The Boye Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Boye Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity should not send it a cold proposal.
- Where a charity has been invited or has a connection to the foundation, a request in the typical band of $5,000 to $55,000 fits: about 8 in 10 of its 41 grants to organisations fall in that range, half were $25,000 or less, and the median was $25,000.
- Its recorded grants go mainly to education, social service and health and welfare, with one religious organisation also among recipients, so work in those areas is the closest fit.
- The filing states no geographic focus, although its grants have mainly gone to New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Arizona, and the filing gives no deadlines or selection process.
- Because access is by invitation only, the foundation appears relationship-led, so organisations seeking open funding should look elsewhere.
Overview
The Boye Foundation is a US private foundation based in Point Pleasant, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024) 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 filing records grants for education, social service, health and welfare, and religious purposes. Education, social-service and health-and-welfare purposes are the larger strands in the record. Recipients include universities and schools, community and social-service organisations, and health and welfare providers; the record also includes a religious organisation. The giving is spread across many charitable organisations rather than confined to one named beneficiary. Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted. The recorded grants span multiple recipient types and several areas of charitable activity.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
- Social service
- Health & welfare
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Arizona.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2024 filing, half of its 41 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax year 2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 41 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rowan University Foundation · Education$100,0002024 tax year
- God's Love We Deliver · Health & welfare$100,0002024 tax year
- Wyckoff Family YMCA · Social service$80,0002024 tax year
- Johns Hopkins University · Education$75,0002024 tax year
- Covenant House New Jersey · Social services$55,0002024 tax year
- Doctors Without Borders USA · Health & welfare$55,0002024 tax year
- Homeless Solutions · Social service$55,0002024 tax year
- Rutgers University Foundation · Education$55,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Maria Boye — Trustee
- William D Boye — Trustee-Investment
- Robert B Boye — Trustee
- Brett A Boye — Trustee
- Kathryn Mancini — Secretary
- Alex Boye — Vice President
- Jeffrey A Boye — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
1 year of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 tax year | $1,340,775 | $1,332,500 | $25,331,464 | 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
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Point Pleasant, NJ