The Gagnon Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and funds by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its grants are described as general support across medical care, education, community organisations, children's and youth services, and police and fire services, so a broad remit may sit within its record.
- The filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, though no geographic focus is stated.
- About 8 in 10 of its 35 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $100,000, with a median of $20,000, but that band is typical rather than a limit, as the largest grant was $2,100,000.
- In the most recent filing, 99% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so the foundation appears to renew existing relationships.
Overview
The Gagnon Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bernardsville, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 filings describe all recorded grants as general support. Recipients span medical care, education, community organisations, children’s and youth services, police and fire services. They include a medical centre, a college, a community organisation, a Boys & Girls Club, children’s centres, a police department and fire companies. Other recipients include a learning centre, an eye clinic and a children’s centre. The grant record therefore shows support for a varied group of charitable organisations, rather than naming a thematic programme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 99% 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 35 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 81% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 99% of grant dollars went to organisations The Gagnon Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 18 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Foundation for Morristown Medical Center · General support$2,100,0002023 tax year
- Lafayette College · General support$100,0002023 tax year
- Community in Crisis · General support$100,0002023 tax year
- Heartworks · General support$50,0002023 tax year
- Achilles International · General support$50,0002023 tax year
- Kindersmile Foundation · General support$25,0002023 tax year
- American Federation for Children Growth Fund · General support$25,0002023 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of Newark · General support$25,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brian Gagnon — Director
- Lois E Gagnon — Secretary
- Neil J Gagnon — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,808,168 | $2,655,950 | $34,393,602 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,817,982 | $2,561,000 | $46,908,134 | 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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- Bernardsville, 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
- Bernardsville, NJ