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Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen

Public charity · Grantmaker Perth Amboy, NJ EIN: 22-2423496 Website
ReligionChristianityHuman services

Driven by the social teachings of the church,catholic charities, diocese of metuchen provides quality services to the poor, vulnerable and all people in need, and partners with families and communities to improve the quality of life.

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen at a glance

In short: Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen gave $161K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$161,450
-54.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$80,725
+35.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$80,725
Total assets
$31,563,770
+2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Metuchen Community Services Corporation: $146KMetuchen Community ServicesCorporation$146KHoly Family Parish: $16KHoly Family Parish$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was Metuchen Community Services Corporation ($146K). Together the top 2 received $161K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 14 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New BrunswickPerth AmboyJersey CityNew YorkRahway

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400KTotal only2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $46K (2020) to $357K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $161K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metuchen Community Services Corporation Perth Amboy, NJNRTC Services$145,650
Holy Family Parish New Brunswick, NJCase Management Services$15,800
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$31,563,770$43,594,244$43,263,451$161,4502$563,325
2024$30,854,379$40,022,183$40,205,409$356,5686$578,453
2023$29,661,359$39,801,395$39,662,454$321,1176$378,455
2022$28,793,391$35,804,723$35,935,381$54,698Total only$304,517
2021$28,810,834$35,286,055$34,687,097$50,708Total only$305,250
2020$27,586,224$34,518,976$34,866,210$45,536Total only$295,364
2019$26,260,507$34,276,897$34,090,549$72,684Total only$351,630

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen

Based on IRS filings

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen is a public charity focused on Religion, based in Perth Amboy, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $31.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $161K. Net investment income was $563K.

Focus Areas

ReligionChristianityHuman services

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen is led by Anthony P. Kearns III, CEO & Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony P. Kearns III

    CEO & Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2021

    Chairman → CEO & Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julio Coto

    Trustee & Executive Director

    Trustee & Acting Executive Director → Trustee & Executive Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $196K (2019) → $258K (2025)

  • Esther Schlesinger

    Medical Director

    Psychiatrist → Medical Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $211K (2019) → $135K (2025)

  • Christine Salimbine

    Director of Compliance

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $105K (2022) → $146K (2025)

  • Brooke Renkens

    Service Area Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $120K (2025)

  • Ana Maria Zevallos

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Ayoub

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James S. Choma

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell Nesbitt Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Msgr Randall J. Vashon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan M. Odenthal

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas R. Siegert

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janett P. Smyth

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy A. Florin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Very Rev Jonathan S. Toborowsky

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deacon Richard Ferreira

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roberto P. Sayers

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marci Booth

    Associate Executive Director

    Director of Programs → Associate Executive Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $139K (2019) → $198K (2025)

  • Marie Zissler

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $59K (2019) → $176K (2025)

  • Kaishie Lowe

    Advanced Practice Nurse

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $136K (2022) → $156K (2025)

  • Skowrenski Lori

    Department Manager

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $112K (2023) → $122K (2025)

  • Carol A. Purcell

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Most Rev James F. Checchio

    Bishop, Corp Board Member & P

    Bishop & Corp Board Member → Bishop, Corp Board Member & President, 2022

    Bishop, Corp Board Member & President → Bishop, Corp Board Member & P, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Glynn Krista (2024) — Service Area Director
  • Former: Oluwatosin Akindunbi (2024) — Advance Practice Nurse
  • Former: Bernadette Sohler (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Carlos A. Turcios (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeffrey M. Calia (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Timothy A. Christy (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Nieves Nina (2023) — Cpsai Regional Manager
  • Former: Polizzotto Jessica (2023) — Service Area Director
  • Former: Tasneem Shaikh (2020–2021) — Psychiatrist
  • Former: Msgr William Benwell (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Rebecca Rhoads (2019–2020) — Service Area Director
  • Former: Christine Benitez (2019) — CFO
  • Former: Deborah S. Caldwell (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Marianne Majewski (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Sister Ruth Bolarte (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Julio Coto — Trustee/Executive Director: $258KJulio CotoTrustee/Executive Director$258KMarci Booth — Associate Executive Director: $198KMarci BoothAssociate Executive Director$198KMarie Zissler — Chief Financial Officer: $176KMarie ZisslerChief Financial Officer$176KKaishie Lowe — Advanced Practice Nurse: $156KKaishie LoweAdvanced Practice Nurse$156KChristine Salimbine — Director of Compliance: $146KChristine SalimbineDirector of Compliance$146KEsther Schlesinger — Medical Director: $135KEsther SchlesingerMedical Director$135KSkowrenski Lori — Department Manager, HR: $122KSkowrenski LoriDepartment Manager, HR$122KBrooke Renkens — Service Area Director: $120KBrooke RenkensService Area Director$120K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $258K, to Julio Coto (Trustee/Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen

How much does Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen give each year?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen gave $161K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $357K across 6 grants.

How large is Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen reported $31.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $43.6M.

What is Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen is a public charity focused on Religion, based in Perth Amboy, NJ. It holds $31.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen operate?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.

What is Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen's EIN?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2423496. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 31, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 16, 2022)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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