McMullen Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Because the foundation gives only to organisations it selects in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests, a cold application is unlikely to be considered, so the first step is a relationship rather than a proposal.
- It describes its fields as education, the arts and human services, and says it partners with organisations whose values match its own, so work that clearly fits one of those is the test to apply.
- Other published sources report its priority as Montclair, which makes a group based there the closest fit.
- The typical grant band, where about 8 in 10 of its 72 grants fall, runs from $4,000 to $55,000, and half of those grants were $10,000 or less, so a modest request in that range is realistic, although its largest grant was $200,000.
- In its latest filing, 95% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the previous filing, so new applicants should expect repeat grantees to dominate its giving.
Overview
McMullen Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Montclair, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (njbia.org, tapinto.net), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says its impact is focused on benefiting the Montclair community and identifies education, the arts and human services as fields it supports. It describes educational support across primary, secondary and higher education and says it is committed to educational initiatives that help prepare students for successful futures. Its grants go to a varied range of organisations, including schools and universities, cultural institutions, youth groups and social-service organisations. It says it seeks to align and partner with organisations whose values are consistent with its own. It gives to charitable organisations selected in advance rather than accepting unsolicited requests.
Themes
- Education
- Arts
- Human services
Geographic Focus
Priority: Montclair. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation gives to charitable organisations it selects in advance and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 95% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 72 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The foundation says it partners with organisations whose values are consistent with its own. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 95% of grant dollars went to organisations McMullen Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 35 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Us Naval Academy Foundation · Support their activities$200,0002023 tax year
- Lustgarten Foundation · Support their activities$125,0002023 tax year
- Montclair State University · Support their activities$100,0002023 tax year
- Monmouth University · Support their activities$50,0002023 tax year
- KIPP New Jersey · Support their activities$50,0002023 tax year
- Salvation Army Citadel · Support their activities$50,0002023 tax year
- Toni's Kitchen Saint Luke's Church · Support their activities$50,0002023 tax year
- Montclair High School Alumni Assocc · Support their activities$45,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Timothy Blake — Director
- Jacqueline Mcmullen — Director
- John J Mcmullen Jr — Vice President
- Peter Mcmullen — President
- Catherine Mcmullen — Treasurer
- Peter McMullen Jr — Director
- Elise McMullen — Director
- Bridget Blake — Director
- Linda Drasheff — Secretary
- Ilia Scriven — Executive Director
- James Blake — Director
- Patrick Gilmartin — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,225,052 | $943,833 | $35,044,745 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,224,715 | $915,833 | $40,240,860 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Montclair, NJ