Partners for Health Inc
Partners for Health Inc is a private foundation based in Montclair, New Jersey. It funds organizations and initiatives working toward healthy communities and health equity, including through general operating, project, capacity-building, and advocacy support.
Partners for Health Inc at a glance
In short: Partners for Health Inc gave $2.0M across 71 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in New Jersey. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,039,897
- +22.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 71
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,731
- +10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $47,352,816
- +5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (19 of 62, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Partners for Health Inc
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s stated process begins with an online pre-application. Applicants invited to proceed submit the appropriate application; a letter of intent is not required.
- Review Cycle
- Grant-cycle deadlines are posted on the foundation’s website. The Fall 2026 pre-application period is closed; decisions are expected by the end of October 2026.
- Deadline
- Grant-cycle deadlines are posted on the foundation’s website.
- Contact
Application contact: Partners For Health
Mailing address: 54 Plymouth Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: (973) 746-6130
Website: https://partnersfdn.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 Partners for Health Inc
Who Partners for Health Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Human Needs Food Pantry ($126K). Together the top 10 received $804K.
Organizations only. It also paid 9 grants to individuals ($22,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
248 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 181 grants of 248 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s eligible service area comprises Bloomfield, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Clifton, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Little Falls, Montclair, North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell, and West Orange. Statewide organizations supporting local coalitions or advocating for statewide policy change to advance health equity and social justice may also be eligible.
In filing year 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 1% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 71 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Partners for Health Inc open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 19 of 62 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $39K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $38K repeat.
- 65% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $964K (2020) to $2.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 71 grants totaling $2.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Human Needs Food Pantry Montclair, NJ | General operating and program support - food security and sponsorship | $126,000 |
| Kindersmile Foundation Inc Bloomfield, NJ | General operating support - strategic planning, access to healthcare | $90,500 |
| Zufall Health Center Dover, NJ | General Operating Support/Sponsorship - Access to Healthcare | $86,000 |
| Township of Montclair Lifelong Montclair Montclair, NJ | Program Support - Aging in Place | $80,000 |
| Family Promise of Essex County Inc Montclair, NJ | General Operating Support - Housing, Homelessness Prevention | $75,000 |
| Independent College Fund of New Jersey Trenton, NJ | Nursing Scholarship - Restricted Scholarship Fund | $75,000 |
| The Salvation Army Montclair, NJ | General operating and program support - housing, homelessness prevention, food security | $70,400 |
| City Green Inc Clifton, NJ | General operating, capacity and program support - food security | $70,000 |
| Archdiocese of Newark Newark, NJ | Chaplaincy | $66,579 |
| Montclair Neighborhood Development Corp Montclair, NJ | General operating support and capacity building - emergency needs | $65,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,352,816 | $1,912,931 | $3,038,088 | $2,039,897 | 71 | $2,583,868 | $1,730,095 | $2,224,619 |
| 2024 | $44,866,357 | $2,700,012 | $3,057,987 | $1,660,769 | 64 | $2,178,720 | $2,522,893 | $2,142,950 |
| 2023 | $42,869,085 | $835,610 | $2,344,055 | $1,590,107 | 58 | $2,065,325 | $986,345 | $2,016,192 |
| 2022 | $40,161,905 | $9,259,664 | $2,220,043 | $1,233,779 | 31 | — | $8,746,203 | — |
| 2021 | $39,734,321 | $3,304,215 | $1,948,985 | $1,063,130 | 24 | — | $2,729,582 | — |
| 2020 | $36,304,111 | $2,261,871 | $2,032,473 | $964,073 | 33 | — | $1,806,304 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Partners for Health Inc reported a distributable amount of $2.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is “partnering to advance health equity through learning, grantmaking, and advocating.” It aims to support thriving communities where residents have opportunities to be healthy, including access to healthy food, affordable housing and transportation, social support, safe neighborhoods, and community-based health services.
