The Louise Washington Charitable Trust focuses its giving on health, disability and caregiving needs in the Morristown/Northern New Jersey region, backing hospitals, senior services and child care access. Grants are sizable and often repeated to a small set of local partners, with additional support for emergency response and a local congregation’s facility needs. The foundation favors programmatic support that expands direct services to children, seniors, and people with disabilities.
Louise Washington Charitable Tr repeatedly backs a small set of northern New Jersey organizations serving children, seniors, and people with health-related needs. Its largest recent gifts include $360,000 to Children's Specialized Hosp Fdn for general support, $354,000 to Morristown Memorial Health Fdn for a senior support program, and $340,000 to United Way of Northern NJ for a childcare scholarship program. Those grants show a clear pattern of sustained support for direct services rather than one-off project funding. The foundation's recent giving also reaches learning access and community health. Learning Ally received multiple grants for general support, including $300,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2025. American Heart Association and American Red Cross Northern Jersey Region also appear in the grant list, indicating attention to emergency response and public health alongside family and senior services. A smaller but consistent thread is facility support. Jehovah's Witnesses English Morristown Congregation received repeat grants for facility updates across 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting that the trust will fund infrastructure when it aligns with local community needs. Overall, the trust appears to favor sizable, recurring grants to organizations that provide direct regional services.
Health and disability-related services are central to the trust's giving. Children's Specialized Hosp Fdn received $360,000 in 2023 and $300,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general support, pointing to a continuing relationship with regional pediatric and specialty care. Senior services are another clear priority. Morristown Memorial Health Fdn was awarded $354,000 in 2023, $300,000 in 2024, and $325,000 in 2025 for a senior support program. That repeated pattern shows multi-year support for services aimed at older adults in the Morristown area. The foundation also funds childcare access. United Way of Northern NJ received $340,000 in 2023, $275,000 in 2024, and $221,890 in 2025 for a childcare scholarship program. In addition, Learning Ally received general support grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $300,000, $275,000, and $250,000.
Typical grant sizes are substantial: the p25 is $150,000, the median is $250,000, and the p75 is $300,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in health, senior services, childcare, and facility support. That pattern suggests a relationship-based grantmaking style rather than one-time support. The trust is structured as a charitable trust and also funds individuals. The data does not show an application process or unsolicited grantmaking route.
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$29.4M
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Most grants fall between $150K and $300K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$150K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$300K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
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Concentrated, large-dollar giving to a small number of repeat grantees—multiple multi-hundred-thousand-dollar grants to core local partners—rather than many small one-off awards. Emphasis on program support that delivers direct services in a defined geographic area.
Notable grantees: Morristown Memorial Health Foundation, Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, United Way of Northern New Jersey, Learning Ally, American Red Cross Northern Jersey Region
Grantmaking is local and concentrated in New Jersey, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S. recipients and the top state by grant count being NJ. Recipient cities in the recent list include Mountainside, Morristown, Cedar Knolls, Princeton, Robbinsville, Summit, and Randolph. The pattern centers on northern New Jersey communities rather than the foundation's Pittsburgh headquarters, and several awards cluster around the Morristown area.
The recent grants point to health, disability, senior, childcare, and community support organizations. Examples in the data include a children's specialty hospital foundation, a senior support program at Morristown Memorial Health Fdn, a childcare scholarship program at United Way of Northern NJ, and general support for Learning Ally and local emergency-response groups.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Morristown Memorial Health Fdn received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Children's Specialized Hosp Fdn also appears in all three years; United Way of Northern NJ and Learning Ally each show repeated awards over the same period.
The typical grant size is fairly high: p25 is $150,000, median is $250,000, and p75 is $300,000. Recent awards include multiple grants at or near those levels, which suggests the trust usually funds at a major-program or general-support scale rather than small discretionary amounts.
Its recent grants are concentrated in New Jersey. The top state by grant count is NJ, and recipient cities include Morristown, Mountainside, Cedar Knolls, Princeton, Robbinsville, Summit, and Randolph. All of the recent grants listed go to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Jehovah's Witnesses English Morristown Congregation received facility-upgrade grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern shows the trust will fund building or facility needs when they fit its local giving priorities.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSP FDN | MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ | $325,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $306,614 | 2026 | SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NJ | CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ | $275,000 | 2026 | CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIP PROG. |
| LEARNING ALLY | PRINCETON, NJ | $275,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ROBBINSVILLE, NJ | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION | SUMMIT, NJ | $145,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION | RANDOLPH, NJ | $135,000 | 2026 | FACILITY UPDATES |
| MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $325,000 | 2025 | SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSP FDN | MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEARNING ALLY | PRINCETON, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NJ | CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ | $221,890 | 2025 | CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIP PROG. |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ROBBINSVILLE, NJ | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION | RANDOLPH, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | FACILITY UPDATES |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION | SUMMIT, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $300,000 | 2024 | SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSP FDN | MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NJ | CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ | $275,000 | 2024 | CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIP PROG. |
| LEARNING ALLY | PRINCETON, NJ | $275,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION | RANDOLPH, NJ | $135,988 | 2024 | FACILITY UPDATES |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ROBBINSVILLE, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION | SUMMIT, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSP FDN | MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ | $360,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $354,000 | 2023 | SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN NJ | CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ | $340,000 | 2023 | CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIP PROG. |
| LEARNING ALLY | PRINCETON, NJ | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | ROBBINSVILLE, NJ | $178,399 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION | SUMMIT, NJ | $157,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION | RANDOLPH, NJ | $150,000 | 2023 | FACILITY UPDATES |
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN
$306,614SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION
GENERAL SUPPORT
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION
$135,000FACILITY UPDATES
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN
$325,000SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION
$100,000FACILITY UPDATES
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN
$300,000SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION
$135,988FACILITY UPDATES
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HEALTH FDN
$354,000SENIOR SUPPORT PROGRAM
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$178,399GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTHERN JERSEY REGION
$157,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES ENGLISH MORRISTOWN CONGREGATION
$150,000FACILITY UPDATES