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EIN 22-1514861

Charles Edison Fund

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Newark
State
New Jersey
Year formed
1952
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Charles Edison Fund (the "Fund") is an endowed philanthropic institution dedicated to the support of worthwhile endeavors generally within the areas of medical research, science education and historic preservation.
Total revenues
$1,216,140
2023
Total expenses
$2,442,723
2023
Total assets
$11,835,719
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Charles Edison Fund

Teaching kits program - since inception - 70,000 kits distributed, 30 million students, 82 experiments, grades 2 through 9
Artifacts and museums - 57 museums, over 8,300 artifacts
For a more detailed description for all the direct charitable activities see attached summary

Personnel at Charles Edison Fund

NameTitleCompensation
John P. KeeganPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Nicole AcostaAssistant$65,000
L LalicataCurator$115,000
J KeeganPresident Treasurer TRT$223,300

Financials for Charles Edison Fund

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$234,844
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$734,232
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$247,064
Total revenues$1,216,140

Form 990s for Charles Edison Fund

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-13990PFView PDF
2022-122023-05-16990PFView PDF
2021-122022-05-13990PFView PDF
2020-122021-05-12990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-09990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 10, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
July 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
August 12, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1 Riverfront Plaza 3rd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Essex County, NJ
Website URL
charlesedisonfund.org/ 
Phone
(973) 648-0500
Facebook page
ThomasEdison 
Twitter profile
@officialedison 
IRS details
EIN
22-1514861
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1952
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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