Overlook Foundation
Overlook Foundation is a public charity based in Summit, New Jersey. Founded in 1976, it develops and distributes resources to advance health care at Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, and also supports selected regional nonprofits with health-related projects.
Overlook Foundation at a glance
In short: Overlook Foundation gave $13.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13.7M), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,677,773
- +14.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,677,773
- +244.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,677,773
- Total assets
- $139,874,424
- +4.5% 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 Overlook Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website directs applicants to review the Community Grant Guidelines for eligibility and application information. The 2023 filing describes proposal submission and review by the grants committee and trustees.
- Contact
Mailing address: 46 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: (908) 522-2840
Website: https://overlookfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Overlook Foundation
Who Overlook Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Overlook Medical Center ($13.7M).
Grant Size Distribution
129 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 83 grants of 129 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s Community Grants Program serves organizations working in the primary catchment area of Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, including Union County and neighboring communities. The 2025 filing’s listed grant dollars went entirely to a recipient in New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Overlook Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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 $3.3M (2020) to $13.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ | For Detail, See Part IV - Supplemental Information. | $13,677,773 |
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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 | $139,874,424 | $16,480,021 | $17,236,459 | $13,677,773 | 1 | $6,061,802 |
| 2024 | $133,877,372 | $13,936,622 | $15,284,401 | $11,923,300 | 3 | $4,985,164 |
| 2023 | $128,364,524 | $14,781,962 | $13,358,037 | $9,851,057 | 6 | $4,887,516 |
| 2022 | $124,262,093 | $22,064,217 | $16,953,754 | $13,655,516 | 56 | $3,240,784 |
| 2021 | $135,155,981 | $14,285,921 | $7,868,523 | $4,601,729 | 63 | $3,948,921 |
| 2020 | $106,810,736 | $18,067,541 | $6,562,549 | $3,349,870 | 52 | $3,618,015 |
| 2019 | $102,239,900 | $17,010,409 | $9,650,877 | $6,262,705 | 55 | $3,715,587 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to develop, manage, and distribute resources to advance the delivery of high-quality health care by Overlook Medical Center. Its support includes state-of-the-art equipment, new facilities, medical leadership, nursing scholarships, professional development, training and education, and programs intended to enhance the patient and caregiver experience.
The foundation primarily supports Overlook Medical Center and also makes grants to local nonprofit organizations for health-related projects that complement the hospital’s mission. Its website identifies Union County and neighboring communities as the eligible organizations’ service area. The foundation’s stated current priorities include improving patient rooms and care areas, developing neuroscience and cardiovascular units, redesigning maternity services, expanding surgical and emergency care, and enhancing other clinical and support services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported one grant totaling $13,677,773. The sole listed recipient was Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey, for $13,677,773. The filing gives the purpose as “For detail, see Part IV - Supplemental Information.”
The foundation’s website reports that its board approved community grants to 25 organizations on June 11, 2026. It says the average award in that cycle was approximately $3,200, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Awardees included Adler Aphasia Center, Alzheimer’s New Jersey, The Arc of Union County, Diabetes Foundation, Family Promise of Union County, and Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad. The website describes these grants as supporting projects addressing community health priorities, including social determinants of health, healthy aging, and mental health.
The 2023 filing states that the foundation grants $75,000 each year to 501(c)(3) organizations for projects aligned with its mission, geographic footprint, and grant guidelines. It describes a process in which applicants submit proposals for board approval or decline; the grants committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to the trustees. Applications were typically received twice a year, two months before May and December board meetings. The filing says the foundation does not make grants to for-profit entities. The website states that the 2027 Community Grants Cycle timeline is under review, with application details and deadlines to be announced in early 2027.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Clelia Biamonti, PhD, as executive director; Kimberly Myler as assistant secretary/director of finance; Elizabeth Peck as chair; Eric J. Shick as vice chair; Francis I. Perier Jr. as treasurer; and Karina Calzadilla as secretary. It also lists Marianne F. Devlin, Eileen S. Weiss, Kerry Mowry, and Lorie McDonald as directors.
Overlook Foundation is led by Clelia Biamonti PhD, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Clelia Biamonti PhD
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$264K (2019) → $406K (2025)
Elizabeth Peck
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Mowry
Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $172K (2025)
Lorie McDonald
Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$136K (2019) → $147K (2025)
Marianne F. Devlin
Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$128K (2019) → $200K (2025)
Kimberly Myler
Assistant Secretary & Director Finance
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$155K (2020) → $218K (2025)
Eileen S. Weiss
Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $170K (2025)
Bev Luehs
Trustee
Chairman → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jack S. Mann
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maggie Hariri
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meri Barer
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Ursino Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Serratelli
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Candice Steller
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Muhammad Feteiha MD
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Weidner
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pradipto Bagchi
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Pozner MD
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Akshay Kapoor
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hakan Erdamar
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kishore Ballal
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Schrader
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Varkey
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dina Santoro
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Huma Mirza DDS
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Walker
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Chiarello
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Mandel MD
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Katz Esq.
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Weinrauch MD
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Rosen
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
S. Colin Neill
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sien Avalos
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric J. Shick
Vice Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francis I. Perier Jr.
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karina Calzadilla
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Al Lord III (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Sullivan (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Fedora Baloiu (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James N. Gardner MD (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jessalyn Chang (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Ronald Benitez MD (2020–2024) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Candy Greig (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rich Rosen (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: A. Jude Avelino (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Betty Larson (2019–2022) — Outgoing Secretary
- Former: Kenneth Cole (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shannon Cross (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Paul M. Starker MD (2021–2022) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: John Berger (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alan Lieber (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce W. Wesson (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Coates (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Manish Bhandari (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Stacy Wilson McCann (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Anna Mohl (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Clifford M. Sales MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David G. Hartman (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Wexler (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gale Metzger (2019–2020) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: George L. Fotiades (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joshua A. Weinreich (2019–2020) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Paul Mstarkermd (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tracy McKee (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Anne Martinson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David Dietze (2019) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Edward Zampella (2019) — Trustee
- Former: John Vigorita MD (2019) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Keith Hertell (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Melissa Tasse PhD (2019) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Michael Tanenbaum Esq. (2019) — Chairman
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $406K, to Clelia Biamonti PHD (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Overlook Foundation
How much does Overlook Foundation give each year?
Overlook Foundation gave $13.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.9M across 3 grants.
How large is Overlook Foundation?
Overlook Foundation reported $139.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.5M.
What does Overlook Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to develop, manage, and distribute resources to advance the delivery of high-quality health care by Overlook Medical Center. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Overlook Foundation?
The website directs applicants to review the Community Grant Guidelines for eligibility and application information. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Overlook Foundation make grants?
The foundation’s Community Grants Program serves organizations working in the primary catchment area of Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, including Union County and neighboring communities. The 2025 filing’s listed grant dollars went entirely to a recipient in New Jersey.
What is Overlook Foundation's EIN?
Overlook Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0194054. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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