Mountain Lakes Holding Corp
Operates the facilities for the benefit of friends of princeton open space, a 501(c)(3).
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp at a glance
In short: Mountain Lakes Holding Corp gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $87K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $87,000
- +248.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $87,000
- +248.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $87,000
- Total assets
- $163,400
- -28.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mountain Lakes Holding Corp funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Princeton Open Space ($87K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Mountain Lakes Holding Corp gives
- Giving grew 248% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $10K (2019) to $87K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $87K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Princeton Open Space Princeton, NJ | Contribution | $87,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $163,400 | $69,481 | $124,919 | $87,000 | 1 | $2,051 |
| 2024 | $229,268 | $63,149 | $65,621 | $25,000 | 1 | $3,099 |
| 2023 | $227,260 | $114,921 | $86,523 | $40,000 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $198,862 | $98,832 | $60,712 | $25,000 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $167,542 | $101,876 | $44,572 | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $104,088 | $45,696 | $54,450 | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $112,492 | $88,175 | $66,349 | $10,000 | 1 | — |
About Mountain Lakes Holding Corp
Based on IRS filings
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp is a public charity, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $163K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $87K. Net investment income was $2K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp is led by Eric Tazelaar, President & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eric Tazelaar
President & Secretary
President → President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Archibald Reid
Board Memebe
Board Member → Board Memebe, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clark Lennon
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Mager
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick Bigelow
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Edward D. Thomas (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tuck Bigelow (2019–2022) — Treasurer
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 Mountain Lakes Holding Corp
How much does Mountain Lakes Holding Corp give each year?
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp gave $87K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.
How large is Mountain Lakes Holding Corp?
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp reported $163K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $69K.
Where does Mountain Lakes Holding Corp operate?
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp has awarded grants in New Jersey.
What is Mountain Lakes Holding Corp's EIN?
Mountain Lakes Holding Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2872771. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 18, 2024)
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