Pockets - a Family Foundation
Pockets - a Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Harrington Park, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $55K. Net investment income was $58K.
Pockets - a Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Pockets - a Family Foundation gave $55K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $55,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,875
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,874,885
- +17.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (45% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pockets - a Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Crow (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife) ($10K). Together the top 8 received $55K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pockets - a Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 38% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 71% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $55K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $55K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crow (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife) Sanibel, FL | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Island Conservation City of Industry, CA | To support the preservation and protection of island biodiversity worldwide by humane invasive species removal | $10,000 |
| New Jersey Conservation Foundation Far Hills, NJ | For the preservation and protection of natural land spaces in New Jersey | $10,000 |
| Clean Ocean Action Long Branch, NJ | To support the advancement of healthier marine waters off the coasts of ny and nj | $5,000 |
| Como Friends St. Paul, MN | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc Hackensack, NJ | To support the education/protection of the environment surrounding the hackensack river watershed | $5,000 |
| New York Marine Rescue Center Riverhead, NY | To support marine conservation through education, research and advocacy via rescue/release of marine life in the north atlantic | $5,000 |
| The Raptor Trust Millington, NJ | To support educational and rehab/release programs for injured or orphaned birds | $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 | $1,874,885 | $134,932 | $72,838 | $55,000 | 8 | $60,385 | $58,266 | $84,693 |
| 2024 | $1,597,740 | $253,053 | $69,252 | $55,000 | 8 | $59,320 | $16,524 | $67,302 |
| 2023 | $1,175,656 | $24,573 | $57,419 | $45,000 | 6 | $49,490 | $16,644 | $54,397 |
| 2022 | $1,037,133 | $23,539 | $60,457 | $40,000 | 4 | $44,244 | $14,826 | $55,617 |
| 2021 | $1,336,997 | $550,400 | $27,516 | $10,000 | 1 | $14,275 | $460,365 | $40,961 |
| 2020 | $694,607 | $697,273 | $7,033 | — | — | — | $336,241 | $3,977 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pockets - a Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $85K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pockets - a Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher J. Ferrara
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth A. Ferrara
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Ferrara
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Pockets - a Family Foundation
How much does Pockets - a Family Foundation give each year?
Pockets - a Family Foundation gave $55K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 8 grants.
What is Pockets - a Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Pockets - a Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,875, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pockets - a Family Foundation give grants?
Pockets - a Family Foundation's top state is New Jersey, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Florida (18%) and California (18%).
Does Pockets - a Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 25% of Pockets - a Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pockets - a Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Pockets - a Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Crow (Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife) ($10,000), Island Conservation ($10,000) and New Jersey Conservation Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pockets - a Family Foundation?
Pockets - a Family Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $85K (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 is Pockets - a Family Foundation's EIN?
Pockets - a Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-2723407. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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