Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hammonton, NJ EIN: 46-2551856

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Hammonton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $562K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $34K. Net investment income was $29K.

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc gave $34K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$34,200
-32.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+28.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,800
-47.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$562,182
+9.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% 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 Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Pinelands United Methodist Church: $10KPinelands United MethodistChurch$10KSt James Lutheran Church: $8KSt James Lutheran Church$8KHumane Society of Atlantic County: $5KHumane Society of AtlanticCounty$5KSociety of St Vincent De Paul: $3KSociety of St Vincent De Paul$3KOak Grove Cemetery: $2KOak Grove Cemetery$2KIndependent Volunteer Fire Co #2: $2KIndependent Volunteer Fire Co#2$2KHistorical Society of Hammonton: $2KHistorical Society ofHammonton$2KVineland Soup Kitchen Spirit and Truth Ministries Inc: $1KVineland Soup Kitchen Spiritand Truth Ministries Inc$1KHammonton Art Center: $1KHammonton Art Center$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Pinelands United Methodist Church ($10K). Together the top 9 received $34K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

32<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

HammontonAtlantic CityMays LandingDoralGaithersburgSewellVineland

How Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 143% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 5 grants2023 7 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $51K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pinelands United Methodist Church Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$10,000
St James Lutheran Church Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$8,000
Humane Society of Atlantic County Atlantic City, NJCharitable Donation$5,000
Society of St Vincent De Paul Hammonton, NJChartiable Donation$3,000
Oak Grove Cemetery Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$2,000
Independent Volunteer Fire Co #2 Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$2,000
Historical Society of Hammonton Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$2,000
Vineland Soup Kitchen Spirit and Truth Ministries Inc Vineland, NJCharitable Donation$1,200
Hammonton Art Center Hammonton, NJCharitable Donation$1,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$562,182$90,285$42,459$34,2009$37,100$29,115$26,003
2024$514,356$81,347$58,422$51,0007$53,700$23,025$23,440
2023$491,431$59,642$35,189$28,0005$30,525$11,330$21,310
2022$466,978$88,003$40,356$34,0006$40,356$26,710$18,205
2021$419,331$94,228$14,446$9,0005$14,447$33,574$17,991
2020$339,549$70,693$12,451$7,0004—$14,271$14,409

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc is led by Nancy L. Bertino, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy L. Bertino

    President & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Minock

    Treasurer & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri A. Sliwecki

    Secretary & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc gave $34K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $51K across 7 grants.

What is Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $3,800, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc give grants?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hammonton, NJ (7 grants).

Does Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (8 grants).

Who are Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Pinelands United Methodist Church ($10,000), St James Lutheran Church ($8,000) and Humane Society of Atlantic County ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc reported $562K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Bertino Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2551856. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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