Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Thorofare, NJ EIN: 75-3142155

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Thorofare, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $355.

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc gave $22K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$21,869
-31.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+133.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,124
-70.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$11,635
-51.8% vs 2024
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.

Who Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BlackwoodClaytonDeptfordErialGibbstownGlassboroGloucester CityMantuaMount RoyalNational ParkPine HillPitmanSewellSicklervilleSwedesboroTurnersvilleWest DeptfordWilliamstown

How Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 3 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $32K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $22K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
7 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$21,869
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$11,635$10,355$22,869$21,8697$21,899$355$1,370
2024$24,149$10,479$32,768$31,8503$31,850$366$1,733
2023$46,438$10,227$23,404$22,5227$22,522$227$2,609
2022$59,615$35,051$25,784$24,9446$24,944$51$2,707
2021$50,348$25,009$17,054$16,2055$16,205$9$2,284
2020$42,393$15,086$5,034$5,0001—$86$1,839
2019$32,341$5,130$3,246$2,5001—$130$1,543

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc is led by John R. Heritage Sr., President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John R. Heritage Sr.

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Harold R. Heritage Sr.

    Vice President & Secretary

    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 Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc

How much does Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc give each year?

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc gave $22K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $32K across 3 grants.

What is Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $3,124, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc give grants?

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).

How large is Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc?

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc's EIN?

Harold M Skeets Heritage Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-3142155. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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