Town Title Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Paramus, NJ EIN: 86-1879691

Town Title Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Paramus, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $127K.

Town Title Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Town Title Foundation Inc gave $127K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$127,000
+17.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,143
+1.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$30,311
-75.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (95% 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 Town Title Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Hackensack Meridian Health: $110KHackensack Meridian Health$110KLegends Foundation Inc: $8KLegends Foundation Inc$8KTunnels to Towers Foundation: $6KTunnels to Towers Foundation$6KThe New Jersey Police Honor Legion: $2KThe New Jersey Police HonorLegion$2KJoseph Cicalese Memorial Scholarshi: $1KJoseph Cicalese MemorialScholarshi$1KWaldwick Baseball Softball Assoc: $500Waldwick Baseball SoftballAssoc$500New Concepts for Living: $500New Concepts for Living$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Hackensack Meridian Health ($110K). Together the top 7 received $127K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 20 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

HackensackNewarkParamusSouth OrangeBrielleEast HanoverPatersonRamseyRidgewoodShrewsburyStaten IslandTeaneckWaldwickWoodcliff Lake

How Town Title Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K1 grant2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $108K (2024) to $135K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $127K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack, NJUnrestricted$110,000
Legends Foundation Inc Shrewsbury, NJUnrestricted$7,500
Tunnels to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYUnrestricted$6,000
The New Jersey Police Honor Legion Paramus, NJUnrestricted$1,500
Joseph Cicalese Memorial Scholarshi Newark, NJUnrestricted$1,000
Waldwick Baseball Softball Assoc Waldwick, NJUnrestricted$500
New Concepts for Living Paramus, NJUnrestricted$500
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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$30,311$308,672$403,096$127,0007$403,096—$11,325
2024$124,735$483,212$364,588$107,7506$364,588$151$6,946
2023$6,111$387,286$391,876$131,2506$391,876—$2,935
2022$10,701$343,231$332,530$135,0001$332,530——

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Town Title Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Town Title Foundation Inc is led by Christopher Rotio, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christopher Rotio

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Ciambrone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joshua Thomson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Town Title Foundation Inc

How much does Town Title Foundation Inc give each year?

Town Title Foundation Inc gave $127K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $108K across 6 grants.

What is Town Title Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Town Title Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $18,143, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Town Title Foundation Inc give grants?

Town Title Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Paramus, NJ (2 grants).

Does Town Title Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Town Title Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Town Title Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Town Title Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hackensack Meridian Health ($110,000), Legends Foundation Inc ($7,500) and Tunnels to Towers Foundation ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Town Title Foundation Inc?

Town Title Foundation Inc reported $30K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $403K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Town Title Foundation Inc's EIN?

Town Title Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1879691. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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