Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Upper Saddle River, NJ EIN: 87-1843623

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Upper Saddle River, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $130K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K.

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation at a glance

In short: Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,500
-24.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,750
+89.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,750
Total assets
$130,275
-0.4% 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 Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Waldwick High School: $5KWaldwick High School$5KOperation Deep Blue: $500Operation Deep Blue$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Waldwick High School ($5K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

RamseyWaldwickAllendaleEast HanoverMillburnNaples

How Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 450% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out 46% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2022 2 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $7K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Waldwick High School Waldwick, NJScholarship for Waldwick High School Student$5,000
Operation Deep Blue Ramsey, NJEducational$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$130,275$6,439$7,004$5,5002$5,500—
2024$130,840$8,523$8,773$7,2505$7,250—
2023$131,090$5,940$6,646$5,5002$5,500—
2022$131,796$133,110$1,314$1,0001$1,000$2,165

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation is led by Nicole J. Priestner, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole J. Priestner

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Scott Priestner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Joseph Palaia

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark E. Goodell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia A. Goodell

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Emil Seifert

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Patricia Anne Dille (2022–2024) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation

How much does Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation give each year?

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 5 grants.

How large is Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation?

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation reported $130K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6K.

What is Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation?

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Upper Saddle River, NJ. It holds $130K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation operate?

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New Jersey.

What is Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation's EIN?

Christopher Goodell Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1843623. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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