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Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Brunswick, NJ EIN: 22-2648820 Website

We fight for health equity and will use our collective voices to challenge and navigate health and social disparities. Through the employment of harm reduction and and wellness principles, we work to end hiv and other related health disparities.

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$5,475,634
+10.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$15,365,367
+26.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$11,616
+16.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$15,677,374
+29.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

New YorkEast OrangeIrvingtonPhiladelphia

How Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 88% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $149K (2023) to $1.7M (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $204K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
People Helping People in Need Irvington, NJTo increase accessible, comprehensive, quality hiv medical care and support$150,643
American Treatment Associates East Orange, NJTo increase accessible, comprehensive, quality hiv medical care and support$53,084
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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$5,475,634$15,365,367$15,677,374——$11,616
2024$4,972,956$12,126,909$12,090,383$203,7272$9,966
2023$4,097,947$11,442,994$10,878,492$148,8141$7,405
2022$2,127,419$9,677,408$9,636,797$1,041,7011$5,220
2021$2,352,644$10,311,455$10,053,615$1,729,0383$35,502
2020$3,077,957$10,328,050$10,275,611$237,3641$4,773
2019$1,825,438$9,825,052$9,539,139——$3,202

About Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in New Brunswick, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc is led by Kathy Ahearn-O'Brien, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathy Ahearn-O'Brien

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2019) → $138K (2025)

  • Linda Niedweski

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arjun Channi

    Chair

    Board Member → Governance Chair, 2022

    Governance Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jodi A. Riccardi

    Senior Director of Program Development

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2022) → $112K (2025)

  • Angela Pullock

    Advanced Practice Nurse

    Advance Practice Nurse → Advanced Practice Nurse, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2024) → $139K (2025)

  • Jeffrey M. Thomas

    Nurse Practioner

    Advance Practice Nurse → Nurse Practioner, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2024) → $145K (2025)

  • Vereen R. Gouldburne

    Advanced Practice Nurse

    Advance Practice Nurse → Advanced Practice Nurse, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2024) → $144K (2025)

  • Akosua O. Karikari

    Nurse Practitioner

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2025)

  • Brad Arlett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce L. Moskovitz

    Board Member

    Governance Chair → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeri M. Thomas

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pascal Thomas

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Perry Halkitis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Parkinson

    Assistant Treasurer

    Board Member → Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William R. Hagaman Jr. CPA

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Amaotay

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Eisinger

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike McQueeny

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nilaja Ford

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Angela Amoatey (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: James Hemm (2019–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Peter Jewell (2019–2024) — Vice President of Development
  • Former: Michael McQueeny Esq. (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Axel Marrero Torres (2022–2024) — Senior Director of Public Policy
  • Former: Perry Halkitis Phd Ms MPH (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nicole Leonard (2019–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Lucy Efobi (2022) — Nurse Practitioner
  • Former: Christian O'Brien (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Gwendolyn Watford Rn Bsn (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathleen Desmond (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Marie Acacia (2019) — Board Member

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

Jeffrey M Thomas — Nurse Practioner: $145KJeffrey M ThomasNurse Practioner$145KVereen R Gouldburne — Advanced Practice Nurse: $144KVereen R GouldburneAdvanced Practice Nurse$144KAngela Pullock — Advanced Practice Nurse: $139KAngela PullockAdvanced Practice Nurse$139KAkosua O Karikari — Nurse Practitioner: $138KAkosua O KarikariNurse Practitioner$138KKathy Ahearn-O'Brien — Executive Director: $138KKathy Ahearn-O'BrienExecutive Director$138KJodi a Riccardi — Sr. Director of Program Development: $112KJodi a RiccardiSr. Director of Program…$112K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $145K, to Jeffrey M Thomas (Nurse Practioner). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc

How large is Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc?

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $15.4M.

Where does Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc operate?

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc's EIN?

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2648820. 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 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2022)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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