Waldele Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Stirling, NJ EIN: 22-3774572

Waldele Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Stirling, New Jersey. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations, including schools, community organizations, a church, and local emergency-response and public-service organizations.

Key facts about Waldele Family Foundation Inc

In short: Waldele Family Foundation Inc gave $182K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in New Jersey. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
22-3774572
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$182,000
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$16,545
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$428,347
Primary geography
New Jersey (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$428K

+26.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$182K

+40.0% YoY

Grant Count

11

-8.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+52.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Waldele Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Waldele Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

18%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $17K. How we count

Medians: $13K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 196% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. Among its 2025 grantees, Bessie Green Community Inc describes its mission as “feeding, clothing and supporting our neighbors with compassion and dignity”; The Institute of Music for Children says it engages children and youth in artistic expression and the creative process; and Long Hill First Aid Squad says it responds to medical emergencies and provides first-aid education in the community. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 11 grants totaling $182,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $78,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest grants included $78,000 to Holy Spirit High School, $25,000 to Our Lady Star of the Sea School, $20,000 to Bessie Green Community Inc, and $15,000 to St James Catholic Church. Other grants included $10,000 each to Girls on the Run, Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women, The Heavenly Harvst Foundation, and The Institute of Music for Children.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey, 5% to North Carolina, and 5% to New York.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

GilletteCharlotteNewarkAtlantic CityDenvilleJersey CityAbesconMendhamMontclairElizabethPassaicStirlingNew YorkWorcesterChesterEgg Harbor TwpJenkintownMillingtonNewtonVernon

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K9 grants2019 9 grants2020 13 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 12 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $62K (2022) to $182K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $182K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Holy Spirit High School: $78KHoly Spirit High School$78KOur Lady Star of the Sea School: $25KOur Lady Star of the SeaSchool$25KBessie Green Community Inc: $20KBessie Green Community Inc$20KSt James Catholic Church: $15KSt James Catholic Church$15KGirls on the Run: $10KGirls on the Run$10KPassaic Neighborhood Center for Women: $10KPassaic Neighborhood Centerfor Women$10KThe Heavenly Harvst Foundation: $10KThe Heavenly Harvst Foundation$10KThe Institute of Music for Children: $10KThe Institute of Music forChildren$10KStirling Volunteer Fire Dept: $2KStirling Volunteer Fire Dept$2KLong Hill First Aid Squad: $1KLong Hill First Aid Squad$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Holy Spirit High School ($78K). Together the top 10 received $181K.

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 54 (98%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Holy Spirit High School Abescon, NJSupport cause$78,000
Our Lady Star of the Sea School Atlantic City, NJSupport Casue$25,000
Bessie Green Community Inc Newark, NJSupport cause$20,000
St James Catholic Church Woodbridge, NJSupport cause$15,000
Girls on the Run Charlotte, NCSupport cause$10,000
Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women Passaic, NJSupport cause$10,000
The Heavenly Harvst Foundation New York, NYSupport cause$10,000
The Institute of Music for Children Elizabeth, NJSupport cause$10,000
Stirling Volunteer Fire Dept Stirling, NJSupport cause$2,000
Long Hill First Aid Squad Gillette, NJSupport cause$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $428,347 $332,179 $184,394 $182,000 (11)
2024 $337,699 $144,658 $131,050 $130,000 (12)
2023 $147,225 $182,643 $69,450 $68,500 (9)
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$428,347$337,699$147,225
Revenue$332,179$144,658$182,643
Expenses$184,394$131,050$69,450
Qualifying Distributions$182,525$130,525$68,925
Net Investment Income$128,746$144,133$19,018
Distributable Amount$15,226$15,389$10,997

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 21, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Robert J Waldele as president, Susanne C Waldele as secretary, and Debra Waldele Champagne as director.

Waldele Family Foundation Inc is led by Robert J Waldele, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert J Waldele

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debra Waldele Champagne

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susanne C Waldele

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 209 Pleasant Plains Road, Stirling, NJ 07980
Phone: (212) 236-5163

Frequently asked questions about Waldele Family Foundation Inc

How much does Waldele Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc gave $182K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $130K across 12 grants.

What is Waldele Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $16,545, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Waldele Family Foundation Inc that year got $13K on average.

Where does Waldele Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were North Carolina (5%) and New York (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Gillette, NJ (2 grants).

Does Waldele Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Waldele Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support cause" (10 grants).

Who are Waldele Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Holy Spirit High School ($78,000), Our Lady Star of the Sea School ($25,000) and Bessie Green Community Inc ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Waldele Family Foundation Inc?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $183K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Waldele Family Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Waldele Family Foundation Inc?

The foundation states that it 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 Waldele Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Waldele Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3774572. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Waldele 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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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