The Larini Family Foundation Inc
The Larini Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Bernardsville, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with recipients listed in New Jersey and New York.
The Larini Family Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Larini Family Foundation Inc gave $117K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New Jersey. 57% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $116,790
- -42.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,342
- -50.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $677,497
- +4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 57% first-time grantees (8 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (65% 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 The Larini Family Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. No application process or required materials are specified.
- Contact
Mailing address: 61 Boulderwood Drive, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
Phone: (908) 696-0938
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Larini Family Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Foundation for Morristown Med Center ($34K). Together the top 10 received $109K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 52 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 65% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 35% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Larini Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
57%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 14 grantees (57%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 179% 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 $46K (2023) to $203K (2024). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $117K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for Morristown Med Center Morristown, NJ | General Purposes | $33,900 |
| Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY | General Purposes | $24,000 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation New York, NY | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Community in Crisis Bernardsville, NJ | General Purposes | $10,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General Purposes | $6,390 |
| Bernardsville Library Foundation Bernardsville, NJ | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation of Njspark NJ Morristown, NJ | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Hemophelia Association of NJ East Brunswick, NJ | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Hope Through Education - a Fund for Better Futures Gladstone, NJ | General Purposes | $5,000 |
| Safe & Sound Somerset Somerville, NJ | General Purposes | $5,000 |
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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 | $677,497 | $153,410 | $125,138 | $116,790 | 14 | $118,505 | $96,777 | $66,310 |
| 2024 | $649,225 | $112,348 | $210,310 | $203,250 | 12 | $203,250 | $19,242 | $65,241 |
| 2023 | $732,459 | $30,120 | $52,523 | $46,000 | 12 | $46,000 | $24,753 | $61,240 |
| 2022 | $758,290 | $22,873 | $100,958 | $94,000 | 6 | $94,000 | $19,042 | $63,228 |
| 2021 | $836,397 | $23,607 | $100,143 | $89,250 | 8 | $89,250 | $12,714 | $70,818 |
| 2020 | $909,503 | $37,037 | $132,223 | $125,500 | 5 | — | $30,314 | $62,694 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Larini Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $66K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose own missions cover higher education, Alzheimer’s disease research, substance-use prevention and recovery support, domestic and sexual violence services, library support, and assistance to families facing a child’s serious illness.
For example, Molloy University describes its mission as providing transformative education and developing ethical leadership. The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation says it aims to accelerate discovery of drugs to prevent, treat, and cure Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Community in Crisis describes its work as evidence-based prevention education, recovery support, harm reduction, and mental wellness initiatives. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $116,790. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $33,900, with a median grant of $5,000. Listed grants were for general purposes.
The largest grants included $33,900 to the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center, $24,000 to Molloy University, $10,000 each to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and Community in Crisis, and $6,390 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Other listed recipients included Bernardsville Library Foundation ($5,000), Safe & Sound Somerset ($5,000), and the Shannon Daley Memorial Fund ($2,500). The foundation also gave $1,000 to Jersey Battered Women’s Service, whose stated mission is to prevent domestic violence through victim protection and empowerment, family rehabilitation, advocacy, and public education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ernest Larini as president and Veronica Larini as vice president.
The Larini Family Foundation Inc is led by Ernest Larini, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ernest Larini
President
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Larini
Vice President
V. President → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Larini Family Foundation Inc
How much does The Larini Family Foundation Inc give each year?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc gave $117K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $203K across 12 grants.
What is The Larini Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,342, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Larini Family Foundation Inc that year got $4K on average.
Where does The Larini Family Foundation Inc give grants?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (35%). The most frequent recipient cities were Morristown, NJ (4 grants) and Bernardsville, NJ (2 grants).
Does The Larini Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Larini Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Larini Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Foundation for Morristown Med Center ($33,900), Molloy University ($24,000) and Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Larini Family Foundation Inc?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc reported $677K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $119K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $66K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Larini Family Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Larini Family Foundation Inc?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Larini Family Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Larini Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3626949. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Larini Family Foundation Inc 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Larini Family Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-larini-family-foundation-inc-morg_83cb552cb6c144dda1e94ce6b7c9b7e2
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