C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Three Bridges, NJ EIN: 31-1731952

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation is a private foundation, based in Three Bridges, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $353K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $15K.

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation at a glance

In short: C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation gave $26K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,500
+40.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-54.5% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,100
+209.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$100
Total assets
$353,286
-3.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (99% 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 C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation: $25KHunterdon HealthcareFoundation$25KFlemington Baptish Church: $200Flemington Baptish Church$200Parkinson's Foundation: $100Parkinson's Foundation$100High Peaks Hospice: $100High Peaks Hospice$100Delaware Township Fire Company: $100Delaware Township Fire Company$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation ($25K). Together the top 5 received $26K.

Grant Size Distribution

66 grants across all recorded years

66<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 66 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

FlemingtonThree BridgesWhitehouse StationWashingtonColorado SpringsClintonLawrencevilleBolton LandingBrentwoodOld BridgePortsmouthWortonAbileneBoys TownBridgewaterHudson FallsKennesawMariettaMemphisMorristown

How C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 140% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 157% 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 10 grants2021 10 grants2022 30 grants2023 11 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $49K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation Flemington, NJGeneral Operating Purposes$25,000
Flemington Baptish Church Flemington, NJGeneral Operating Purposes$200
Parkinson's Foundation New York, NYGeneral Operating Purposes$100
High Peaks Hospice Hudson Falls, NYGeneral Operating Purposes$100
Delaware Township Fire Company Sergeantsville, NJGeneral Operating Purposes$100
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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$353,286$15,896$26,876$25,5005$25,500$14,721$16,285
2024$364,266$68,644$19,412$18,14611$18,146$14,453$16,631
2023$315,034$111,988$50,400$49,47330$49,473$12,249$15,143
2022$253,446$57,140$11,359$10,60610$10,606$5,828$9,686
2021$207,665$106,985$8,808$8,22110$8,221$3,210$190
2020$109,488$4,170$2,239$1,7004—$3,431$5,388

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation is led by C. Edward Herder, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • C. Edward Herder

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Herder

    Secretary

    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 C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation

How much does C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation give each year?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation gave $26K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 11 grants.

What is C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's typical grant size?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100, and its average grant was $5,100, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation give grants?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Flemington, NJ (2 grants).

Does C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's largest grantees?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation ($25,000), Flemington Baptish Church ($200) and Parkinson's Foundation ($100), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 99% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation reported $353K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's EIN?

C Edward & Gloria Herder Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1731952. 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 February 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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