New Jersey Health Officers Association
The New Jersey Health Officers Association is a public charity based in Freehold, New Jersey. Its stated work centers on advancing public health and supporting local health departments; its 2025 filing reports grants to New Jersey health departments and related local entities.
New Jersey Health Officers Association at a glance
In short: New Jersey Health Officers Association gave $8.6M across 90 grants in 2025 (avg $95K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,564,577
- -84.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 90
- -7.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $95,162
- -83.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $98,920
- Total assets
- $5,532,940
- -44.8% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to New Jersey Health Officers Association
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 Municipal Plaza, Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: (973) 579-0370
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who New Jersey Health Officers Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Montgomery Health Dept ($178K). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Grant Size Distribution
187 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 71 grants of 187 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey. The listed recipients include municipal, county, and regional health departments or health entities within the state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 90 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How New Jersey Health Officers Association gives
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8.6M (2025) to $56.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 90 grants totaling $8.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Health Dept Skillman, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $177,539 |
| Woodbridge Health Dept Woodbridge, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $176,370 |
| Jersey City Health Dept Jersey City, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $168,049 |
| Essex County Health Dept Newark, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $167,030 |
| Princeton Health Dept Princeton, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $156,163 |
| MiddleBrook Regional Health Dept Green Brook, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $153,956 |
| Northwest Bergen regional health commission Waldwick, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $148,526 |
| Branchburg Health Dept Somerville, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $147,515 |
| Teaneck Health Dept Teaneck, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $146,776 |
| Westfield Health Dept Westfield, NJ | Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health | $145,957 |
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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 | $5,532,940 | $45,680,951 | $45,400,812 | $8,564,577 | 90 | $324 |
| 2024 | $10,023,482 | $57,028,307 | $56,770,488 | $56,679,612 | 97 | $28,472 |
| 2023 | $20,240,837 | $45,665,720 | $45,265,502 | — | — | $13,010 |
| 2022 | $17,254,476 | $1,148,065 | $1,035,166 | — | — | $178 |
| 2021 | $297,169 | $1,772,115 | $1,743,516 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,104,464 | $4,408,605 | $4,386,488 | — | — | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The association’s website says its mission is to advance the art and science of public health and ensure conditions that promote health, prevent disease, and protect the health of New Jersey’s population through leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and workforce competencies. Its 2025 filing describes its purpose as promoting conditions in which people can be healthy, improving the transmission of state, county, and local health services through health officers, and promoting knowledge of public health.
Reported grant purposes include “Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health.” The association’s website also describes a Sustaining Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant and provides professional resources and programs for local health departments.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the association reported 90 grants totaling $8,564,577. Grant amounts ranged from $8,860 to $177,539, with a median of $98,920. The largest reported grants included Montgomery Health Dept ($177,539), Woodbridge Health Dept ($176,370), Jersey City Health Dept ($168,049), Essex County Health Dept ($167,030), and Princeton Health Dept ($156,163). Each was listed for “Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health.”
The website advertised a technical-assistance session about the Sustaining Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant on June 17, 2024. The session was described as covering application details, eligibility, and budget guidance, and as being for potential grantees. That session is past; the available information does not provide a current application process or deadline.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Stephanie Gorman as President, Christopher Hellwig as President-Elect, Holly Cucuzzella as Vice President, Christopher Merkel as Past-President, Margaret Jahn as Treasurer, and Andrea Alvare as Secretary. It also lists Marconi Gapas, Megan Avallone, Derrick Webb, and Lynette Medeiros as Members at Large.
The association’s website lists Linda Brown as Executive Director and Nicole Leonard as Chief Financial Officer. It also lists David Henry as Enhancing Local Public Health Infrastructure Grant Manager and James R. McDonald III as Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Coordinator.
New Jersey Health Officers Association is led by Stephanie Gorman, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 19 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephanie Gorman
President
Vice President → President-Elect, 2023
President-Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Merkel
Past-President
President-Elect → President, 2023
President → Past-President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Funkhouser Cucuzzella
Vice President
Member at Large → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Sumner
Member at Large
Secretary → Member at Large, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Forgione
Member at Large
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marconi Gapas
Member at Large
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Jahn
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Avallone
Member at Large
President → Member at Large, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paschal Nwako
Member at Large
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Tabbot
Member at Large
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Carey
Member at Large
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Hellwig
President-Elect
Member at Large → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → President-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Derrick Webb
Member at Large
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Alvare
Secretary
Member at Large → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annmarie Ruiz
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Regenye
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Devangi Patel
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynette Medeiros
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Perramant
Member at Large
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Atif Nazir (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Cinthia Weaver (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Dan Regenye (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: David Henry (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Lisa Gulla (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Peter Summers (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Kathy Skrobala (2021–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Charlene Gungil (2020) — Member at Large
- Former: Trevor Weigle (2020) — Member at Large
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 New Jersey Health Officers Association
How much does New Jersey Health Officers Association give each year?
New Jersey Health Officers Association gave $8.6M across 90 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $56.7M across 97 grants.
What is New Jersey Health Officers Association's typical grant size?
New Jersey Health Officers Association's median grant in 2025 was $98,920, and its average grant was $95,162, across 90 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does New Jersey Health Officers Association give grants?
New Jersey Health Officers Association gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Morristown, NJ (3 grants), Newark, NJ (2 grants), Westfield, NJ (2 grants) and Livingston, NJ (2 grants).
Does New Jersey Health Officers Association give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 90 grants with a stated purpose on New Jersey Health Officers Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Enhancing/ Sustaining Public Health" (90 grants).
Who are New Jersey Health Officers Association's largest grantees?
New Jersey Health Officers Association's largest 2025 grantees include Montgomery Health Dept ($177,539), Woodbridge Health Dept ($176,370) and Jersey City Health Dept ($168,049), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 6% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is New Jersey Health Officers Association?
New Jersey Health Officers Association reported $5.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $45.7M.
What does New Jersey Health Officers Association fund?
The association’s website says its mission is to advance the art and science of public health and ensure conditions that promote health, prevent disease, and protect the health of New Jersey’s population through leadership, advocacy, collaboration, and workforce competencies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from New Jersey Health Officers Association?
New Jersey Health Officers Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is New Jersey Health Officers Association's EIN?
New Jersey Health Officers Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3291284. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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