S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation
The S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation is a private foundation based in Morristown, New Jersey. Its 2025 grants supported charitable organizations working in areas including civil liberties, arts and music education, media, health care, youth relationships, hunger relief, and education.
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation at a glance
In short: S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation gave $2.6M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $95K), mostly in New Jersey. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,555,000
- +99.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $94,630
- +84.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $12,099,771
- +439.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (6 of 26, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 44 Whippany Rd 100, Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (908) 561-1600
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was ACLU-NJ Foundation ($510K). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 108 grants of 121 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 59% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 38% to recipients in New York. Smaller shares went to Florida and Washington, DC, at 1% each; Massachusetts accounted for 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 26 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $222K; repeat grants $61K. How we count
Medians: $143K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 993% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 588% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF 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 $224K (2020) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ACLU-NJ Foundation Newark, NJ | Defends and promotes civil liberties and civil rights through litigation, public education, and advocacy, providing free legal assistance on issues such as free speech, voting rights, privacy, and equal protection statewide. | $510,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $500,000 |
| Glassroots Inc Newark, NJ | To Support Community Based Arts Education | $350,000 |
| Wnet New York, NY | To use the power of media to educate, inform, entertain and inspire audiences everywhere. | $300,000 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital New York, NY | One of the nation's largest academic medical centers, affiliated with weill cornell medicine and columbia university. It delivers comprehensive patient care, medical research, and physician training across a network of hospitals serving the New York metropolitan region. | $250,000 |
| NY Presbyterian Fund New York, NY | The ny presbyterian hospital is a world class academic medical center committed to excellence in patient care, research, education, and community service. | $250,000 |
| Big Brother Big Sister Newark, NJ | Support positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people | $100,000 |
| The Open Eye Theater Margaretville, NY | Creates original image-driven theater, animating the inanimate on an intimate scale, and builds community by advancing adventurous, artist-driven programming. | $100,000 |
| Community Foodbank Hillside, NJ | A member of feeding America, the community foodbank of New Jersey distributes food, provides nutrition education and job training, and runs programs fighting hunger statewide, partnering with pantries and agencies to feed hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents each year. | $35,000 |
| College Foundation Fiorello H Laguardi Long Island City, NY | To educate and graduate one of the most diverse student populations in the country to become critical thinkers and socially responsible citizens who help to shape a rapidly evolving society. | $25,000 |
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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 | $12,099,771 | $12,513,070 | $2,654,224 | $2,555,000 | 27 | $2,603,795 | $2,275,062 | $442,598 |
| 2024 | $2,240,925 | $2,959,532 | $1,310,026 | $1,279,500 | 25 | $1,287,228 | $126,977 | $186,310 |
| 2023 | $591,419 | $174,032 | $244,845 | $229,833 | 24 | $233,966 | $176,318 | $55,364 |
| 2022 | $662,232 | $118,786 | $251,549 | $233,833 | 22 | $240,510 | $191,082 | $63,212 |
| 2021 | $794,995 | $102,186 | $272,573 | $257,333 | 23 | $263,107 | $197,102 | $76,961 |
| 2020 | $965,382 | $80,285 | $236,796 | $224,000 | 22 | — | $89,621 | $72,116 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation reported a distributable amount of $443K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Among the grantees, GlassRoots says its mission is to build Greater Newark’s creative and economic vitality, with a focus on young people, through glass art. WNET describes itself as a public-service nonprofit delivering lifelong learning and meaningful community experiences. Planned Parenthood Federation of America says its mission includes providing comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care and advocating public policies.
Other 2025 grantees included organizations whose stated work includes civil-rights litigation and advocacy, public-school music education, academic medical care and research, theater, food distribution, and support for children with cancer and blood disorders.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 27 grants totaling $2,555,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $510,000, with a median grant of $10,000. The largest awards included $510,000 to ACLU-NJ Foundation, $500,000 to an individual recipient, $350,000 to GlassRoots Inc, $300,000 to WNET, and $250,000 each to New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NY Presbyterian Fund. Other notable grants included $100,000 each to Big Brother Big Sister and The Open Eye Theater, and $35,000 to Community FoodBank.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert S Sherr as president, Joel D Siegel Esq as secretary and treasurer, and Eugenia Yudanin Esq as trustee.
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation is led by Robert S. Sherr, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert S. Sherr
President
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$6K (2025)
Eugenia Yudanin Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$6K (2025)
Joel D. Siegel Esq.
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$6K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Anne Sherr (2020–2023) — President
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 $6K, to Robert S Sherr (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation
How much does S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation give each year?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation gave $2.6M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.3M across 25 grants.
What is S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's typical grant size?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $94,630, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation that year got $222K on average.
Where does S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation give grants?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (38%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants), Newark, NJ (4 grants) and Washington, DC (3 grants).
Does S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 27 grants with a stated purpose on S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's largest grantees?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include ACLU-NJ Foundation ($510,000), Glassroots Inc ($350,000) and Wnet ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation reported $12.1M 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 $443K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Among the grantees, GlassRoots says its mission is to build Greater Newark’s creative and economic vitality, with a focus on young people, through glass art. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's EIN?
S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4070243. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does S Irving & Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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