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The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Hawthorne, New Jersey · EIN 020678761

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Hawthorne, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $40,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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$30,0002$671,924
2024$40,0002$695,650
2025$35,0003$782,055

How to apply

The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey2$30,000
Maine1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation
Edison, NJ
In support of the h&v structural and congential heart disease fellowship at hackensack medical center.$20,000
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
To support the henry shotmeyer endowed scholarship fund.$10,000
Friends of Roger Babson Inc
Wellesley, ME
general program support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc give?

$35,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles Shotmeyer (President).

What does The Shotmeyer Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and science and research.

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