The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hawthorne, NJ EIN: 02-0678761

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Hawthorne, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $643K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $12K.

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
-12.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,667
-41.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$643,024
-3.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation: $20KHackensack Meridian HealthFoundation$20KStevens Institute of Technology: $10KStevens Institute ofTechnology$10KFriends of Roger Babson Inc: $5KFriends of Roger Babson Inc$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation ($20K). Together the top 3 received $35K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

EdisonMahwahHobokenLodiWellesley

How The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $40K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation Edison, NJIn support of the h&v structural and congential heart disease fellowship at hackensack medical center.$20,000
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJTo Support the Henry Shotmeyer Endowed Scholarship Fund.$10,000
Friends of Roger Babson Inc Wellesley, MEgeneral program support$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$643,024$21,967$45,380$35,0003$35,031$11,618$36,356
2024$666,444$25,615$50,054$40,0002$40,031$15,592$34,406
2023$690,815$-237$39,739$30,0002$30,031$10,125$31,852
2022$730,859$-894$43,012$30,0002$30,030$7,006$33,255
2021$774,765$146,520$47,235$40,0002$40,056$139,844$37,017
2020$676,264$17,829$23,433$20,0001—$15,585$32,244

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc is led by Charles Shotmeyer, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Shotmeyer

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 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 Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc give each year?

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc gave $35K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 2 grants.

What is The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc give grants?

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maine (14%).

Does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 33% of The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc?

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc reported $643K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0678761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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