The Gagnon Family Foundation concentrates almost all of its support on local healthcare, with very large, repeated gifts to Morristown Medical Center and occasional community-focused support such as the Somerset Hills YMCA. Grants are few but substantial and appear targeted to strengthen a regional hospital and community services in the foundation's home area of Somerset County, NJ.
Highly concentrated giving: very large, multi-grant support to a single primary grantee (foundation-sized commitments to a regional medical center) with occasional one-off major grants to local community organizations; few total grants indicating focused, high-dollar philanthropy.
The Gagnon Family Foundation Inc (fka the Lois E & Neil J Gagnon Foundation) has made a clear pattern of large, repeated support for the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, including a $2.1 million grant in 2025 after the same amount in 2024 and $1.5 million in 2023. That sequence defines much of the foundation’s recent activity: concentrated, substantial general support for a regional medical institution, alongside a smaller set of community and education grants in New Jersey and nearby states. The foundation’s grants are few relative to its annual giving, but they are often sizeable, with several awards at $100,000 or more and a median grant of $20,000. Its recent recipients also include Somerset Hills YMCA, Community in Crisis, Heartworks, and Seton Hall Prep, showing that the foundation funds both healthcare infrastructure and selected local nonprofit services. The giving profile points to a family foundation using flexible support rather than highly restricted project funding, with the strongest relationship centered on Morristown-area health care.
Healthcare is the foundation’s most visible funding area. The Foundation for Morristown Medical Center received $2.1 million in both 2024 and 2025, continuing a $1.5 million grant in 2023, all listed as general support. Beyond that central hospital relationship, the foundation has also supported community health and services through grants such as $125,000 to Community in Crisis in 2023 and additional $100,000 awards in 2024 and 2025. Education is another recurring theme: Lafayette College received $100,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 and 2025. The foundation also funded youth and recreation-related organizations, including $250,000 to Somerset Hills YMCA in 2023 and $100,000 to Heartworks in both 2023 and 2024, plus $50,000 in 2025.
Grant size is polarized toward a few large gifts, then a long tail of mid-sized awards. The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $67,800 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list includes several six- and seven-figure awards. Recipients often appear across multiple years, especially the main hospital beneficiary and several community organizations, which suggests repeat support rather than one-off giving. The foundation operates as a family foundation and its recent grants are recorded as general support or unrestricted support. No application process is indicated in the data.
$2.6M
$58.7M
$2.3M
$2.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $68K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$68K
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Notable grantees: Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, Somerset Hills YMCA
Giving is highly regional and concentrated in New Jersey. Forty-five percent of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and New Jersey is also the top state by grant count. Recent New Jersey recipients include Morristown, Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, West Orange, Newark, and Bloomfield. The foundation also supports nearby or selected out-of-state organizations in Easton, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; Washington, DC; and Boise, Idaho. All recent grants listed are to US-based recipients.
The recent grant record centers on health care and related community services, led by repeated general support for the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center. Other named recipients show additional support for community health and youth-serving organizations, education, and local recreation, including Somerset Hills YMCA, Community in Crisis, Heartworks, and Seton Hall Prep.
Yes. The Foundation for Morristown Medical Center appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with grants of $1.5 million, $2.1 million, and $2.1 million. Lafayette College, Community in Crisis, Heartworks, Achilles International, Boys & Girls Club of Newark, Kindersmile Foundation, and Lee Pesky Learning Center also appear in multiple years.
The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $67,800 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several much larger awards, including multiple seven-figure gifts and a number of $100,000 grants.
New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 45% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent New Jersey recipients are spread across Morristown, Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, West Orange, Newark, and Bloomfield.
The recent grants are listed as general support, and the foundation is tagged for general operating or unrestricted support, flexible funding, and emergency or rapid response funding. That pattern appears across the named recipients in the recent grants list.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $2,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY IN CRISIS | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | EASTON, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEARTWORKS | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK | NEWARK, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINDERSMILE FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN GROWTH FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEE PESKY LEARNING CENTER | BOISE, ID | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE | BROOKSIDE, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAGEDORN LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL | SEAFORD, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN & COMPANY | COLUMBIA, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT MINDS FOUNDATION OF HOWARD | ELLICOTT CITY, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERNARDSVILLE FIRE COMPANY | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RALSTON FIRE CO | RALSTON, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA LIONS EYE CLINIC | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOMERSET CHILDREN'S CENTER | BRIDGEWATER, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $2,100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY IN CRISIS | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | EASTON, PA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEARTWORKS | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SETON HALL PREP | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $70,950 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINDERSMILE FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, NJ | $45,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN GROWTH FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK | NEWARK, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRIGHT MINDS FOUNDATION OF HOWARD | ELLICOTT CITY, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAGEDORN LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL | SEAFORD, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN & COMPANY | COLUMBIA, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE | BROOKSIDE, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RALSTON FIRE CO | RALSTON, NE | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERNARDSVILLE FIRE COMPANY | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FLORIDA LIONS EYE CLINIC | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR MORRISTOWN MEDICAL CENTER | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $1,500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOMERSET HILLS YMCA | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY IN CRISIS | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | EASTON, PA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEARTWORKS | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SETON HALL PREP | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $66,750 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE SMILEY FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK | NEWARK, NJ | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN GROWTH FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KINDERSMILE FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, NJ | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEE PESKY LEARNING CENTER | BOISE, ID | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN & COMPANY | COLUMBIA, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE | BROOKSIDE, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EQUITY 4 HOWARD COUNTY | COLUMBIA, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK
GENERAL SUPPORT
MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAGEDORN LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN & COMPANY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGHT MINDS FOUNDATION OF HOWARD
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERNARDSVILLE FIRE COMPANY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RALSTON FIRE CO
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SOMERSET CHILDREN'S CENTER
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SETON HALL PREP
$70,950GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BRIGHT MINDS FOUNDATION OF HOWARD
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HAGEDORN LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN & COMPANY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
RALSTON FIRE CO
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BERNARDSVILLE FIRE COMPANY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY IN CRISIS
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SETON HALL PREP
$66,750GENERAL SUPPORT
THE SMILEY FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ACHILLES INTERNATIONAL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NEWARK
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN & COMPANY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EQUITY 4 HOWARD COUNTY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT