Northern New Jersey Community Foundation
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) improves community life through work in arts, civic engagement, education, environment, philanthropy and public health. Our partners are building stronger communities by collaborating, answering the question, "what can we accomplish together that we cannot alone?"
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Northern New Jersey Community Foundation reported $32K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $31,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +37.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $414,029
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $579,962
- +49.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $29,700
- +71.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $527,176
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Northern New Jersey Community Foundation
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Northern New Jersey Community Foundation
Who Northern New Jersey Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2024) to $68K (2021). In 2025 it reported $32K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GIVE2ASIA Oakland, CA | Programming Assistance | $23,803 |
| Cancercare for Healing Hearts Camp Paramus, NJ | Programming Assistance | $10,000 |
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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 | $414,029 | $579,962 | $527,176 | $31,500 | Total only | $29,700 |
| 2024 | $364,400 | $388,533 | $509,005 | $23,000 | Total only | $17,275 |
| 2023 | $466,834 | $721,826 | $503,710 | $33,803 | 2 | $10,746 |
| 2022 | $244,639 | $423,319 | $591,007 | $35,500 | 3 | $-6,417 |
| 2021 | $483,300 | $908,678 | $865,462 | $67,500 | 10 | $45,314 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Northern New Jersey Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Hackensack, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $414K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $32K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $30K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation is led by Leonardo Vazquez, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leonardo Vazquez
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$95K (2024) → $105K (2025)
Michael Shannon
President
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary K. Blanusa
Trustee
Executive Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$85K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Christopher Percopo
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Lipka
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Enos Ntombura
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Harwell Algrant
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Ferro
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Kenneth D. Bland Jr. (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Melissa Reynolds (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ilene Marcus (2021–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Francis Reiner (2021) — Trustee
- Former: John Devol (2021) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $105K, to Leonardo Vazquez (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Northern New Jersey Community Foundation
How much does Northern New Jersey Community Foundation give each year?
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation reported $32K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $23K in grants paid.
How large is Northern New Jersey Community Foundation?
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation reported $414K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $580K.
Where does Northern New Jersey Community Foundation operate?
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation has awarded grants in California, New Jersey, New York.
What is Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's EIN?
Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3603171. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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