Van Essen Family Foundation
Private foundation · Pennington, NJ · EIN 82-3529558 · reported 2023–2025
69grants reported
$5,000median award
$3,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$336Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 69 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $62K 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church | Albuquerque, NM | $18,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church USA | Santa FE, NM | $18,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church USA | Santa FE, NM | $17,500 |
| Santa FE Preparatory School | Santa FE, NM | $15,000 |
| Santa FE Children's Museum Inc | Santa FE, NM | $10,000 |
| Southwest MN Christian High School | Edgerton, MN | $8,000 |
| American Cancer Association | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 |
| Arizona Foundation for Cancer | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| International Folk Art Alliance | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Duke Fuqua Business School | Durham, NC | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Children's Museum Inc | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| St Michael's High School Foundation | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Espanola Humane | Espanola, NM | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Lap Dog Rescue of NM Inc | Tijeras, NM | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Animal Shelter & Humane Society | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| The University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Association | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| International Folk Art Alliance | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Duke Fuqua Business School | Durham, NC | $5,000 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Preparatory School | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| St Michael's High School Foundation | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Espanola Humane | Espanola, NM | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| The University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $5,000 |
| American Cancer Association | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| International Folk Art Alliance | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Duke Fuqua Business School | Durham, NC | $5,000 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Preparatory School | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Children's Museum Inc | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| St Michael's High School Foundation | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Espanola Humane | Espanola, NM | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Conservation Trust | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Lap Dog Rescue of NM Inc | Tijeras, NM | $5,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Northern New Mexico Soccer Association | Santa FE, NM | $3,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $3,000 |
| New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence | Santa FE, NM | $3,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $3,000 |
| The University of Redlands | Redlands, CA | $3,000 |
| Breakthrough Santa FE - Santa FE Prep | Santa FE, NM | $2,000 |
| Special Olympics New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | $2,000 |
| Breakthrough Collaborative | Oakland, CA | $2,000 |
| Local First Arizona Fnd | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 |
| Breakthrough Collaborative | Oakland, CA | $2,000 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $1,000 |
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