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Servant's Heart Ministry Wyckoff, NJ | Charitable Giving | $20,000 |
| Sparta Community Food Pantry Sparta, NJ | Charitable Giving | $13,982 |
| NMH Foundation Newton, NJ | Charitable Giving | $11,950 |
| Project Self Sufficiency Newton, NJ | Charitable Giving | $7,500 |
| BSA Patriots Path Council Cedar Knolls, NJ | Charitable Giving | $6,000 |
| Pass It Along Sparta, NJ | Charitable Giving | $5,000 |
| Center for Prevention & Counseling Newton, NJ | Charitable Giving | $2,000 |
| Lakeland Charities Oak Ridge, NJ | Charitable Giving | $1,500 |
| Karen Anne Quinlan Hospice Newton, NJ | Charitable Giving | $1,250 |
| Scarc Augusta, NJ | Charitable Giving | $1,250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,792,984 | $767,874 | $80,529 | $71,682 | 12 | $71,682 | $59,523 | $79,141 |
| 2024 | $1,021,213 | $612,253 | $73,870 | $70,600 | 10 | $70,600 | $18,925 | $33,975 |
| 2023 | $407,821 | $121,674 | $54,528 | $53,190 | 16 | $53,190 | $13,583 | $19,572 |
| 2022 | $337,982 | $344,457 | $181,035 | $179,600 | 15 | $179,600 | $7,581 | $11,976 |
| 2021 | $211,548 | $116,074 | $32,839 | $30,550 | 11 | $30,550 | $4,041 | $7,630 |
| 2020 | $90,480 | $101,956 | $21,828 | $21,750 | 10 | — | $706 | $907 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Deacon Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $79K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included organizations whose own stated missions include providing construction services and trade training, distributing groceries and household necessities to people in need, mobilizing youth for community service, supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families, and helping people in crisis secure housing.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $71,682 through 12 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median grant of $3,500. All grants listed below were for “charitable giving.”
The largest grants were $20,000 to Servant’s Heart Ministry, $13,982 to Sparta Community Food Pantry, $11,950 to NMH Foundation, $7,500 to Project Self Sufficiency, $6,000 to BSA Patriots Path Council, and $5,000 to Pass It Along.
Among those grantees, Servants Heart Ministry Corporation says its mission is to provide construction and building services to nonprofit organizations and people in need, offer free construction-trade training, and assist with affordable housing for people working for nonprofit organizations. Sparta Community Food Pantry says it distributes groceries, pet food, hygiene products, and other household necessities to people in need. Pass It Along says it mobilizes youth as community partners. SCARC says it provides services and supports to people with developmental disabilities and their families. Family Promise of Sussex County says it works to secure housing stability for people in crisis.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists these trustees: Philip Deacon, Mary Ann Deacon, Annette Langseder, William Perry III, and Doug Collins CPA.
Deacon Family Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Annette Langseder
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Doug Collins CPA
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Deacon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Deacon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Perry III
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Deacon Family Foundation Inc
How much does Deacon Family Foundation Inc give each year?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc gave $72K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 10 grants.
What is Deacon Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $5,974, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Deacon Family Foundation Inc that year got $13K on average.
Where does Deacon Family Foundation Inc give grants?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Newton, NJ (5 grants) and Sparta, NJ (2 grants).
Does Deacon Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Deacon Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Giving" (12 grants).
Who are Deacon Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Servant's Heart Ministry ($20,000), Sparta Community Food Pantry ($13,982) and NMH Foundation ($11,950), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Deacon Family Foundation Inc?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $79K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Deacon Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Deacon Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Deacon Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
Deacon Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3042725. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Deacon Family Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
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Grantable. (2026). Deacon Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/deacon-family-foundation-inc-morg_914d2952c0444ce9b60d957967f6143d
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