Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mountain Lakes, NJ EIN: 20-0291354

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Mountain Lakes, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $3K.

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,750
+10.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,375
+10.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,375
Total assets
$54,677
-5.1% 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 Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Visiting Nurse Association: $3KVisiting Nurse Association$3KLoaves & Fishes Community Food Pantry: $2KLoaves & Fishes Community FoodPantry$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Visiting Nurse Association ($3K). Together the top 2 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MorristownNew ProvidenceBoonton

How Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 85% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$2K$4K$6K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Visiting Nurse Association Morristown, NJResearch$2,500
Loaves & Fishes Community Food Pantry Boonton, NJCharity$2,250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$54,677$3,252$6,212$4,7502$4,750$2,837$5,590
2024$57,637$5,900$5,696$4,3002$4,300$5,522$4,756
2023$57,433$2,668$5,642$4,2002$4,200$2,278$4,293
2022$60,407$4,468$5,548$4,0002$4,000$2,932$4,172
2021$61,487$3,529$3,873$2,4003$2,400$2,056$4,059
2020$61,831$16,005$3,923$2,5002—$1,750$2,379

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc is led by Catherine Cerbo, Trustee, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Catherine Cerbo

    Trustee, President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc

How much does Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc gave $5K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

How large is Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc?

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc reported $55K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc operate?

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Nick Cerbo Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0291354. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 22, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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