Father John Foundation
Private foundation · Fairfield, NJ · EIN 22-3553929 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Father John Foundation for the Handicapped and Poor
36grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$667Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 36 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $150K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
6 Cheri LN
Fairfield, NJ 07004-1804
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DE Paul School HELP DEAF CHILDREN | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,000 |
| St Johns Food Pantry FEED THE HUNGRY | Newark, NJ | $40,000 |
| St Joes Institute for Deaf HELP THE DEAF | St Louis, MO | $37,500 |
| Interfaith Food Pantry FEED THE HUNGRY | Morris Plains, NJ | $30,000 |
| St Anns Place Homeless Center HELP HOMELESS | West Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 |
| St Johns Food Pantry FEED POOR | Newark, NJ | $30,000 |
| Interfaith Food Pantry DONATION TO FEED HUNGRY | Morris Plains, NJ | $30,000 |
| St Johns Food Pantry HELP FEED THE POOR | Newark, NJ | $28,000 |
| Depaul School for Hearing and Speec HELF THE DEAF | Pittsburg, PA | $25,000 |
| St Josephs Institute for the Deaf HELP THE DEAF | Brentwood, MO | $25,000 |
| St Johns Food Pantry FEED POOR | Newark, NJ | $25,000 |
| St Anns Place Homeless Center FEED HOMELESS | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Castello Ministry for Deaf HELP THE DEAF | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 |
| DE Paul School HELP DEAF CHILDREN | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| St Anns Place Homeless Center HELP HOMELESS | West Palm Beach, FL | $20,000 |
| Vitality Catholic Healthcare DEAF MINISTRY PROGRAMS | Camden, NJ | $16,710 |
| Mark Depaul House of Studies HELP DEAF SEMINARIANS | Harrodsburg, KY | $15,000 |
| St Rose of Lima Food Pantry FEED POOR | East Hanover, NJ | $15,000 |
| Mark Depaul House of Studies HELP DEAF SEMINARIANS | Harrodsburg, KY | $15,000 |
| New Life Home Furnishings HELP THE POOR | Medfield, MA | $12,000 |
| New Life Furnishings HOUSING AID FOR HOMELESS | Medfield, MA | $12,000 |
| New Life Furnishings HOUSING AID FOR HOMELESS | Medfield, MA | $12,000 |
| Vitality Catholic Healthcare DEAF MINISTRY PROGRAMS | Camden, NJ | $11,400 |
| St Rose of Lima Food Pantry FEED HUNGRY | East Hanover, NJ | $10,000 |
| Evas Kitchen FEED THE HUNGRY | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| Pastoral Ministry for the Deaf HELP THE DEAF | Newark, NJ | $10,000 |
| Franscian Friars of Renewal FEED HUNGRY | South Orange, NJ | $10,000 |
| Oasis Haven for Women and Children HELP THE POOR | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| St Rose of Lima Food Pantry FEED POOR | East Hanover, NJ | $10,000 |
| Diocese of Metuchen HELP DEAF | Metuchen, NJ | $10,000 |
| Evas Kitchen FEED HUNGRY | Paterson, NJ | $10,000 |
| Dioceses of Metuchen HELP FOR DEAF | Metuchun, NJ | $7,000 |
| National Catholic Deaf Leaders HELP THE DEAF | Landover Hills, MD | $5,000 |
| Diocese of Metuchen HELP DEAF | Metuchen, NJ | $5,000 |
| St Johns Food Pantry HELP FEED THE POOR | Newark, NJ | $5,000 |
| National Catholic Deaf Assoc HELP THE DEAF | Landover Hill, MD | $5,000 |
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