MAHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-08; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $2.6M · expenses $2.9M · assets $17.0M

EIN
27-1447747
Address
7 COLUMBIA TPKE STE 201, FLORHAM PARK, NJ 07932-2276
Website
www.mahercharitablefoundation.org
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
science: research education (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2011 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Margarethe P Laurenzi Executive Director2021-2024 $350,647$1,044,047 1
Barbara Reisan (former) VP & Program Officer2020-2021 $277,185$537,126 1
Barbara Reisman (former) N A2022-2023 $161,690$315,900 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Scott Schley GC Secretary & Director2022-2024 1 $0 reported 3
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Amanda Maher President & Director2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Scott Scley (former) GC Secrretary & Director2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Samuel Crane (former) VP2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $351K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margarethe P Laurenzi Executive Director40 $260,000-$90,647 $350,6471
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director1 $0-$0 $02
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Maher President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Scott Schley GC Secretary & Director1 $0-$0 $03
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $487K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margarethe P Laurenzi Executive Director40 $236,250-$89,488 $325,7381
Barbara Reisman N A20 $100,000-$61,690 $161,6901
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director1 $0-$0 $02
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Maher President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Scott Schley GC Secretary & Director1 $0-$0 $03
2022 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $462K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Margarethe P Laurenzi Executive Director40 $225,000-$82,298 $307,2981
Barbara Reisman N A20 $100,000-$54,210 $154,2101
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director1 $0-$0 $02
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Maher President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Scott Schley GC Secrretary & Director1 $0-$0 $03
2021 · 7 people listed · 2 paid, $338K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara Reisan VP & Program Officer35 $230,000-$47,185 $277,1851
Margarethe P Laurenzi Executive Director40 $47,875-$12,489 $60,3641
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director1 $0-$0 $02
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Maher President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Scott Scley GC Secrretary & Director1 $0-$0 $01
Samuel Crane VP1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $260K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Barbara Reisan VP & Program Officer35 $220,415-$39,526 $259,9411
M Brian Maher Chairman Treasurer Director1 $0-$0 $02
Sandra Maher Vice Chairman & Director1 $0-$0 $02
Amanda Maher President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Scott Scley GC Secrretary & Director1 $0-$0 $01
Samuel Crane VP1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $194K
NameLocationServicePaid
Clinton Hill Community ActionNewark, NJBuilding Management$193,613
2023 · 1 contractor · $116K
NameLocationServicePaid
Clinton Hill Community ActionNewark, NJBuilding Management$116,089
2022 · 1 contractor · $261K
NameLocationServicePaid
Clinton Hill Community ActionNewark, NJBuilding Management$261,425
2021 · 4 contractors · $1.4M
NameLocationServicePaid
Results Driven ConsultingNewark, NJStrategic planning & community relations$1,002,000
Civitas StrategiesLynnfield, MAProvide PPP application assistance to early childhood education providers$215,750
Dresdner RobinJersey City, NJEngineering Services$76,766
DIGroupArchitechture LLCNew Brunswick, NJArchitectural Services$58,000
2020 · 3 contractors · $290K
NameLocationServicePaid
Results Driven Consulting RelationsNewark, NJStrategic planning & community relations$149,941
Civitas StrategiesLynnfield, MAProvide PPP application assistance to early childhood education providers$70,250
Dresdner RobinJersey City, NJEngineering servicxes$69,792

