Aquino Family Charitable Foundation Incorporated
The Aquino Family Foundation is a family-based 501(c)(3) private foundation based in Spring Lake, NJ that provides financial assistance to individuals and organizations (youth, people with disabilities, veterans/first responders, medical crises and related causes). The site lists a Spring Lake address and contact email and includes pages describing what they fund and how to apply for support.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized regional charities or community organizations (particularly in NY/NJ) seeking modest unrestricted support for autism, youth, veterans/first responders, disability services, or medical-crisis relief.
Good Fit
- • Located in New Jersey or New York, or serving communities there.
- • Programs supporting autism, youth development, veterans/first responders, or people with disabilities.
- • Requests for modest general operating or program support (typical grants are under $10k).
- • Established 501(c)(3) status with local visibility or referrals from regional partners.
- • Capacity to accept one-time or annual small grants rather than large multi-year funding.
Geography
Observed giving spans a small set of states (three in the latest year) with clear regional concentration; about 58% of dollars flowed to a single state, indicating a regional rather than national footprint.
Recipient Variety
Across three years the foundation made roughly 21–26 grants annually and funded 25 distinct recipients in the latest year, showing a relatively broad and diverse set of independent grantees for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
Direct recipient behavior shows substantial turnover and fresh entrants (17 new grantees in 2023 and 14 in 2024), and the foundation publishes an application page and contact email; while site text mentions preselection, observed grants demonstrate that unfamiliar organizations have been able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
