The MCJ Amelior Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives to organisations it has chosen, so a small charity with no existing connection to it should not send a cold application.
- Most of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests its giving is largely relationship-led.
- Half of its 457 grants across recent filings were $10,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $500 and $50,000, so a modest request in that range is the realistic size; its largest grant was about $1,000,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- No geographic focus is stated, though the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, New York, Washington, Massachusetts and California, and the only material it asks for is proof of section 501(c)(3) status as a publicly supported charity.
Overview
The MCJ Amelior Foundation is a US private foundation based in Morristown, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s filings describe its grants as general operating support. Its recipients include health and global-health organisations, schools and universities, arts and cultural institutions, and youth and community organisations. The grant record spans many states, with the largest shares of reported giving going to New Jersey, New York, Washington and Massachusetts. The foundation gives to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no special forms or materials are required apart from proof of status as a publicly supported section 501(c)(3) charity. Its recorded giving supports a varied range of charitable organisations rather than a single named field.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, New York, Washington, Massachusetts and California.
How to apply
The foundation requires proof of section 501(c)(3) status as a publicly supported charity; no special forms or other materials are required.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 81% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 457 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 9%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 81% of grant dollars went to organisations The MCJ Amelior Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 149 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Malaria No More Fund · For general operating support$820,1282024 tax year
- Indo-Pacific Partnership for Prosperity · For general operating support$595,0002024 tax year
- New Jersey Children's Foundation · For general operating support$584,1252024 tax year
- Clinton Health Access Initiative · For general operating support$516,7002024 tax year
- Shoe4Africa · For general operating support$300,0002024 tax year
- America's Frontier Fund · For general operating support$250,0002024 tax year
- Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · For general operating support$200,0002024 tax year
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center · For general operating support$151,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Natalie Gilfillan — Director
- John T Sheridan — Director / Vice President / Secretary / Treasurer
- Patrick Gilfillan — Director
- Michael Gilfillan Jr — Director
- Michael Gilfillan — Director
- Barbara B Coleman — Director
- Tina Brown Chambers — Director
- Raymond G Chambers — Director / Co-Chair
- Patricia A Chambers — Director
- Michael J Chambers — Director
- Mercel P Chambers — Director
- Jennifer G Chambers — Director
- Anthony J Romano — Director / Assistant Secretary / Treasurer
- Wendy C Berry-Mcweeny — Director / Consultant
- Charles Rubin — Director
- Christine Chambers Gilfillan — Director / Co-Chair
- Suzanne M Spero — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,284,619 | $2,403,369 | $96,232,017 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $7,244,204 | $4,795,860 | $103,028,568 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $8,791,005 | $5,782,871 | $105,709,189 | Filing for 2024 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
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- Morristown, NJ
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (973) 540-1946
- Morristown, NJ