Fund for Individual Potential
Fund for Individual Potential is a private foundation based in Red Bank, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $3,840,550 to charitable organizations, including educational institutions, social-service organizations, a museum, and a cancer center.
Fund for Individual Potential at a glance
In short: Fund for Individual Potential gave $3.8M across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $213K), mostly in New York. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,840,550
- +29.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $213,364
- +36.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $46,087,815
- +11.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (69% 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 Fund for Individual Potential
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Curchin 200 Schulz Drive 400, Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: (732) 747-0500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fund for Individual Potential funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New York Presbyterian Fund Inc ($2.3M). Together the top 10 received $3.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 79 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in New York (69%), New Hampshire (27%), New Jersey (4%), Pennsylvania (1%), and Ohio (0%). These shares are rounded.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Fund for Individual Potential open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 18 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $240K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 $2.3M (2020) to $3.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $3.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New York Presbyterian Fund Inc New York, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $2,325,000 |
| Brewster Academy Woleboro, NH | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $1,000,000 |
| Habcore Asbury Park, NJ | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $100,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $100,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service New York, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $50,000 |
| Whitney Museum New York, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $50,000 |
| Temple Emanu-El of NYC New York, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $40,550 |
| Hobart & William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $25,000 |
| Lafayette College Easton, PA | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $25,000 |
| Lunch Break Red Bank, NJ | General Purpose of Exempt Organization | $25,000 |
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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 | $46,087,815 | $5,696,818 | $4,762,455 | $3,840,550 | 18 | $3,868,319 | $4,802,682 | $3,916,084 |
| 2024 | $41,514,941 | $5,798,285 | $3,800,555 | $2,968,000 | 19 | $2,989,367 | $4,987,097 | $3,643,512 |
| 2023 | $39,547,917 | $3,576,633 | $3,741,359 | $3,075,515 | 15 | $3,097,222 | $2,945,644 | $3,017,619 |
| 2022 | $39,724,539 | $2,802,384 | $3,963,330 | $3,275,051 | 14 | $3,286,046 | $2,183,140 | $3,086,249 |
| 2021 | $41,063,106 | $5,019,684 | $3,066,614 | $2,480,000 | 13 | $2,489,933 | $4,470,503 | $3,284,492 |
| 2020 | $39,114,534 | $2,973,036 | $2,750,856 | $2,255,281 | 17 | — | $2,645,604 | $2,579,556 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fund for Individual Potential reported a distributable amount of $3.9M 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 show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Brewster Academy says it prepares diverse thinkers for lives of purpose. HABCORE says it provides permanent housing and individualized support to help homeless families, veterans, and people with special needs move from crisis to stability. Lunch Break says it provides food, emergency shelter, clothing, and life skills to people in need.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $3,840,550. Grants ranged from $500 to $2,325,000, with a median grant of $25,000. The largest awards included $2,325,000 to New York Presbyterian Fund, Inc. and $1,000,000 to Brewster Academy. Other notable grants were $100,000 each to HABCORE and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and $50,000 each to Jewish Family & Children’s Service and the Whitney Museum. The listed grant purposes are “general purpose of exempt organization.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Bradley Grayson and Eric Grayson as trustees.
Fund for Individual Potential's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bradley Grayson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Grayson
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jay Freiberg (2020–2021) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Fund for Individual Potential
How much does Fund for Individual Potential give each year?
Fund for Individual Potential gave $3.8M across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.0M across 19 grants.
What is Fund for Individual Potential's typical grant size?
Fund for Individual Potential's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $213,364, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fund for Individual Potential that year got $2K on average.
Where does Fund for Individual Potential give grants?
Fund for Individual Potential gives mostly in New York: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Hampshire (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Woleboro, NH (2 grants) and Red Bank, NJ (2 grants).
Does Fund for Individual Potential give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Fund for Individual Potential's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Fund for Individual Potential's largest grantees?
Fund for Individual Potential's largest 2025 grantees include New York Presbyterian Fund Inc ($2,325,000), Brewster Academy ($1,000,000) and Habcore ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fund for Individual Potential?
Fund for Individual Potential reported $46.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.9M (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 Fund for Individual Potential fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Brewster Academy says it prepares diverse thinkers for lives of purpose. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fund for Individual Potential?
The foundation states that it 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 Fund for Individual Potential's EIN?
Fund for Individual Potential's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6112299. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Fund for Individual Potential 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Fund for Individual Potential funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fund-for-individual-potential-morg_dd5debcae9984c05beba97cd1571946f
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