Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Orange, NJ EIN: 22-2787769

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family is a private foundation, based in West Orange, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64K in total assets. Net investment income was $2K.

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family at a glance

Total assets
$64,491
+2.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,592
-44.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,992
-20.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,264
-68.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

New YorkNewarkWashingtonWest OrangeEast HamptonFlorham ParkIrvingLos AngelesMorristownPhiladelphiaUnionBostonLagrangevilleMcLeanSouth Hadley

How Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 65% 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$200K$400K$600K29 grants2019 23 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $541K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of NJ Morristown, NJGeneral Charitbale Purpose$2,026
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$64,491$2,592$1,264———$1,992$3,103
2024$62,924$4,679$4,051$2,0261$2,026$2,491$3,113
2023$62,303$3,470$1,942———$514$3,017
2022$60,775$6$3,010————$3,118
2021$63,779$-3,897$543,623$540,7151$540,715$11,054$36,372
2020$611,299$-3,183$28,339$23,02523—$9,230$34,019
2019$652,821$112,034$22,154$22,09929—$11,034$30,082

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family is led by Joel D. Siegel, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joel D. Siegel

    President

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judd Levy

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelley Siegel

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family

How large is Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family?

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family reported $64K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.

Where does Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family operate?

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia.

How much is Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family reported a distributable amount of $3K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family's EIN?

Joel D and Shelley Siegel Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2787769. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 9, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)

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