Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable

Public charity · Grantmaker Jackson, NJ EIN: 91-2153042

To provide financial scholarships for higher education.

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable at a glance

In short: Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$78,933
+94.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Direct Relief: $10KDirect Relief$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Direct Relief ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Santa Barbara

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CAFor Jamaica Hurricane Relief$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$78,933$60,849$111,152$10,0001
2024$40,607$207,597$89,095——
2023$119,118$-33,533$44,000——
2022$160,999$46,561$44,022——
2021$135,275$80,552$66,260——
2020$92,782$103,120$79,575——
2019$138,906$108,733$119,292——

About Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable

Based on IRS filings

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jackson, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $79K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable is led by Michael Fehenel, Trustee & President on the 2025 filing; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Fehenel

    Trustee & President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Allen

    Trustee, Assistant Vice President & Assistant

    Trustee, Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer → Trustee, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer, 2023

    Trustee, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer → Trustee, Assistant Vice President & Assistant, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad McClain

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melissa A. Forbes

    Assitant Vice President & Assistant Secretary

    Assistant Vice President & Assistant Secretary → Assitant Vice President & Assistant Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Brooks

    Vice President & Secretary

    Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President & Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian C. Witherow

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Brian Bacica (2023–2024) — Trustee & President
  • Former: Tim Boyerend (2023) — Trustee, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Tim Boyer (2019–2022) — Trustee, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: Reyna Sanchez (2021–2022) — Trustee & President · Filing note: Ended 91
  • Former: Mary A. Roma (2019–2021) — Trustee & President · Filing note: Ended 11
  • Former: Len Turtora (2020–2021) — Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer · Filing note: Ended 11
  • Former: Pam Sisson (2019–2020) — Trustee, Vice President & Secretary · Filing note: Ended 320

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 Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable

How much does Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable give each year?

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable?

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable reported $79K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61K.

What is Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable?

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable is a public charity focused on Education, based in Jackson, NJ. It holds $79K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable operate?

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable has awarded grants in California.

What is Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable's EIN?

Six Flags Great Adventure Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2153042. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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