Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Bridgewater, NJ EIN: 20-1088378

The foundation is organized for the purpose of raising funds to support other exempt organizations with charitable and educational purposes.

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation at a glance

In short: Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation gave $50K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $12K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$49,750
+131.9% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$12,438
+73.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$9,143
Total assets
$149,535
+26.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
New Jersey (87% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Stoutsburg Sourland African American Muse: $25KStoutsburg Sourland AfricanAmerican Muse$25KSomerset Healthcare Foundation Inc: $10KSomerset Healthcare FoundationInc$10KOperation Shoebox New Jersey (HIL): $8KOperation Shoebox New Jersey(HIL)$8KJoe Torre Safe at Home Foundation: $6KJoe Torre Safe at HomeFoundation$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Stoutsburg Sourland African American Muse ($25K). Together the top 4 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Basking RidgeHillsboroughHopewellSomervilleBound BrookKendall ParkNew York

How Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 62% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60KTotal only2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2020) to $50K (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $50K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Muse Hopewell, NJProceeds from 8/27/2023 Jersey Auction$25,000
Somerset Healthcare Foundation Inc Somerville, NJMarvel Jersey Auction Proceeds$9,833
Operation Shoebox New Jersey (HIL) Hillsborough, NJGeneral Support$8,453
Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation New York, NYGeneral Support$6,464
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$149,535$134,924$126,827$49,7504
2023$118,538$137,346$111,843$21,4533
2022$95,935$97,330$82,554$8,6901
2021$66,409$87,521$71,218$30,7974
2020$63,456$2,583$10,629$2,583Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation is a public charity, based in Bridgewater, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $150K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $50K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's 2024 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Donald Miller

    Trustee & Officer

    Trustee → Trustee & Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Kalafer

    Trustee & Officer

    Trustee → Trustee & Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick McVerry

    Trustee & Officer

    Trustee → Trustee & Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Nardoni

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Kalafer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Steven Kalafer Off (2021) — Trustee & Officer
  • Former: Steven Kalafer (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation

How much does Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation give each year?

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation gave $50K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $21K across 3 grants.

What is Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's typical grant size?

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $9,143, and its average grant was $12,438, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation give grants?

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (13%).

Does Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation?

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation reported $150K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $135K.

What is Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's EIN?

Somerset Patriots Children's Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1088378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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