Community Health Connections Foundation
Community Health Connections Foundation is a private foundation focused on Adults, based in Bayonne, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $565K. Net investment income was $1.1M.
Community Health Connections Foundation at a glance
In short: Community Health Connections Foundation gave $565K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $565,000
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,778
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $60,000
- Total assets
- $12,149,609
- +5.5% 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 Community Health Connections Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary Inc ($100K). Together the top 9 received $565K.
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 43 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Community Health Connections Foundation gives
- Giving grew 43% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 147% 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 $250K (2020) to $565K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $565K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary Inc Upper Freehold Townshi, NJ | Saving more seniors program; to support their foster and adoption programs will make it possible for more dog owners to either keep their dogs in their homes or confidently relinquish them when faced with the need to rehome them; funding medical expenses, and funding a foster/adoption program coordinator to find new homes for senior dogs, with 75% of the funding for dog medical expenses | $100,000 |
| New Jersey League for Nursing Inc Garwood, NJ | Dr. Maureen sullivan foley memorial nursing scholarship awards to advance the practice of nursing in nj through excellence in education to build a strong and diverse nursing workforce; assist in reducing the nursing shortage and allow the delivery of quality patient care | $100,000 |
| Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton Trenton, NJ | Home health nursing; general operating support to serve medically needy and low-income individuals in Mercer county, nj, who require on-going care not covered by their medicare benefits and need assistance at home managing ailments, medical instability, coordinating for social services necessary | $65,000 |
| Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity Inc (Mend) Maplewood, NJ | The move program expands and strengthens mend by partnering with over 30 community organizations to deliver mobile markets and home deliveries that reduce foodaccess barriers and promote health equity by bringing fresh, nutritious food directly to residents in essex countys food desert communities | $60,000 |
| St Peter's Haven Corporation Clifton, NJ | Gentral operating support for managing food related health issues - food pantry, homeless family shelter support, and homeless street outreach | $60,000 |
| Bridges Outreach Inc Summit, NJ | Project connect program: ending homelessness in newark and summit, nj via: street outreach and engagement, intensive case management, housing navigation and placement, and housing sustainment and skill building | $50,000 |
| Child Care Resources of Monmouth County Neptune, NJ | Diaper bank program: the program prioritizes the health and hygiene of children, filling a gap in existing childcare initiatives and helping to prevent infections while reducing medical costs for both families and the government | $50,000 |
| Cape Volunteers in Medicine Inc Cape May Ch, NJ | Closing gaps in care program will assist the uninsured with establishing an environment where chronic disease prevention and/or management is sought to improve the quality of life | $45,000 |
| Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey - a Faith in Action Program Toms River, NJ | Expanded the social visiting program to reduce senior isolation by providing free volunteer companionship and medical transportation, supported through outreach efforts to recruit, train, and onboard new volunteers for the volunteer medical transportation program | $35,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,149,609 | $1,180,407 | $943,313 | $565,000 | 9 | $843,310 | $1,092,987 | $571,906 |
| 2024 | $11,517,209 | $838,193 | $840,866 | $490,000 | 9 | $750,653 | $756,384 | $553,891 |
| 2023 | $10,602,912 | $258,413 | $835,242 | $485,000 | 9 | $758,527 | $183,953 | $507,568 |
| 2022 | $9,818,154 | $283,340 | $733,176 | $395,000 | 9 | $640,178 | $210,900 | $528,575 |
| 2021 | $12,232,977 | $1,122,523 | $716,995 | $390,000 | 7 | $634,982 | $1,043,592 | $570,886 |
| 2020 | $11,187,666 | $99,358 | $569,351 | $250,000 | 5 | — | $152,652 | $511,010 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Community Health Connections Foundation reported a distributable amount of $572K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Community Health Connections Foundation is led by Livia Vaiani, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Livia Vaiani
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$192K (2020) → $205K (2025)
John Wedemeyer
Chair & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Monahan
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph F. Barbone
Trustee
Trustee - Term Started → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kieran J. Aurori DMD
Trustee
Trustee - Term Started → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Hurley Brown
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $205K, to Livia Vaiani (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Community Health Connections Foundation
How much does Community Health Connections Foundation give each year?
Community Health Connections Foundation gave $565K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $490K across 9 grants.
What is Community Health Connections Foundation's typical grant size?
Community Health Connections Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $62,778, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Community Health Connections Foundation give grants?
Community Health Connections Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Community Health Connections Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 22% of Community Health Connections Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Community Health Connections Foundation's largest grantees?
Community Health Connections Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Marty's Place Senior Dog Sanctuary Inc ($100,000), New Jersey League for Nursing Inc ($100,000) and Mount Carmel Guild of Trenton ($65,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Community Health Connections Foundation?
Community Health Connections Foundation reported $12.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $843K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $572K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Community Health Connections Foundation?
Community Health Connections Foundation is a private foundation focused on Adults, based in Bayonne, NJ. It holds $12.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Community Health Connections Foundation's EIN?
Community Health Connections Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-1508542. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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