Its grants support work addressing health equity and factors that influence health. The foundation prioritizes proposals that use community feedback to improve services, collaborate to address service gaps, and use data to measure outcomes. Its eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) public charities, local government entities, and small organizations with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
Examples of grantees’ work include Human Needs Food Pantry’s services to people in need in Montclair and neighboring Essex County communities, and KinderSmile Foundation’s dental services for uninsured and underinsured children, perinatal mothers, and families. Zufall Health Center describes its work as providing affordable, culturally responsive health care to people and communities facing barriers to care. City Green describes its work as revitalizing urban areas through agricultural and educational programming and supporting equitable access to healthy food.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 71 grants totaling $2,039,897. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $126,000, with a median of $15,000.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $126,000 to Human Needs Food Pantry for general operating and program support for food security and sponsorship; $90,500 to KinderSmile Foundation for general operating support related to strategic planning and access to health care; and $86,000 to Zufall Health Center for general operating support and sponsorship related to access to health care. Other large awards included $80,000 to Township of Montclair Lifelong Montclair for aging-in-place program support and $75,000 each to Family Promise of Essex County for housing and homelessness-prevention support and to Independent College Fund of New Jersey for a restricted nursing scholarship fund.
The foundation awards general operating and project grants in Spring and Fall cycles. Small grant requests of up to $15,000 may be submitted on a rolling basis. Applicants complete an online pre-application; those invited to proceed are directed to the appropriate application. A letter of intent is not required. Applications are reviewed for completeness, then by the Grants Committee; approved applications go to the Foundation Board for final approval. Eligibility restrictions include applicant type and service to the foundation’s designated communities. The foundation states that applicants demonstrating needs aligned with its strategic priorities may be invited to submit an online application.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sara Elnakib as Board Chair; Paula Gutierrez as First Vice Chair; Casey B Castaneda as Second Vice Chair; Beverly M Riddick as Secretary; and Michael P Mazza as Treasurer. Trustees listed include Abdur R Yasin, Ammar Idelbi, David Harrison, David Moore, and Diana Candelejo.
Partners for Health Inc is led by Pam Scott, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pam Scott
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$161K (2021) → $172K (2025)
Sara Elnakib
Board Chair
2nd Vice Chair → Second Vice Chair, 2023
Second Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Candelejo
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felicia Fdyfil-Horne
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abdur R. Yasin
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ammar Idelbi
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Harrison
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Ann Palmieri
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Moore
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gara M. Sommers
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Peck
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Reid
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vicky Hernandez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly M. Riddick
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula A. Gutierrez
First Vice Chair
Trustee → First Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey B. Castaneda
Second Vice Chair
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael P. Mazza
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Kate Kelly (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Lynne S. Katzmann (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tekeyah Sears (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Dana Van Wie (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Vikram Gupta (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Joy B. Tolliver (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Shanti Krishnan (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Clifford B. Finkle IV (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Douglas B. Bauer (2020–2023) — Board Chair
- Former: Glenn M. Reiter (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gloria Essoka (2020–2023) — First Vice Chair
- Former: Lisa Amato (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Calvin O. Trevenen (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Jeffrey (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert L. Erickson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher Petermann (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Deborah Leow (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Pamela Scott (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Thomas Creaser (2020) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $172K, to Pam Scott (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Partners for Health Inc
How much does Partners for Health Inc give each year?
Partners for Health Inc gave $2.0M across 71 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 64 grants.
What is Partners for Health Inc's typical grant size?
Partners for Health Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $28,731, across 71 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Partners for Health Inc that year got $19K on average.
Where does Partners for Health Inc give grants?
Partners for Health Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Montclair, NJ (25 grants), Newark, NJ (5 grants), Bloomfield, NJ (4 grants) and Clifton, NJ (3 grants).
Does Partners for Health Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 31% of Partners for Health Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 71) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Sponsorship" (8 grants) and "Laraja Nursing Award" (5 grants).
Who are Partners for Health Inc's largest grantees?
Partners for Health Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Human Needs Food Pantry ($126,000), Kindersmile Foundation Inc ($90,500) and Zufall Health Center ($86,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 9 grants to individuals ($22,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Partners for Health Inc?
Partners for Health Inc reported $47.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Partners for Health Inc fund?
The foundation’s mission is “partnering to advance health equity through learning, grantmaking, and advocating.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Partners for Health Inc?
The foundation’s stated process begins with an online pre-application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Partners for Health Inc's EIN?
Partners for Health Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3122804. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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