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The October Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Saddle River, New Jersey · EIN 473739838

The October Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Saddle River, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $2,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$38,317
2024$00$37,310
2025$2,5001$37,286

How to apply

ContactJames or Caryl Kourgelis
8 Algonquin Trail, Saddle River, NJ 07458-2502
Phone or email(973) 546-2250
What to submitLetter containing statement of program, amount of funding requested and a breif description of the organization.
RestrictionsThe foundation does not plan on making grants to individuals or non-operating private foundations.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
HMH Foundation HMH Foundation
Iselin, NJ
Charity$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The October Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The October Foundation Inc give?

$2,500 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The October Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists James Kourgelis (Trustee / PR), Caryl Kourgelis (Trustee / VI) and Stuart D Liebman (Trustee / VI).

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