Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ramsey, NJ EIN: 91-2155475

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ramsey, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $317K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $16K.

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,482
+288.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+800.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,609
-56.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$317,425
-3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

BristolEast SetauketEnglewood CliffsHackensackLakewood RanchLnhMMahwahNewarkPasadenaPatersonPattersonRamseyRidgewoodStony Brook

How Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K8 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 9 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2024) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
9 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$50,482
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$317,425$44,574$56,570$50,4829$50,482$15,978
2024$329,421$40,861$13,517$13,0001$13,000$17,729
2023$302,077$22,065$42,249$15,0003$15,000$11,758
2022$322,261$41,536$36,146$35,8064$35,806$10,501
2021$316,871$24,865$50,050$50,0508—$11,047

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brent Edmonds

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Schreiber

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • James Jaworski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Shaffer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • William Dator

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Bettina Fowler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Durkin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Kyle Hasslinger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Tracey Direse CO TD Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Thomas Grissom (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: J. Paul Farrell (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin O'Rourke (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Napolitano (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation

How much does Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation give each year?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.

What is Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,609, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation give grants?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's top state is New Jersey, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (34%) and Maryland (10%).

Does Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To further the organization's charitable program." (4 grants).

How large is Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation reported $317K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $45K.

What is Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Ramsey, NJ. It holds $317K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Bergen Highlandsramsey Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2155475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 11, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 11, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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