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 14 grants to organizations · $2.0M
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $101K · 12 grants to individuals · $1.6M
2022 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 13 grants to individuals · $1.1M
2021 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 15 grants to individuals · $1.4M
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 16 grants to individuals · $2.1M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 M Brian Maher Person Florham Park, NJ $2,250,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $2.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 M Brian Maher Person Florham park, NJ $2,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $1.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 M Brian Maher Person Florham park, NJ $1,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $12.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 M Brian Maher Person Florham park, NJ $12,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $10.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 M Brian Maher Person Florham park, NJ $10,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,629,745$2,922,755 $17,010,222$17,010,222 $2,250,000- $260,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,886,260$2,897,688 $17,744,886$17,744,886 $2,500,000- $236,250--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$597,135$2,478,676 $17,870,862$17,870,862 $1,500,000- $225,000--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,037,705$2,174,850 $19,941,102$19,941,102 $12,000,000- $276,875--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,062,450$2,524,220 $10,423,784$10,423,784 $10,000,000- $289,472--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,669,475$2,384,077 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$90,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
MARSAN FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,228,765$52,713 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ROEMER FOUNDATIONNJT22 $3,270,064$2,883,666 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JMG FOUNDATIONNJT22 $3,040,000$3,048,451 0$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SFF FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,128,294$5,541,759 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MANY VOICES FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $2,267,006$8,923,305 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVER BEECH FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,113,448$293,455 CO-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SALIM AND MEHAR CHOWDHREY FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,691,135$91,373 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE BLUE FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,808,338$775,907 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
PARKER FARMILY FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,179,889$1,222,627 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LEO KOGUAN FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,205,231$2,168,030 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ASTRUP FAMILY FOUNDATIONNJT22 $2,095,527$886,230 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
KLEIN WETHERBEE FAMILY FOUNDATIONNJT22 $3,005,877$0 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HOLMES FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $2,383,596$1,619,777 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DIANNE T AND CHARLES E RICE FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $2,921,500$1,314,204 CEO/DIRECTOR$137,083 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
OSULLIVAN FOUNDATION TR 122299NJT22 $3,110,142$3,637,255 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SHU-TUNG AND ALICE LI FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $2,806,111$2,574,305 TRUSTEE$175,881 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DAVID AND CAROL LACKLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $2,672,673$1,076,291 TRUSTEE/PRES$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
PATRIOT FUND INCNJT22 $2,345,357$1,711,537 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
K2 CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIAT22 $2,800,497$2,228,958 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
IAG CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONNYT22 $3,370,391$3,496,135 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
MAZAR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FUNDMAT22 $2,528,171$652,128 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
HARTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,840,577$4,423,800 TRS,SEC,DIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHAU FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCAT22 $2,432,701$704,642 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
SPARROW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT22 $2,852,161$2,930,420 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA $892,47515 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $837,13012 2DAF sponsor2016–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION; PATRIOT FUND INC
MARGARET M BLOOMFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATION $570,0008 1Private foundation2014–2023 CONCERN FOUNDATION
BOB & NITA HIRSCH FAMILY FOUNDATION $425,6009 1Private foundation2013–2023 CONCERN FOUNDATION
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND $320,7019 1DAF sponsor2013–2022 CONCERN FOUNDATION
ALESIA FAMILY FOUNDATION $302,5009 2Private foundation2017–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION; NATALIE COLE FOUNDATION
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION $300,0006 1Private foundation2019–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION
DAVID AND SYLVIA WEISZ FAMILY FOUNDATION $253,95013 1Private foundation2013–2025 CONCERN FOUNDATION
BARTMAN FOUNDATION $240,00012 1Private foundation2014–2025 CONCERN FOUNDATION
ALLEN & ANITA KOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC $223,5009 1Private foundation2015–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION
JERRY AND TERRI KOHL FAMILYFOUNDATION $194,0009 1Private foundation2012–2018 CONCERN FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $189,66113 2DAF sponsor2014–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION; PATRIOT FUND INC
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $183,47015 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION
THE HERB ALPERT FOUNDATION $157,20011 1Private foundation2014–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION
STANLEY & JOYCE BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION $145,00013 1Private foundation2014–2024 CONCERN FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $2,922,755 spent · pay $350,647 · grants $2,031,986 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,031,986 69.5%
Depreciation and depletion $452,571 15.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $260,000 8.9%
Pension plans and employee benefits $90,647 3.1%
Other expenses $63,872 2.2%
Taxes $15,558 0.5%
Fees: legal $8,121 0.3%
Total$2,922,755100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,897,688 spent · pay $475,775 · grants $1,691,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,691,300 58.4%
Depreciation and depletion $452,571 15.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $236,250 8.2%
Other expenses $231,849 8.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $139,525 4.8%
Other salaries and wages $100,000 3.5%
Taxes $23,416 0.8%
Fees: other professional $21,237 0.7%
Fees: legal $1,540 0.1%
Total$2,897,688100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,478,676 spent · pay $457,664 · grants $1,143,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,143,300 46.1%
Depreciation and depletion $452,468 18.3%
Fees: other professional $388,291 15.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $225,000 9.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $132,664 5.4%
Other salaries and wages $100,000 4.0%
Other expenses $35,362 1.4%
Fees: legal $1,591 0.1%
Total$2,478,676100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,174,850 spent · pay $336,548 · grants $1,449,300 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,449,300 66.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $276,875 12.7%
Other expenses $257,529 11.8%
Depreciation and depletion $131,473 6.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $59,673 2.7%
Total$2,174,850100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,524,220 spent · pay $289,472 · grants $2,068,390 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,068,390 81.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $289,472 11.5%
Depreciation and depletion $131,473 5.2%
Other expenses $34,885 1.4%
Total$2,524,220100%

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