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Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc

Accepts applications Ridgefield, New Jersey · EIN 223796037

Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc is a private foundation in Ridgefield, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $74,700 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $57,600 the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$57,60012$1.3 million
2024$74,70015$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactJohn Quaregna
555 Prospect Ave, Ridgefield, NJ 07657
Phone or email(201) 943-5380
What to submitWritten Request outlining detail purpopse and manner in which grant will be administered
DeadlinesNone - Continuing as need
RestrictionsFinancial support for poor, religious, educational, expectant mothers, disabled, homeless, etc.,. per By Laws

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its US grants went to recipients in New Jersey. It also paid $10,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey14$64,700

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Notre Dame Academy
Palisades Park, NJ
Facilites$25,000
Individual
NJ
Seminarian program$10,000
Infant Jesus ChurchFacilities$10,000
Notre Dame Academy
Palisades Park, NJ
Tuition assistance$5,000
Saint Michaels Church
Palisades Park, NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Individual
NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Saint Matthews Church
Ridgefield, NJ
Unrestricted$5,000
Saint Matthews Church
Ridgefield, NJ
Unrestricted$3,500
Notre Dame Academy
Palisades Park, NJ
Unrestricted$2,000
Friendship House
Oradell, NJ
Unrestricted$1,000
Evas Village Inc
Paterson, NJ
Unrestricted$1,000
York Street Project
Jersey City, NJ
Unrestricted$1,000
Saint Josephs Health Foundation
Paterson, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Saint Matthews Church
Ridgefield, NJ
Unrestricted$500
Saint Matthews Church
Ridgefield, NJ
Unrestricted$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None - Continuing as need.

How much does Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc give?

$74,700 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Dennis De Santis (SectyTrustee), Charles Colombo (TreasTrustee), John Quaregna (PresidentTrustee) and Joseph R Garay (VPresTrustee) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does Columbian Charitable Grp of Pal PK Ridgefield Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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