Key Food Stores Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Matawan, NJ EIN: 11-6035538

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 facts about Key Food Stores Foundation Inc

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.

EIN
11-6035538
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$862,200
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$45,379
Median grant
$7,500
New grantees (estimate)
26% first-time grantees (5 of 19, 2025)
Total assets
$591,551
Primary geography
New York (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$592K

+4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$862K

-26.3% YoY

Grant Count

19

-20.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$45K

-6.9% YoY

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.

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. 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.

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.

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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

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkBrooklynWoodsideFlushingMaspethPhiladelphiaGlendaleMiramarQueens VillageStaten IslandBronxMilfordParamusBearCoronaDallasHigh SpringsNew CityWashingtonWilmington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M13 grants2020 12 grants2021 18 grants2022 26 grants2023 24 grants2024 19 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $721K (2020) to $1.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $862K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Rancheros Unidos FD Inc: $505KRancheros Unidos FD Inc$505KThe Mount Sinai Hospital: $80KThe Mount Sinai Hospital$80KThe Scholarship Foundation of the NSA Inc: $80KThe Scholarship Foundation ofthe NSA Inc$80KNSA Florida Chapter Scholarship Foundation: $58KNSA Florida ChapterScholarship Foundation$58KBeit Hanina Cultural Center Inc: $25KBeit Hanina Cultural CenterInc$25KThe Mariano Rivera Public Foundation: $25KThe Mariano Rivera PublicFoundation$25KC&S Charities Inc: $20KC&S Charities Inc$20KThe Food Marketing Educational Foundation: $20KThe Food Marketing EducationalFoundation$20KGran Parada Dominicana Del Bronx Inc: $14KGran Parada Dominicana DelBronx Inc$14KFupac: $8KFupac$8K

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

82<$50K10$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 99 (83%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rancheros Unidos FD Inc Queens Village, NYCharitable$505,400
The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NYCharitable$80,000
The Scholarship Foundation of the NSA Inc Flushing, NYCharitable$80,000
NSA Florida Chapter Scholarship Foundation Miramar, FLCharitable$58,000
Beit Hanina Cultural Center Inc Brooklyn, NYCharitable$25,000
The Mariano Rivera Public Foundation High Springs, FLCharitable$25,000
C&S Charities Inc Keene, NHCharitable$20,000
The Food Marketing Educational Foundation Philadelphia, PACharitable$20,000
Gran Parada Dominicana Del Bronx Inc Bronx, NYCharitable$14,000
Fupac Woodside, NYCharitable$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $591,551 $1,208,524 $1,184,686 $862,200
2024 $568,200 $1,272,958 $1,468,740 $1,170,150
2023 $763,495 $1,196,947 $1,323,251 $1,007,404
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$591,551$568,200$763,495
Revenue$1,208,524$1,272,958$1,196,947
Expenses$1,184,686$1,468,740$1,323,251
Qualifying Distributions$863,017$1,171,135$1,009,464
Distributable Amount$13,518$22,102$25,637

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 100 Matawan Road 100, Matawan, NJ 07747
Phone: (848) 202-3100

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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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