Jules L Plangere Jr Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Because the foundation makes contributions only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, a small nonprofit should not send it a cold proposal; its best route is to be invited through a connection the organisation already has.
- Its stated fields are broad (education, medicine and healthcare, culture, human needs, public policy and the environment), and no geographic focus is stated, so whether the work fits is a question of purpose more than place.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall in the $5,000 to $125,000 band and the median is $25,000, though the largest was about $575,000, so a request near $25,000 is a sensible size if an invitation comes.
- Grants are described as unrestricted general support, and 83% of grant dollars to organisations in the most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded the year before, so its giving is concentrated in repeat relationships that an invited newcomer would have to build.
- The filing gives no deadlines or timing, so there is nothing to plan a submission around beyond staying ready for an invitation.
Overview
Jules L Plangere Jr Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pennington, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (brookdalecc.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it supports education, medicine and healthcare, culture, human needs, public policy and the environment. Its grants go to charitable organisations, including educational institutions, health providers, youth and community organisations, and cultural organisations. The grant records describe the payments as unrestricted general support, rather than project-specific awards. The foundation's stated fields are broad, and the evidence does not specify narrower eligibility criteria or a grant size. The filing says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so organisations cannot approach it through an open application process.
Themes
- Education
- Medicine and healthcare
- Culture
- Human needs
- Public policy
- Environment
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 83% 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 69 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Jules L Plangere Jr 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 36 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County · Unrestricted general$573,5002023 tax year
- Family Resource Associates · Unrestricted general$169,7902023 tax year
- Interfaith Neighbors · Unrestricted general$166,8522023 tax year
- Mercy Center · Unrestricted general$125,0002023 tax year
- Asbury Park Music Foundation · Unrestricted general$125,0002023 tax year
- Mary's Place by the Sea · Unrestricted general$125,0002023 tax year
- Georgian Court University · Unrestricted general$100,0002023 tax year
- American Cancer Society · Unrestricted general$100,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Donna L Hession — Trustee / Secretary
- Ernest Donald Lass — Trustee
- Jules L Plangere III — Trustee
- John C Conover III — Trustee
- Nicole A Colantoni — Trustee
- Alfred D Colantoni — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,194,294 | $1,977,425 | $25,389,448 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,608,332 | $2,375,142 | $26,029,181 | 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
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- Pennington, NJ