David R Clare & Margaret C Clare Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- This foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it an application cold; the first step is to find a way to be known to it before any approach.
- Its filings record general support grants to schools and universities, hospitals, shelters, food banks, services for children and people with disabilities, cultural and educational institutions and animal-welfare groups, so check that your work sits among those kinds of organisations.
- Its typical grant band, which covers about 8 in 10 of its 127 grants, runs from $50,000 to $1,050,000, with a median grant of $160,000, so a request of that order would sit where most of its grants fall, though its largest was about $2,300,000.
- Giving has fallen from $22,163,320 to $3,020,760 across the last three filings, and 64% of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so its relationships look established and a first approach should aim to build contact rather than expect an early award.
Overview
David R Clare & Margaret C Clare Foundation is a US private foundation based in Parsippany, 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
Its filings record general support grants to a varied group of charitable organisations rather than naming a particular funding field. Recipients include schools and universities, hospitals and health organisations, shelters and social-service providers, food banks, and organisations serving children and people with disabilities, as well as cultural and educational institutions and animal-welfare groups. The grants are recorded as general support, so the evidence describes the kinds of organisations that received support, not a set of restrictions or a formal priority list. No eligibility criteria or geographic limits are stated in the available material.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
How to apply
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 64% 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 127 grants to organisations were $160,000 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: 13%
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 64% of grant dollars went to organisations David R Clare & Margaret C Clare Foundation 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 5 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $460k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- North County Lifeline · General support$970,4302024 tax year
- Gulf Coast Junior Golf Tour · General support$970,3302024 tax year
- Robert Hinton DRC MCC Family Fund · General support$460,0002024 tax year
- David R. Clare Jr. David Clare Foundation · General support$460,0002024 tax year
- DRC & MCC Donor Advised Fund Matthew D. Hinton · General support$160,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Matthew D Hinton — Regional Director & Trustee
- Robert B Hinton Jr — Regional Director & Trustee
- David R Clare Jr — Managing Director & Trustee
- Carol A Clare — Managing Director & Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $23,871,260 | $22,163,320 | $24,687,226 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $22,544,557 | $20,978,797 | $3,685,925 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,327,723 | $3,020,760 | $461,535 | 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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- Parsippany, NJ