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Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications South Hackensack, New Jersey · EIN 204215473

Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in South Hackensack, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $425,300 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $4,250 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $112,735 the year before.

97% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$101,24925$1.9 million
2024$112,73530$2.1 million
2025$425,30032$2.7 million

How to apply

ContactDavid Sanzari
PO Box 2187, South Hackensack, NJ 07606
Phone or email(201) 342-2777
What to submitApplicant should submit a written request providing general information about the organization and the reason for the grant request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey29$412,800
New York2$10,000
Nebraska1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation
Edison, NJ
General support$300,000
Christian Health
Wyckoff, NJ
General support$15,000
Habitat for Humanity Northwest NJ
Westwood, NJ
General Support$10,000
Homeless Solutions Inc
Cendar Knolls, NJ
General Support$5,000
Wynona's House
Newark, NJ
General Support$5,000
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
General Support$5,000
Parker Family Health Center Inc
Red Bank, NJ
General Support$5,000
The Waterfront Project Inc
Jersey City, NJ
General Support$5,000
The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Tumor
Franklin Lakes, NJ
General Support$5,000
Christian Health
Wyckoff, NJ
General Support$5,000
Jewish Family & Children's Services of Northern NJ
Teaneck, NJ
General Support$5,000
American Cancer Society
New York, NY
General Support$5,000
American Parkinson Disease Association
Staten Island, NY
General Support$5,000
SAFE in Hunterdon
Flemington, NJ
General Support$5,000
Bridges Outreach
Summit, NJ
General Support$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal & Northern NJ
Asbury Park, NJ
General Support$5,000
Community Meals Inc
Glen Rock, NJ
General Support$3,500
Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County
Westwood, NJ
General Support$3,000
YMCA of Ridgewood
Ridgewood, NJ
General Support$2,500
Children's Aid and Family Services
Paramus, NJ
General Support$2,500
Boys and Girls Clubs of Lower Bergen County
Lodi, NE
General Support$2,500
Dress for Success Central NJ
Lawrenceville, NJ
General Support$2,500
St Luke Community Development Center
Paterson, NJ
General Support$2,500
Pony Power Therapies
Mahwah, NJ
General Support$2,500
Roots and Wings
Denville, NJ
General Support$2,500
Apostles' House
Newark, NJ
General Support$2,500
Greater Somerset YMCA
Baskin Ridge, NJ
General Support$2,500
Child Focus
Wayne, NJ
General Support$2,500
Caresparc Community Connections
Maplewood, NJ
General Support$2,500
Hackensack Chapter of Unico
South Hackensack, NJ
General Support$1,000
Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation
Hackensack, NJ
General Support$200
STFA Foundation Inc
Manasquan, NJ
General Support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc give?

$425,300 in tax year 2025, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $4,250.

Who runs Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists David Sanzari (Trustee), Joni Sanzari (Trustee), Benita Sanzari Raia (Trustee/President) and Lisa Sanzari Britt (Trustee/Vice President) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Alfred N Sanzari Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and housing and homelessness.

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