New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Newark, NJ EIN 22-1559422

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$15.8M

Foundation funders

60

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds New Jersey Symphony Orchestra?

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($7.6M), Colton Family Foundation ($1.4M), Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$7,605,500162021–2024
Colton Family Foundation$1,423,10052021–2025
Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation$800,00042021–2025
Edward T Cone Foundation$600,00032022–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$590,25032022–2024
The Prudential Foundation$575,00052021–2025
Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates$463,70042021–2024
Lipper Family Charitable Foundation$356,10032021–2023
Geraldine R Dodge Foundation Inc$252,50062021–2023
Turrell Fund$251,00022021–2024
McCrane Foundation Inc$250,00012024
The Shau-Wai & Marie Lam Family$247,86052021–2025
The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton Charitable$220,00042021–2024
Victoria Foundation Inc$163,00052021–2024
UJA Benefit Concert Supporting Foundation Inc$150,00022023–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$130,90052021–2025
David Bershad Family Foundation Inc$113,50032021–2023
The MCJ Amelior Foundation$110,60042021–2024
Community Foundation of New Jersey$110,20542021–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$106,50042021–2024
The Charles E & Edna T Brundage Char$104,00052021–2025
Investors Foundation Inc$100,84562021–2025
TD Charitable Foundation$100,00042022–2025
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$100,00012022
Broadridge Foundation$90,15052021–2025
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Harold I & Faye B Liss Foundation Inc$80,00042021–2024
Pseg Foundation Inc$80,00022022–2023
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ$75,75042021–2025
American Symphony Orchestra League D/B/a League of American Orchestras$75,00032022–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$55,20062022–2024
FM Kirby Foundation Inc$55,00042021–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$50,00012022
The Hyde and Watson Foundation$46,00042021–2024
Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation$35,00042021–2025
Ej Grassmann Trust$31,00052021–2025
The Leavens Foundation Inc$30,00022021–2022
The Paula and William J Marino Family$25,00012023
Carnegie Corporation of New York$20,00012025
Fannie and Morris SKLAW Foundation Inc$20,00022022–2023
John a and Margaret Post Foundation Inc$16,00022023–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$12,27312025
Zissu Family Foundation$10,50032021–2025
The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation Inc$10,00012025
BNY Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012022
Pio Costa Foundation Inc$9,00032021–2023
The Joan M and Russell C Jordan$7,00052021–2025
Koven Foundation$5,50052021–2025
The Ryan Family Foundation$5,00012024
MassMutual Foundation Inc$5,00012021
The Kean Foundation Inc$4,00022024–2025
Philip W Riskin Charitable$2,50012024
McKesson Foundation Inc$2,50012022
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc$1,95192021–2023
Namaste Foundation Inc$63832021–2024
Oceanfirst Foundation$30012024
Judith & David Rivkin Foundation$30012024
H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation$30022022–2023
Lawton Family Foundation Inc$20022024–2025
IJ and Mary LaRosa Memorial Foundation Inc$12522024–2025
The so Charitable Trust$10812022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M41 grants2021 49 grants2022 49 grants2023 39 grants2024 22 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $896K (2025) to $8.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $896K.

What grants has New Jersey Symphony Orchestra received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Colton Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$300,100
2025Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationContribution provided$200,000
2025The Prudential FoundationTO PROVIDE A ONE-YEAR, GENERAL OPERATING GRANT TO SUPPORT NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY AS PRUDENTIAL EXITS OUT OF THE RELATIONSHIP.$125,000
2025UJA Benefit Concert Supporting Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2025The Shau-Wai & Marie Lam FamilyGENERAL$50,000
2025TD Charitable FoundationNEWARK CREATES - NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD$25,000
2025Investors Foundation IncGENERAL AND PROJECT SUPPORT$20,000
2025The Charles E & Edna T Brundage CharGeneral Use$20,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkAs a one-time only grant in support of educational programming$20,000
2025Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJGENERAL$18,100
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$12,273
2025National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS$11,000
2025Broadridge FoundationHANDS ON IN PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY$10,000
2025Frank and Lydia Bergen FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$10,000
2025Ej Grassmann TrustTHIS GRANT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE FY26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE.$6,000
2025Zissu Family FoundationTO FURTHER DONEES EXEMPT PURPOSE$3,500
2025The Kean Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED$2,000
2025Koven FoundationPERFORMING ARTS$1,500
2025The Joan M and Russell C JordanGENERAL PURPOSES$1,400
2025Lawton Family Foundation IncCHARITY$100
2025IJ and Mary LaRosa Memorial Foundation IncTo support the artisticexcellence and enrichmentof tomorrows musicians$75
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$520,000
2024Colton Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$305,000
2024McCrane Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$250,000
2024Edward T Cone FoundationOperating Expenses$200,000
2024Turrell FundPROGRAM SUPPORT$131,000
2024The Prudential FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR ARTISTIC OPERATIONS AND EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS$125,000
2024Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-SubordinatesSponsorship$120,700
2024The Lucy & Eleanor S Upton CharitableGeneral Use$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds New Jersey Symphony Orchestra?

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is funded by 60 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($7.6M), Colton Family Foundation ($1.4M), Merck Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation ($800K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra between 2021–2025.

Who is New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's largest funder?

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, with $7.6M across 16 grants (2021–2024).

How much grant funding has New Jersey Symphony Orchestra received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.8M in grants to New Jersey Symphony Orchestra across 200 grants from 60 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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