Kokes Family Legacy Foundation
The Kokes Family Legacy Foundation is a private foundation based in Brielle, New Jersey. In 2025, it reported 16 grants totaling $94,000 to charitable organizations, with recipients in five states.
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation at a glance
In short: Kokes Family Legacy Foundation gave $94K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New Jersey. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $94,000
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,875
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,510,506
- -0.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (4 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (63% 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 Kokes Family Legacy Foundation
- 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: 1027 Highway 70 Suite 103, Brielle, NJ 08730
Phone: (732) 350-1600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kokes Family Legacy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey Inc ($13K). Together the top 10 received $83K.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 91 grants of 91 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 63% of grant dollars went to New Jersey recipients, 21% to Florida, 11% to Massachusetts, 4% to New York, and 1% to Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Kokes Family Legacy Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 16 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2019) to $97K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $94K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey Inc Lakewood, NJ | General Support | $13,000 |
| Dean College Foundation Franklin, MA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Fulfill Neptune, NJ | General Support | $10,000 |
| Rutgers University Foundation New Brunswick, NJ | General Support | $10,000 |
| Samaritan Center Manasquan, NJ | General Support | $10,000 |
| United Against Poverty Vero Beach, FL | General Support | $10,000 |
| Environmental Learning Center Inc Vero Beach, FL | Donation | $5,000 |
| I Pink I Can Wall Township, NJ | General Support | $5,000 |
| Oc Foundation for Vocational & Technical Education Toms River, NJ | General Support | $5,000 |
| Vero Beach Crisis Pregnancy Center Vero Beach, FL | General Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,510,506 | $88,380 | $101,426 | $94,000 | 16 | $98,076 | $86,805 | $95,678 |
| 2024 | $1,523,549 | $102,586 | $95,227 | $86,750 | 16 | $90,393 | $98,944 | $90,862 |
| 2023 | $1,781,133 | $72,943 | $92,129 | $88,700 | 19 | $88,700 | $71,354 | $83,479 |
| 2022 | $1,630,022 | $59,169 | $102,858 | $97,200 | 27 | $97,200 | $55,261 | $87,264 |
| 2021 | $2,032,433 | $147,811 | $88,867 | $86,450 | 13 | $86,450 | $134,596 | $95,042 |
| 2020 | $1,854,477 | $40,896 | $89,811 | $87,500 | 13 | — | $40,210 | $84,803 |
| 2019 | $1,728,513 | $132,833 | $77,570 | $75,300 | 13 | — | $48,706 | $77,169 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kokes Family Legacy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $96K 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 in areas including behavioral health, education, social services, environmental education, youth sports, and pediatric cardiac care.
The grantees describe their own missions as follows: United Against Poverty says it empowers families and individuals to achieve sustainable economic self-sufficiency; the Environmental Learning Center says it educates, inspires, and empowers people to be active stewards of the environment and their well-being; Wall Soccer Club says it promotes youth soccer and good sportsmanship; and Big Hearts to Little Hearts says it provides support for pediatric cardiac care. Rutgers University Foundation describes its mission as supporting Rutgers and helping it attain excellence in education, research, and public service.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $94,000 across 16 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $13,000, with a median grant of $5,000.
Examples of 2025 grants include $13,000 to Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey; $10,000 each to Dean College Foundation, Fulfill, Rutgers University Foundation, Samaritan Center, and United Against Poverty; and $5,000 each to Environmental Learning Center, I Pink I Can, Ocean County Foundation for Vocational & Technical Education, and Vero Beach Crisis Pregnancy Center. Wall Soccer Club received $3,000, POAC Autism Services received $2,500, and Big Hearts to Little Hearts received $1,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Michael Kokes was listed as a trustee on the 2025 filing.
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation is led by Michael Kokes, Trustee on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Kokes
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Jan A. Kokes (2019–2023) — Trustee
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 Kokes Family Legacy Foundation
How much does Kokes Family Legacy Foundation give each year?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation gave $94K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $87K across 16 grants.
What is Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's typical grant size?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,875, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Kokes Family Legacy Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Kokes Family Legacy Foundation give grants?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (21%) and Massachusetts (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Vero Beach, FL (3 grants).
Does Kokes Family Legacy Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 88% of Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's largest grantees?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey Inc ($13,000), Dean College Foundation ($10,000) and Fulfill ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Kokes Family Legacy Foundation?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Kokes Family Legacy Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations in areas including behavioral health, education, social services, environmental education, youth sports, and pediatric cardiac care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kokes Family Legacy Foundation?
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 Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's EIN?
Kokes Family Legacy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3056153. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Kokes Family Legacy Foundation 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Kokes Family Legacy Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kokes-family-legacy-foundation-morg_af8bee4815634c6bbd22e90ac38b787c
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