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Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$36k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
101
Grants FY2025
101
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$300
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,200
Organizations funded a year
98 to 108
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
25
Total assets, FY2025
$742k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPublic BenefitHealthHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving100$36k2%
FY2024101$35k0%
FY2023108$38k6%
FY2022105$36k10%
FY202198$32k4%
FY2020100$34k8%
FY201998$31k11%
FY2018108$34kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$45kHealth$36kPhilanthropy$34kEducation$23kHuman Services$22kYouth Development$20kAnimals$14kPublic Safety & Disaster$12kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 65 grantees
All grantees of Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$8,30080%
Toms River Seaport Society$6,00084%
Jersey Shore Animal Center Inc$5,30080%
Island Heights Cultural & Heritage Association$4,45082%
Best Friends Animal Society$4,40080%
Ocean County Historical Society$4,05081%
Silverton First Aid Squad$4,00080%
Ocean County College Foundation$4,00060%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$4,00080%
Boys & Girls Club of Clifton Inc$4,00080%
Food for Thought Inc$4,00081%
Glassroots Inc$4,00080%
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation$3,80081%
Paws for Purple Hearts$3,50070%
Small Miracles Inc$3,50064%
Orchid Foundation Inc$3,4508n/a
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Inc$3,15070%
American Cancer Society Inc$3,00060%
Camp No Worries Inc$3,00031%
Gary Sinise Foundation$3,00060%
A Need We Feed Inc$3,00060%
The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties Inc D/B/A Fulfill$3,00060%
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs$2,80070%
Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation$2,80080%
Toms River Volunteer Fire Company #1$2,75080%
Pleasant Plains Vol Fire Dept No 1$2,75080%
Ocean's Harbor House Inc$2,60080%
Chicamacomico Historical Association Inc$2,40081%
Family Planning Center of Ocean County Livwell Healthcare$2,40080%
Ocean County YMCA Inc$2,35030%
Ocean County Library Foundation Inc$2,15042%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$2,00040%
Smile Train Inc$2,00080%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,00040%
Ambassador Christian Academy a Nj Nonprofit Corporation$2,00080%
Tuesday's Children$2,00040%
American Farmland Trust$2,00080%
National Parks Conservation Association$1,70080%
Aaca Museum Inc$1,63580%
The Phelps School$1,60080%
Wright Brothers Flyers Inc$1,60080%
Southwest Indian Foundation$1,6008n/a
Childfund International USA$1,40080%
Ocean County Foundation for Vocational and Technical Education$1,30040%
American Truck Historical Society$1,26080%
Roanoke Island Historical Associati$1,25050%
Open Arms Inc$1,20060%
21 Plus Inc$1,07520%
Hope Sheds Light Inc$1,00020%
National Wildlife Federation$80080%
American Trucking Associations Inc$70070%
Wreaths Across America$66040%
Pedals for Progress$60080%
Habitat for Humanity$60080%
Family Promise of Essex County Inc$60050%
Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc$56080%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$50040%
Network for Endangered Sea Turtles N E S T Inc$40040%
Dare County Assoc of Fire Officers$40040%
Glendola Bible Church$3001n/a
Ocean County Hunger Relief Inc$30020%
Save the Manatee Club Inc$20080%
Community Medical Center$20020%
The Richard Nixon Foundation$10010%
American Cancer Fund Inc a Nj Non-Profit Corporation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 85 recipients with no EIN on record ($128k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $8,300 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetToms River Seaport Society: $6,000 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetJersey Shore Animal Center Inc: $5,300 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetIsland Heights Cultural & Heritage Association: $4,450 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $4,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOcean County Historical Society: $4,050 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetSilverton First Aid Squad: $4,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetOcean County College Foundation: $4,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Clifton Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFood for Thought Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetGlassroots Inc: $4,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBerlin Airlift Historical Foundation: $3,800 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSmall Miracles Inc: $3,500 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetGirl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Inc: $3,150 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCamp No Worries Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetA Need We Feed Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties Inc D/B/A Fulfill: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMammoth Site of Hot Springs: $2,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCrazy Horse Memorial Foundation: $2,800 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetToms River Volunteer Fire Company #1: $2,750 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetPleasant Plains Vol Fire Dept No 1: $2,750 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetOcean's Harbor House Inc: $2,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChicamacomico Historical Association Inc: $2,400 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Planning Center of Ocean County Livwell Healthcare: $2,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOcean County YMCA Inc: $2,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOcean County Library Foundation Inc: $2,150 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $2,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmbassador Christian Academy a Nj Nonprofit Corporation: $2,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTuesday's Children: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Farmland Trust: $2,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $1,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAaca Museum Inc: $1,635 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Phelps School: $1,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWright Brothers Flyers Inc: $1,600 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetChildfund International USA: $1,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetOcean County Foundation for Vocational and Technical Education: $1,300 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Truck Historical Society: $1,260 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRoanoke Island Historical Associati: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Arms Inc: $1,200 over 6y, 0.4% of budget21 Plus Inc: $1,075 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope Sheds Light Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $800 over 8y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 62.

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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.

Oceanfirst FoundationNJ30.6× affinity13 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Oceanfirst Foundation · Wintrode Family Foundation Inc · The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation D/B/A Grunin Foundation · New Jersey Natural Gas Company Charity Inc · The Donofrio Foundation · The Citta Foundation Inc · The Buckelew Family Foundation · Manasquan Bank Charitable Foundation Inc · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Saga Community Focus Inc · The Kotzas Family Charitable Foundation · The Provident Bank Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation

How much does Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation give?
Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation reported 101 grants totaling $35,600 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 98 and 108 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (19%), Health (15%), Philanthropy (14%).
Who are Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc ($8k), Toms River Seaport Society ($6k), Jersey Shore Animal Center Inc ($5k).
Does Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Oceanfirst Foundation, Wintrode Family Foundation Inc, The Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation D/B/A Grunin Foundation.
Where is Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation based?
Jean R D Hecht & Betty Rae Hecht Charitable Foundation is based in NJ.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 152 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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