Stone Foundation of New Jersey
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation funds collaborative work on racial and economic justice and community self-determination, with a focus on Monmouth County and New Jersey and on Wabanakiq in Maine, so check that your work matches its Purpose and Values and shows attention to social inequities in your field before you apply.
- A modest request fits: about 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $28,000, half of its grants are $15,000 or less, and the stated range for first-time one-year grants is $5,000 to $10,000.
- New Jersey applicants apply through the Grants Portal in the spring (February 1 to March 15) or autumn (September 1 to October 1) cycle, and new applicants are encouraged to give advance notice of their intent first.
- Because 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, building that early relationship matters, and the foundation does not fund direct political lobbying, electioneering, or religious activities or institutions, except as fiscal sponsors for community-based non-religious activities.
Overview
Stone Foundation of New Jersey is a US private foundation based in Leonardo, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Stone Foundation of New Jersey supports collaborative efforts advancing racial and economic justice and helping create vibrant, whole communities in which residents can shape what happens locally. Its five focus areas are civic power; education and lifelong learning; stability and belonging; regeneration and celebration; and nourishing the field. These encompass systems change and organising, learning across life, housing, food, healthcare and crisis support, ecological restoration and land rematriation, as well as organisations that strengthen other organisations. Its grantmaking primarily serves people in Monmouth County, New Jersey and Wabanakiq in Maine. It offers flexible, patient and trust-based support through general operating and project-specific grants, with annual and multi-year commitments, alongside foundation-initiated investments that convene, build networks and support collaborative solutions.
Themes
- Civic power
- Education and lifelong learning
- Stability and belonging
- Regeneration and celebration
- Nourishing the field
Geographic Focus
New Jersey; Monmouth County; Wabanakiq in Maine.
What They Don't Fund
- Direct political lobbying
- Electioneering
- Religious activities or institutions except in their capacity as fiscal sponsors for community-based non-religious activities
How to apply
New Jersey applicants create or log in to the Grants Portal and click APPLY to access the application.
Deadlines:
- New Jersey applications are accepted in the spring (February 1 to March 15) and autumn (September 1 to October 1) cycles.
- Wabanaki general operating applications should be received by March 15 or October 1 for the twice-yearly review cycles.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 200 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Applicants should check that their work aligns with the Foundation's Purpose and Values before applying.
- Organisations must demonstrate strategic and programmatic attention to addressing social inequities in their field and sphere of influence.
- New applicants are encouraged to give advance notice of their intent, which helps the Foundation plan funding and get to know the organisation.
- The Foundation may hold site visits or online meetings with applicants as needed.
- Grantees are asked to provide a brief narrative report and financial accounting before future grants are considered.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations Stone Foundation of New Jersey had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 110 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Land Peace Foundation · Special project$175,0002025 tax year
- Wabanaki Commission on Land Stewardship · Wolankeyutomone fund$175,0002025 tax year
- Wabanaki Community Foundation · Endowment fund$175,0002025 tax year
- Niweskok · Acquisition of land$105,0002025 tax year
- Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition · Special project$70,0002025 tax year
- Cobscook Community Learning Center · Special project$65,0002025 tax year
- New Jersey Consortium For Immigrant · Emergency response$50,0002025 tax year
- Interfaith Neighbors · General operating support$28,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Sheila Unvala — Director
- Eleanor H Huber — Director
- Martha C Huber — Treasurer
- Joseph W Huber — V. Pres & Se
- Samuel G Huber — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $517,798 | $473,800 | $9,915,359 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,776,329 | $1,609,075 | $36,454,207 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,911,370 | $2,554,641 | $33,686,799 | Filing for 2025 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
Other sources
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