Key Food Stores Foundation Inc
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Matawan, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in New York.
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Key Food Stores Foundation Inc gave $862K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in New York. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $862,200
- -26.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -20.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,379
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $591,551
- +4.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (5 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (85% 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 Key Food Stores Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 100 Matawan Road 100, Matawan, NJ 07747
Phone: (848) 202-3100
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Key Food Stores Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rancheros Unidos FD Inc ($505K). Together the top 10 received $835K.
Grant Size Distribution
99 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 99 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, New York recipients received 85% of grant dollars, Florida recipients 10%, New Hampshire recipients 3%, and Pennsylvania recipients 2%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Key Food Stores Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 19 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $59K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $17K repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 $721K (2020) to $1.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $862K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rancheros Unidos FD Inc Queens Village, NY | Charitable | $505,400 |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY | Charitable | $80,000 |
| The Scholarship Foundation of the NSA Inc Flushing, NY | Charitable | $80,000 |
| NSA Florida Chapter Scholarship Foundation Miramar, FL | Charitable | $58,000 |
| Beit Hanina Cultural Center Inc Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $25,000 |
| The Mariano Rivera Public Foundation High Springs, FL | Charitable | $25,000 |
| C&S Charities Inc Keene, NH | Charitable | $20,000 |
| The Food Marketing Educational Foundation Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Gran Parada Dominicana Del Bronx Inc Bronx, NY | Charitable | $14,000 |
| Fupac Woodside, NY | Charitable | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $591,551 | $1,208,524 | $1,184,686 | $862,200 | 19 | $863,017 | $13,518 |
| 2024 | $568,200 | $1,272,958 | $1,468,740 | $1,170,150 | 24 | $1,171,135 | $22,102 |
| 2023 | $763,495 | $1,196,947 | $1,323,251 | $1,007,404 | 26 | $1,009,464 | $25,637 |
| 2022 | $905,174 | $1,129,633 | $1,087,913 | $848,250 | 18 | $850,400 | $29,630 |
| 2021 | $848,079 | $1,153,250 | $1,070,722 | $863,600 | 12 | — | $28,585 |
| 2020 | $784,451 | $763,850 | $736,180 | $721,000 | 13 | — | $32,139 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Key Food Stores Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $14K 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 2025 grants included support for organizations whose stated missions span health care, cultural and community values, childhood cancer and hunger, Dominican culture, basic-needs relief, and education. For example, The Mount Sinai Hospital describes its mission as advancing medicine through patient care, teaching, and scholarly inquiry. Beit Hanina Cultural Center says it promotes cultural, religious, educational, and scientific values in the community. C&S Charities says its annual golf outings benefit childhood cancer and hunger organizations.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $862,200. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $505,400, with a median of $7,500. The largest awards included $505,400 to Rancheros Unidos FD Inc, $80,000 each to The Mount Sinai Hospital and The Scholarship Foundation of the NSA Inc, and $58,000 to NSA Florida Chapter Scholarship Foundation. Other reported awards included $25,000 to Beit Hanina Cultural Center Inc and $20,000 each to C&S Charities Inc and The Food Marketing Educational Foundation. The listed grant purposes were charitable.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dean Janeway as director/president, George Knobloch as director/secretary, and Richard Grobman as director. Samantha Quirk is listed as treasurer, effective May 11, 2026.
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc is led by Dean Janeway, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dean Janeway
Director & President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Knobloch
Director & Secretary
Director, Treasurer & Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Grobman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Quirk
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Lawrence Mandel Replaced June (2023) — Director
- Former: Lawrence Mandel (2020–2022) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Key Food Stores Foundation Inc
How much does Key Food Stores Foundation Inc give each year?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc gave $862K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 24 grants.
What is Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $45,379, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Key Food Stores Foundation Inc that year got $6K on average.
Where does Key Food Stores Foundation Inc give grants?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Key Food Stores Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (19 grants).
Who are Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Rancheros Unidos FD Inc ($505,400), The Mount Sinai Hospital ($80,000) and The Scholarship Foundation of the NSA Inc ($80,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Key Food Stores Foundation Inc?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc reported $592K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $863K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Key Food Stores Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose stated missions span health care, cultural and community values, childhood cancer and hunger, Dominican culture, basic-needs relief, and education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Key Food Stores Foundation Inc?
The foundation states that it 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 Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's EIN?
Key Food Stores Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-6035538. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Key Food Stores Foundation Inc 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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