Bear Foundation
Private foundation · Pennington, NJ · EIN 45-4098807 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Bear Foundation- TR
20grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$314Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1532
Pennington, NJ 08534-0691
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 421 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $100,000 |
| Media Power Youth | Manchester, NH | $50,000 |
| Media Power Youth | Manchester, NH | $38,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $30,000 |
| Greenland Central School | Greenland, NH | $25,000 |
| Reds Good Vibes Inc | Portsmouth, NH | $15,000 |
| Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund JILL KEMP MEM FUND BREAST | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Nashua | Nashua, NH | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Nursery School Inc | Lincoln, MA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Collier County | Naples, FL | $5,000 |
| Seacoast Women's Giving Circle | Portsmouth, NH | $5,000 |
| The Brookline Center Cmty Mental Health | Brookline, MA | $5,000 |
| Chase Home for Children | Portsmouth, NH | $2,500 |
| Seacoast Women's Giving Circle | Portsmouth, NH | $2,500 |
| Laces of Love Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | $2,500 |
| Seacoast Women's Giving Circle | Portsmouth, NH | $2,500 |
| Lincoln Nursery School Inc | Lincoln, MA | $2,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | $1,500 |
| Ink 4 Pink | Rye, NH | $1,500 |
| Chase Home | Portsmouth, NH | $1,000 |
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