Foster Karney Trust Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ocean City, NJ EIN: 22-6441627

FOSTER KARNEY TRUST FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Ocean City, New Jersey. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing describes its contributions as going only to preselected organizations.

Key facts about Foster Karney Trust Foundation

In short: Foster Karney Trust Foundation gave $242K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in New Jersey. 37% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-6441627
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$241,779
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$12,725
Median grant
$14,000
New grantees (estimate)
37% first-time grantees (7 of 19, 2025)
Total assets
$3,294,402
Primary geography
New Jersey (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.3M

-5.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$242K

+17.2% YoY

Grant Count

19

-13.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+35.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Foster Karney Trust Foundation reported a distributable amount of $244K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Foster Karney Trust Foundation open to new grantees?

37%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 7 of 19 grantees (37%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $11K. How we count

Medians: $18K first-time, $12K repeat.

  • 53% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants support organizations with a range of missions. For example, Ranch Hope describes its work as providing residential and private-school programs for emotionally disturbed children ages 11 to 17. Sunshine Foundation says it answers the dreams of children with severe or profound challenges or trauma, subject to household-income limits. Other 2024 grantees included Gilda’s Club South Jersey, which describes its mission as supporting people impacted by cancer, and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, which says it rescues, rehabilitates, and releases stranded, sick, or injured marine mammals and sea turtles.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 19 grants totaling $241,779. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $27,000, with a median grant of $14,000. The listed grants generally have a stated purpose of “general purpose.” Among the largest were $27,000 each to Foundation of Sustainable Vets Hou and Ranch Hope; $24,000 to John R Elliott Hero Campaign; $22,000 to Sunshine Foundation; and $20,000 to Shore Memorial Center.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Ocean City, New Jersey. In 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 12% to recipients in Pennsylvania.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 19 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Ocean CitySomers PointAtlantic CityNorthfieldBrigantineCape May Court HouseLinwoodAllowayPhilaSouthamptonStone HarborHobokenBordentownEgg Harbor CityEgg Harbor TWPWestfieldCulpeperGallowayMonclairWest Atlantic City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K35 grants201926 grants202026 grants202121 grants202223 grants202322 grants202419 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $177K (2019) to $242K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $242K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Foundation of Substainable Vets Hou: $27KFoundation of SubstainableVets Hou$27KRanch Hope: $27KRanch Hope$27KJohn R Elliott Hero Campaign: $24KJohn R Elliott Hero Campaign$24KSunshine Foundation: $22KSunshine Foundation$22KShore Memorial Center: $20KShore Memorial Center$20KHope Music Festival: $18KHope Music Festival$18KVolunteers in Medicine: $18KVolunteers in Medicine$18KOc High School Scholarships: $15KOc High School Scholarships$15KAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post 524: $14KAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post524$14KAmerican Legion Post 524: $14KAmerican Legion Post 524$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation of Substainable Vets Hou ($27K). Together the top 10 received $199K.

Grant Size Distribution

111 grants across all recorded years

111<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 111 grants of 111 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foundation of Substainable Vets Hou Westfield, NJGeneral Purpose$27,000
Ranch Hope Galloway, NJGeneral Purpose$27,000
John R Elliott Hero Campaign Somers Point, NJGeneral Purpose$24,000
Sunshine Foundation Southampton, PAGeneral Purpose$22,000
Shore Memorial Center Somers Point, NJGeneral Purpose$20,000
Hope Music Festival Somers Point, NJGeneral Purpose$18,000
Volunteers in Medicine Cape May Court House, NJGeneral Purpose$18,000
Oc High School Scholarships Ocean City, NJGeneral Purpose$15,000
American Legion Auxiliary Post 524 Ocean City, NJGeneral Purpose$14,279
American Legion Post 524 Ocean City, NJGeneral Purpose$14,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $3,294,402 $450,088 $251,106 $241,779
2024 $3,496,511 $237,471 $214,118 $206,362
2023 $3,469,891 $177,710 $217,570 $211,808
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,294,402$3,496,511$3,469,891
Revenue$450,088$237,471$177,710
Expenses$251,106$214,118$217,570
Qualifying Distributions$244,667$206,362$211,808
Net Investment Income$180,886$153,879$153,915
Distributable Amount$244,017$234,901$201,187

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 20, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Edward Price as chairman, George Bookos as secretary, and John Quinn as treasurer.

Foster Karney Trust Foundation is led by Edward Price, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward Price

    Chairman

    Executive Co → Chairmen, 2020

    Chairmen → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Quinn

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Bookos

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 364, Ocean City, NJ 08226
Phone: (609) 399-5796

Frequently asked questions about Foster Karney Trust Foundation

How much does Foster Karney Trust Foundation give each year?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation gave $242K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $206K across 22 grants.

What is Foster Karney Trust Foundation's typical grant size?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $14,000, and its average grant was $12,725, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Foster Karney Trust Foundation that year got $15K on average.

Where does Foster Karney Trust Foundation give grants?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ocean City, NJ (7 grants) and Somers Point, NJ (4 grants).

Does Foster Karney Trust Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Foster Karney Trust Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Foster Karney Trust Foundation's largest grantees?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation of Substainable Vets Hou ($27,000), Ranch Hope ($27,000) and John R Elliott Hero Campaign ($24,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Foster Karney Trust Foundation?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $245K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $244K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Foster Karney Trust Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants support organizations with a range of missions. For example, Ranch Hope describes its work as providing residential and private-school programs for emotionally disturbed children ages 11 to 17. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Foster Karney Trust Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Foster Karney Trust Foundation's EIN?

Foster Karney Trust Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6441627. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Foster Karney Trust Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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