Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey
To perpetuate the memory of the colonial period
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey at a glance
In short: Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,124
- +140.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,041
- +140.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,810
- Total assets
- $3,072,866
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey
Who Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Historical Society of Plainfield ($21K). Together the top 3 received $45K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey gives
- Giving grew 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2019) to $45K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Historical Society of Plainfield Plainfield, NJ | Colonial Building Renovation | $21,000 |
| National Society of Colonial Dames in New Jersey Westhampton, NJ | Colonial Building Renovation | $12,810 |
| Bordentown Historical Society Bordentown, NJ | Colonial Building Renovation | $11,314 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,072,866 | $102,446 | $79,091 | $45,124 | 3 | $87,721 |
| 2024 | $3,049,511 | $714,296 | $62,082 | $18,777 | 3 | $698,063 |
| 2023 | $2,403,144 | $149,066 | $98,770 | $42,161 | 4 | $131,015 |
| 2022 | $2,350,226 | $275,771 | $71,618 | $22,895 | 2 | $256,749 |
| 2021 | $2,146,073 | $216,600 | $74,938 | $22,995 | 2 | $202,662 |
| 2020 | $2,004,411 | $72,896 | $100,661 | $32,325 | 3 | $59,571 |
| 2019 | $2,032,176 | $135,435 | $99,392 | $15,125 | 2 | $121,905 |
About Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey
Based on IRS filings
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey is a public charity, based in Oldwick, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $88K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's 2025 filing lists 29 officers; none of the 29 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carl Amiaga
Council Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charles Axel Poekel Jr. Esq.
Council Member
Governor → Deputy Governor General, 2020
Deputy Governor General → Council Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Daniel Howard Harman III Esq.
Governor
Deputy Governor & Treasurer → Deputy Governor, 2023
Deputy Governor → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Charles Horton CPA
Council Member
Governor → Deputy Governor General, 2022
Deputy Governor General → Council Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Edward Nicholson Rianhard Esq.
Registrar
Registar → Registrar, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Hill
Council Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gerald Glenn Degroat Esq.
Council Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gerald Kline Hutchison Esq.
Council Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Glen Beebe
Council Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
John Edward Idenden Esq.
Dep Governor General
Deputy Governor & Governor → Governor, 2022
Governor → Dep Governor General, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julian Gammon III Esq.
Chancellor
Council Member → Council Member & Chancellor, 2021
Council Member & Chancellor → Chancellor, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Timothy Bates Esq.
Historian
Council Member & Chancellor → Council Member, 2023
Council Member → Historian, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Livezey Clarke Esq.
Lieutenant Governor
Historian → Lieutenant Governor, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard James Peterson Esq.
Council Member
Treasurer → Council Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert Pond Vivian Jr. Esq.
Chaplain
Council Member → Chaplain, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Layng Griggs Esq.
Treasurer
Council Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wade Thomas Speas Esq.
Secretary
Council Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Patrick McNeilly Esq.
Deputy Governor
Secretary & Lt. Governor → Lieutenant Governor, 2022
Lieutenant Governor → Deputy Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Harrington McKeever PhD
Council Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Peter Lloyd Sheerin DMD
Surgeon
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Richard Gregg Esq.
Council Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Gregory Kenneth May Esq.
Council Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Peter Swift Seibert
Council Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Richard Francis Ober Jr. Esq.
Council Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Wickliffe Hollingshead
Council Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Emmons Elzey
Council Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Michael Faulkner
Council Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
David Church
Council Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Benjamin Strong
Council Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: John Bassett Moore Frederick (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Robert Gibson Knott Esq. (2019–2024) — Council Member
- Former: James Reed Campbell Jr. (2022–2024) — Council Member
- Former: Donald Hummel (2023) — Chaplain
- Former: Richrd Ober (2023) — Council Member
- Former: Andrew Ross Huston Esq. (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: Donald Keith Hummel Dmin (2019–2022) — Chaplain
- Former: Niels Hugh Johnson Esq. (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: William Beckett Brown Esq. (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: William Brand Pryor (2019–2022) — Council Member
- Former: William Russell Macausland III Esq. (2021–2022) — Council Member Elected
- Former: George James Hill Md D. Litt (2022) — Council Member
- Former: John Logan Brown Esq. (2022) — Council Member
- Former: Lcdr Carl Edward John Amiaga (2022) — Council Member
- Former: The Hon Glen Edward Beebe (2022) — Council Member
- Former: John Lawrence Beglan Jr. (2019–2021) — Council Member - Went Emeritus
- Former: Logan Brown (2019–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Randy Richards (2019–2021) — Council Member - Went Emeritus in
- Former: Richard Burr (2019–2021) — Council Member -
- Former: Rick Gregg (2019–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Roland Miller (2019–2021) — Lt. Governor -
- Former: Wick Hollingshead (2019–2021) — Council Member
- Former: Guy Dean (2019–2020) — Council Member
- Former: Jon Mastin (2019) — Council Member
- Former: Keith Wood (2019) — Council Member
- Former: William Gessner Johnson MD (2019) — Surgeon
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 Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey
How much does Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey give each year?
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.
What is Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's typical grant size?
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's median grant in 2025 was $12,810, and its average grant was $15,041, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey give grants?
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Colonial Building Renovation" (3 grants).
How large is Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey?
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $102K.
What is Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's EIN?
Society of Colonial Wars in New Jersey's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6035502. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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