New Jersey · Private foundation
Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $68k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2026
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 11%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 11
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $771k
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 11% of the organizations Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 17 | $68k | 53% |
| FY2025 | 9 | $57k | 11% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $30k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $44k | 10% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $60k | 55% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $28k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $52k | 57% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Inc | $165,000 | 8 | 3% |
| Plymouth Guild Inc | $73,150 | 7 | 5% |
| The Pilgrim Society | $28,200 | 7 | 0% |
| Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness I | $9,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Talking Information Center Inc | $6,600 | 5 | 1% |
| Black Feather Rescue Inc | $4,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Home for Little Wanderers Inc | $2,400 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Inc | $165,000 | 8 | 3% |
| Plymouth Guild Inc | $73,150 | 7 | 5% |
| The Pilgrim Society | $28,200 | 7 | 0% |
| Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness I | $9,000 | 4 | 3% |
| Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless | $9,000 | 4 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $8,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Talking Information Center Inc | $6,600 | 5 | 1% |
| Black Feather Rescue Inc | $4,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Home for Little Wanderers Inc | $2,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Save The Children Federation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Heidrea for Heroes Inc | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Project Arts of Plymouth Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| South Shore Community Action Council Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cape Abilities Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Plymouth Performing Arts Center | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nathan Hale Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jordan Hospital Club Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Crystal Springs Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hearing Health Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation
- How much does Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation give?
- Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $68,400 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 11 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (71%), Food & Nutrition (9%), Housing & Shelter (5%).
- Who are Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2026: Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra Inc ($165k), Plymouth Guild Inc ($73k), The Pilgrim Society ($28k).
- Does Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc, Henry Hornblower Fund Inc.
- Where is Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation based?
- Edgar & Pauline Main Family Foundation is based in NJ.
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