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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260581765Est. 2007-09

Messner Foundation Inc

Northfield, NJ 08225

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$8.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$742K

FY 2024

Grants Made

38

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$436K

Total Expenses

$952K

Qualifying Distributions

$868K

Distributable Amount

$393K

Min. Investment Return

$398K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $742K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

208 grants

St Jude's Children's Hospital
$550K
5 grants
University of Pennsylvania
$550K
5 grants
Atlantic City Rescue Mission
$276K
5 grants
Covenant House New Jersey Inc
$170K
5 grants
St Maximillian Kolbe Parish
$100K
5 grants
Sunshine Foundation
$81K
5 grants
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
$80K
4 grants
First United Methodist Church
$80K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

208 grants

<$10K
162
grants
$10–50K
37
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New Jersey
$1.4M
50% of total
Pennsylvania
$695K
24% of total
Tennessee
$550K
19% of total
Florida
$65K
2% of total
North Carolina
$40K
1% of total
New York
$30K
1% of total
Nevada
$25K
1% of total
Oklahoma
$25K
1% of total
Virginia
$10K
0% of total

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