Pockets - A Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting environmental conservation and wildlife rehabilitation efforts. Its mission focuses on the preservation and protection of natural ecosystems, particularly marine and coastal environments, as well as the welfare of injured or orphaned wildlife. The foundation funds various initiatives aimed at advancing healthier marine waters, protecting island biodiversity, and promoting environmental education. It primarily serves organizations involved in conservation and rehabilitation efforts, with a notable emphasis on projects related to the Hackensack River watershed and marine conservation in the North Atlantic.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized conservation or wildlife organization—especially marine rescue, coastal protection, or wildlife rehabilitation—with either a New Jersey connection or an introduction from an existing grantee or trustee.
Good Fit
- • Work focused on marine conservation, coastal water quality, or wildlife rehabilitation (raptors, marine mammals).
- • Programs or projects operating in New Jersey or the NY/NJ coastal region.
- • Request size in the typical $5k–$25k range seen in past grants.
- • An existing relationship, referral, or prior small grant from this foundation or one of its recurring grantees.
- • Clear, project-specific asks that align with the foundation's stated purposes.
Geography
Grants in the latest year went to organizations in five states, showing a multi-state footprint, though the foundation's home state received the largest single share (about 45%).
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded eight distinct independent recipients across conservation and wildlife causes, and the three-year record shows growing breadth, but the top five recipients still captured 73% of dollars, indicating moderate variety.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected applicants and the observed giving shows a high repeat rate (six repeat recipients in the latest year with only two new grantees), so unsolicited new entrants are unlikely to be admitted.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
