Excelsior Scottish Rite Bodies
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives and youth development. Its mission centers on providing grants to various nonprofit organizations, including educational institutions and youth-focused groups like NJ DeMolay and Rainbow for Girls. The foundation primarily serves the needs of individuals and organizations in southern New Jersey, particularly those connected to the Masonic community, as evidenced by its scholarship programs for children of Master Masons. Through its unrestricted grants, the foundation aims to enhance community services and support educational opportunities for young people.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Local New Jersey education or youth-serving organizations and students eligible under the foundation's scholarship rules (notably applicants tied to the Masonic community or southern New Jersey counties).
Good Fit
- • Located in New Jersey (especially southern NJ counties listed in the scholarship restrictions).
- • Education-focused work or scholarship programs serving college-bound students.
- • Youth development groups or fraternal youth organizations similar to NJ DeMolay or Rainbow for Girls.
- • Ability to meet a mailed application process and an April 1 deadline.
Geography
The foundation's recent giving is strongly concentrated in New Jersey (about 92% of dollars in the latest year) with only one other state receiving small amounts; grants primarily serve southern New Jersey counties named in the scholarship restrictions.
Recipient Variety
The most recent year shows five distinct recipients (all repeating grantees), but across the three observed years the foundation funded a larger set (11 recipients in 2021 and 6 in 2022), so historical breadth exists though the latest year is narrower.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of new recipients is limited in the latest year (no new grantees in 2023), but the foundation publishes application instructions and a mailed submission route for its scholarship competition; this indicates a public but narrowly restricted entry path rather than an open unrestricted process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
