The Haines Family Foundation makes a small number of very large, targeted grants—primarily in the greater Philadelphia / South Jersey region—focused on housing stability, workforce development, and youth literacy/education. They favor direct service nonprofits that provide tangible pathways to economic self-sufficiency (homeownership/repair, job training in food service, employment support programs, and youth writing education). The foundation’s giving emphasizes capacity-building capital and program support that lead to measurable improvements in family welfare and employment outcomes.
The Haines Family Foundation Inc C/o Holly Haines makes large, targeted grants to a small set of nonprofits working on housing, youth education, and job training in the greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region. In 2025, its largest grant in the recent record was $1,196,175 to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia for family welfare building and renovation of homes. Another major 2025 award went to Mighty Writers for educational work, at $1,027,628. The foundation also backed direct-service organizations serving Camden and nearby communities, including $667,132 to Hopeworks for family welfare and social services and $600,000 to Cathedral Kitchen for culinary arts job training to help people with little or no skills find food service industry jobs. That pattern points to a funder focused on practical support that can improve housing stability, literacy, and employment pathways. Recent grants also include support for school-based education, home repair, women’s health education, environmental work, and military-affiliated services, but the strongest throughline is investment in nonprofits that deliver concrete services to families and individuals facing barriers to stability.
Housing-related giving is a core part of the foundation’s work. It gave $1,196,175 to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia in 2025 for family welfare building and renovation of homes, and also supported Saint Joseph's Carpenter Society with $50,000 in 2025 for help Camden residents with small home repairs. Workforce development appears through job training and employment support. Cathedral Kitchen received $600,000 in 2025 for culinary arts job training to help people with little or no skills find food service industry jobs, after a $200,000 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. Hopeworks received $667,132 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 for family welfare and social services. Youth education is another recurring theme: Mighty Writers received $1,027,628 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 for educational work, while Bordentown Regional School District Education Foundation received $151,240 in 2024 and $106,280 in 2025.
The Haines Family Foundation Inc C/o Holly Haines gives in relatively large checks: the grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $100,000, and a 75th percentile of $151,240. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Cathedral Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Hopeworks, Bordentown Regional School District Education Foundation, Catholic Partnership Schools, St Mary of the Lakes, Virtua Health, and Burlington County Military Affairs Committee. The foundation is a private family foundation, based on the naming and filing context, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The pattern suggests selective, direct grantmaking rather than broad open solicitation.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $151K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$151K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small set of grantees rather than many small awards; strategic, program- and capital-focused support intended to produce measurable economic mobility outcomes.
Notable grantees: Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Mighty Writers, Hopeworks, Cathedral Kitchen
Giving is concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 76% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recent grants cluster around Camden, Bordentown, Medford, Marlton, Flemington, Bernardsville, and Vincentown in New Jersey, with Philadelphia as the main Pennsylvania recipient city. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, so the geographic footprint is regional rather than national or international.
Its recent grants favor direct-service nonprofits working on housing stability, workforce development, youth education, and related family support. Examples include Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia for home building and renovation, Cathedral Kitchen for culinary job training, and Mighty Writers for educational work.
The grant-size distribution is large for a private foundation of this footprint: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $100,000, and p75 is $151,240. The recent record also includes multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards, such as $1,196,175 to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Cathedral Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, Hopeworks, Bordentown Regional School District Education Foundation, Catholic Partnership Schools, St Mary of the Lakes, Virtua Health, and Burlington County Military Affairs Committee.
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in New Jersey. NJ accounts for 76% of grants, with repeated awards in Camden, Bordentown, Medford, Marlton, Flemington, Bernardsville, and Vincentown, plus Philadelphia as a major Pennsylvania recipient city.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500,000 | 2026 | FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES |
| CATHEDRAL KITCHEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $2,000,000 | 2026 | CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS |
| VIRTUA HEALTH | MARLTON, NJ | $500,000 | 2026 | HOSPITAL RENOVATIONS AND HEALTH EDUCATION |
| MONSIGNOR ROBERT MCDERMOTT EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND INC | CAMDEN, NJ | $250,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SALLY STRETCH KEEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY | VINCENTOWN, NJ | $200,000 | 2026 | LIBRARY PRESERVATON GRANT |
| NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY | BORDENTOWN, NJ | $150,000 | 2026 | HUNGER PREVENTION |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $135,000 | 2026 | WILLIAM S. HAINES, SR ENDOWED CRANBERRY RESEARCH FUND |
| TABERNACLE FIRE DEPARTMENT | TABERNACLE, NJ | $65,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| WOODLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE & EMS | CHATSWORTH, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| NEW GRETNA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO | NEW GRETNA, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| GREEN BANK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO | GREEN BANK, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| LOWER BANK VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY | EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| VINCENT FIRE COMPANY | VINCENTOWN, NJ | $40,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| TOWNSHIP OF MEDFORD DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & EMS | MEDFORD, NJ | $30,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| WOODLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CHATSWORTH, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| HAMPTON LAKES VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY #1 | SOUTHAMPTON, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| BATSTO CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE | HAMMONTON, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN CRANBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION | CHATSWORTH, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| INDIAN MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY #1 | SHAMONG, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| MEDFORD LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT - STATION 371 | MEDFORD LAKES, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| GREEN BANK AMBULANCE SQUAD - STATION 459 | EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| HAMPTON LAKES EMERGENCY SQUAD | SOUTHAMPTON, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | PEMBERTON, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| CHATSWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CHATSWORTH, NJ | $10,000 | 2026 | HVAC REPAIR |
| WOODLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CHATSWORTH, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| GOOD WILL FIRE COMPANY #1 | PEMBERTON, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | EQUIPMENT GRANT |
| RED CROSS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY | PENNSAUKEN, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | HEALTHCARE |
| PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL TRUST INC | BROWNS MILLS, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| BROWNS MILLS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION | NEW LISBON, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | COMMUNITY EVENT |
| BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | MEDFORD, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | ARMED FORCES SUPPORT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,196,175 | 2025 | FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,027,628 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| HOPEWORKS | CAMDEN, NJ | $667,132 | 2025 | FAMILY WELFARE & SOCIAL SERVICES |
| CATHEDRAL KITCHEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $600,000 | 2025 | CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS |
| BORDENTOWN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | BORDENTOWN, NJ | $106,280 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| NEW JERSEY FORESTRY ASSOCIATION | FLEMINGTON, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CONSERVATION |
| FATHER JUDGE HIGH SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| SAINT JOSEPH'S CARPENTER SOCIETY | CAMDEN, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | HELP CAMDEN RESIDENTS WITH SMALL HOME REPAIRS |
| BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | MEDFORD, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | ARMED FORCES SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS | CAMDEN, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $200,000 | 2024 | FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES |
| CATHEDRAL KITCHEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS |
| BORDENTOWN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | BORDENTOWN, NJ | $151,240 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ST MARY OF THE LAKES | MEDFORD, NJ | $120,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SCHOOL |
| CATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS | CAMDEN, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| VIRTUA HEALTH | MARLTON, NJ | $35,000 | 2024 | WOMENS HEALTH EDUCATION |
| HOPEWORKS | CAMDEN, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | FAMILY WELFARE & SOCIAL SERVICES |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| SALLY STRETCH KEEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY | VINCENTOWN, NJ | $6,100 | 2024 | LIBRARY PRESERVATON GRANT |
| BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | MEDFORD, NJ | $2,200 | 2024 | ARMED FORCES SUPPORT |
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA
$2,500,000FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES
CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS
MONSIGNOR ROBERT MCDERMOTT EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FUND INC
$250,000EDUCATION
SALLY STRETCH KEEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
$200,000LIBRARY PRESERVATON GRANT
NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
$150,000HUNGER PREVENTION
WILLIAM S. HAINES, SR ENDOWED CRANBERRY RESEARCH FUND
TABERNACLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$65,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
WOODLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE & EMS
$50,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
NEW GRETNA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO
$50,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
GREEN BANK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO
$50,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
LOWER BANK VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
$50,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
VINCENT FIRE COMPANY
$40,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
TOWNSHIP OF MEDFORD DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & EMS
$30,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
WOODLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000EDUCATION
HAMPTON LAKES VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY #1
$25,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
BATSTO CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE
$25,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN CRANBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION
$25,000EDUCATION
INDIAN MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY #1
$20,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
MEDFORD LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT - STATION 371
$20,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
GREEN BANK AMBULANCE SQUAD - STATION 459
$20,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
HAMPTON LAKES EMERGENCY SQUAD
$20,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$20,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
CHATSWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000HVAC REPAIR
WOODLAND TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$5,000EDUCATION
GOOD WILL FIRE COMPANY #1
$5,000EQUIPMENT GRANT
RED CROSS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
$5,000HEALTHCARE
PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL TRUST INC
$2,500EDUCATION
BROWNS MILLS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
$2,500COMMUNITY EVENT
BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
$2,500ARMED FORCES SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA
$1,196,175FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES
CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS
BORDENTOWN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$106,280EDUCATIONAL
NEW JERSEY FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
$100,000ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CONSERVATION
FATHER JUDGE HIGH SCHOOL
$100,000EDUCATIONAL
BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
$2,500ARMED FORCES SUPPORT
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PHILADELPHIA
$200,000FAMILY WELFARE BUILDING & RENOVATION OF HOMES
CULINARY ARTS JOB TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LITTLE/NO SKILLS FIND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY JOBS
BORDENTOWN REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$151,240EDUCATIONAL
ST MARY OF THE LAKES
$120,000RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
CATHOLIC PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS
$100,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
HOPEWORKS
$10,000FAMILY WELFARE & SOCIAL SERVICES
SALLY STRETCH KEEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY
$6,100LIBRARY PRESERVATON GRANT
BURLINGTON COUNTY MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
$2,200ARMED FORCES SUPPORT