Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Sparta, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K.
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $750), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,250
- -77.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $750
- -63.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $23,600
- -13.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (56% 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 Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Malik Jackson ($1K). Together the top 3 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund gives
- Giving fell 72% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 633% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $10K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Malik Jackson Austin, TX | Help him with his cancer treatments B-cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | $1,000 |
| Chris Melberger Byram, NJ | St Judes Children Hospital Donation | $1,000 |
| Sherry Stoner co Totally Fit Newton, NJ | Cancer Patient Exercise Clases | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,600 | $1,932 | $3,035 | $2,250 | 3 | $2,250 | — |
| 2024 | $27,282 | $1,183 | $10,148 | $10,148 | 5 | $10,148 | $1,603 |
| 2023 | $36,247 | $10,624 | $4,012 | $3,964 | 2 | $3,964 | $1,622 |
| 2022 | $29,635 | $2,592 | $10,200 | $8,000 | 2 | $8,000 | $1,647 |
| 2021 | $37,243 | $33,141 | $7,364 | $6,818 | 4 | $6,818 | $635 |
| 2020 | $11,466 | $3,147 | $3,281 | $2,750 | 1 | — | $568 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund is led by Kevin Melberger, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Melberger
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
May Adbo-Matkiwsky
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Wayne Hamilton
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: May Adbo Matkiwsky (2024) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund
How much does Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund give each year?
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 5 grants.
What is Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $750, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund give grants?
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund gives mostly in New Jersey: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (44%).
Does Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund?
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $2K.
What is Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund's EIN?
Bernadette Melberger Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2931618. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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