Living Is Giving Foundation
Living Is Giving Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sayreville, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $262K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $12K. Net investment income was $6K.
Living Is Giving Foundation at a glance
In short: Living Is Giving Foundation gave $12K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,500
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,833
- +46.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $262,421
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Living Is Giving Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Stans Church ($4K). Together the top 3 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Living Is Giving Foundation gives
- Giving grew 283% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2021) to $12K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Stans Church Sayreville, NJ | Charitable | $4,000 |
| St Stans School Sayreville, NJ | Charitable | $4,000 |
| Felician Sisters Lodi, NJ | Charitable | $3,500 |
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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 | $262,421 | $6,120 | $15,248 | $11,500 | 3 | $11,500 | $6,120 | $9,746 |
| 2024 | $271,610 | $4,407 | $11,306 | $10,500 | 4 | $10,500 | $4,407 | $10,073 |
| 2023 | $278,509 | — | $5,478 | $3,000 | 2 | $3,000 | — | $10,379 |
| 2022 | $283,987 | $-69,985 | $7,695 | $3,000 | 2 | $3,000 | — | $5,722 |
| 2021 | $361,667 | — | $7,122 | $750 | 1 | $750 | — | $1,010 |
| 2020 | $368,789 | — | $5,605 | — | — | — | — | $1,071 |
| 2019 | $374,394 | — | $7,496 | $1,000 | 1 | — | — | $1,237 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Living Is Giving Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Living Is Giving Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Kuchta
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Kuchta
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Living Is Giving Foundation
How much does Living Is Giving Foundation give each year?
Living Is Giving Foundation gave $12K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 4 grants.
What is Living Is Giving Foundation's typical grant size?
Living Is Giving Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $3,833, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Living Is Giving Foundation give grants?
Living Is Giving Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sayreville, NJ (2 grants).
Does Living Is Giving Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Living Is Giving Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).
How large is Living Is Giving Foundation?
Living Is Giving Foundation reported $262K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Living Is Giving Foundation's EIN?
Living Is Giving Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3298151. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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