Cordover Family Foundation
The Cordover Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Paramus, New Jersey. In its 2025 filing, it reported grants to organizations including a health system, universities, and cultural institutions.
Cordover Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Cordover Family Foundation gave $374K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), top state Massachusetts. 15% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $374,485
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -13.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,807
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,302,710
- -11.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 15% first-time grantees (2 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cordover Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 61 S Paramus Road Suite 278, Paramus, NJ 07652
Phone: (201) 509-8690
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cordover Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mt Sinai Health System ($150K). Together the top 10 received $374K.
Grant Size Distribution
75 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 75 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Massachusetts organizations received 48% of grant dollars, New York organizations received 45%, and Tennessee organizations received 7%. New Jersey and Florida each received 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cordover Family Foundation open to new grantees?
15%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 13 grantees (15%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $63K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $63K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 123% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $342K (2020) to $402K (2021). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $374K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mt Sinai Health System New York, NY | General Purpose | $150,000 |
| MIT Museum Boston, MA | General Purpose | $100,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston, MA | Cultural Arts | $30,000 |
| Lesley University Cambridge, MA | Education | $25,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | General Purpose | $15,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | Council for the Arts | $15,000 |
| Phillips Academy Andover, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 |
| Belev Echad New York, NY | General Purpose | $2,500 |
| MSHEF Livingston, NJ | General Purpose | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,302,710 | $292,047 | $453,628 | $374,485 | 13 | $374,485 | $239,956 | $304,360 |
| 2024 | $1,464,291 | $383,494 | $476,239 | $391,509 | 15 | $391,509 | $205,469 | $271,086 |
| 2023 | $1,557,036 | $130,651 | $455,818 | $374,838 | 14 | $374,838 | $80,651 | $246,128 |
| 2022 | $1,882,203 | $99,419 | $470,041 | $384,386 | 21 | $384,386 | $49,419 | $252,687 |
| 2021 | $2,252,825 | $2,085,863 | $466,621 | $401,915 | 12 | $401,915 | $35,863 | $169,043 |
| 2020 | $633,583 | $633,742 | $407,864 | $342,005 | 14 | — | $583,742 | $146,541 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cordover Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $304K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for educational institutions, health care, and arts and cultural organizations. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: MIT says its mission is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship; Lesley University describes its work as transformative education combining academics, research, and artistic expression; and the American Museum of Natural History says its mission is to share knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through research and education.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $374,485. Grants ranged from $210 to $150,000, with a median grant of $15,000. The largest reported grants included $150,000 to MT Sinai Health System for general purposes, $100,000 to MIT Museum for general purposes, $30,000 to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston for cultural arts, and $25,000 each to Lesley University for education and Vanderbilt University for general purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ronald H Cordover, Jeffrey A Cordover, Valerie Katz, and Barbara A Cordover as trustees.
Cordover Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald H. Cordover
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$25K (2022) → $25K (2025)
Barbara A. Cordover
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeffrey A. Cordover
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Valerie Katz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 $25K, to Ronald H Cordover (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Cordover Family Foundation
How much does Cordover Family Foundation give each year?
Cordover Family Foundation gave $374K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $392K across 15 grants.
What is Cordover Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Cordover Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $28,807, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cordover Family Foundation that year got $63K on average.
Where does Cordover Family Foundation give grants?
Cordover Family Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (45%) and Tennessee (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (5 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants) and Cambridge, MA (2 grants).
Does Cordover Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 62% of Cordover Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Cordover Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Cordover Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Mt Sinai Health System ($150,000), MIT Museum ($100,000) and Museum of Fine Arts Boston ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cordover Family Foundation?
Cordover Family Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $374K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $304K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Cordover Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for educational institutions, health care, and arts and cultural organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cordover Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cordover Family Foundation's EIN?
Cordover Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6498278. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Cordover Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Cordover Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/cordover-family-foundation-morg_7cc5a663ed514acf81708324553c429f
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