The New Jersey State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2019EIN 13-2963335

The Ostberg Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Alpine, NJ. Its return for tax year 2019 lists 41 grants and $349,675 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2019 (period ending Nov 30, 2020), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Henry Ostberg the Foundation
87 Ruckman Road
Alpine, NJ 07620
(201) 767-8000
Form and materials
See attached information form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2019

    $349,675

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,970,312

  • Tax year 2018

    $308,155

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,559,369

  • Tax year 2017

    $314,767

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $3,180,383

Grants paid in 2019

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bridge of ChildrenLawrenceville, NJ

    Support

    $79,802
  2. SewaAlpine, NJ

    Support

    $63,472
  3. Bikur Cholim OrganizationStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $45,938
  4. A Serving HeartMiddleburgh, NY

    Support

    $25,735
  5. Englewood Health FoundationEnglewood, NJ

    Support

    $25,000
  6. Mustard Seed CommunitiesNeedham HGTS, MA

    Support

    $12,375
  7. Karen HollowaySt Augustine, FL

    Support

    $7,300
  8. Marantha OrphanageAlpine, NJ

    Support

    $7,200
  9. Uptown CatsYonkers, NY

    Support

    $7,000
  10. Yaakov LubanHighland Park, NJ

    Support

    $6,500
  11. Gitty RubinHighland Park, NJ

    Support

    $6,000
  12. Steve ShebesDeerfield Beach, FL

    Support

    $5,100
  13. Bershteyn FainaTucson, AZ

    Support

    $4,800
  14. Catholic Charities Comm Serv Arch of NYNew York, NY

    Support

    $4,500
  15. Shaldy MallariDeerfield Beach, FL

    Support

    $4,500
  16. Shaun BrennanNew York, NY

    Support

    $3,900
  17. Barbara Cole James Frank JamesMatthes, NC

    Su

    $3,900
  18. Usubov BellaStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $3,600
  19. Amoroso DawnStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $3,000
  20. Laura GrahamStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $3,000
  21. Woodstock Dutch Reformed ChurchWoodstock, NY

    Support

    $2,893
  22. Grun AnnetteStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $2,600
  23. Abdul 'sankohAlpine, NJ

    Support

    $2,400
  24. Foday TommyStaten Island, NY

    Support

    $2,400
  25. GreenbergarleneHoward Beach, NY

    Support

    $1,950
  26. Ralston Mary LPittsville, MD

    Support

    $1,950
  27. Loewe GeorgeJackson Heights, NY

    Support

    $1,800
  28. Ovaduke IreneNew York, NY

    Support

    $1,800
  29. Joachim ElmyreLawrenceville, NJ

    Support

    $1,600
  30. Murphy HelenNew York, NY

    Support

    $1,500
  31. Amie GblaAlpine, NJ

    Support

    $1,200
  32. Sidi S KalokoAlexandria, VA

    Support

    $1,050
  33. CentreNy, NY

    Support

    $1,000
  34. Temple Beth Ei of Northern ValleyCloster, NJ

    Support

    $550
  35. CucsNy, NY

    Support

    $500
  36. Geraldine PaulingNew York, NY

    Support

    $500
  37. The Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Support

    $500
  38. Alpine Volunteer Fire DepartmentCloster, NJ

    Support

    $250
  39. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Support

    $250
  40. Alpine Policemen's Benevolent AssocAlpine, NJ

    Support

    $200
  41. Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NY

    Support

    $160

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00066% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $12,37533% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $6602% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey12 grants $194,174
  2. New York20 grants $114,276
  3. Florida3 grants $16,900
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $12,375
  5. Arizona1 grant $4,800
  6. North Carolina1 grant $3,900
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,950
  8. Virginia1 grant $1,050
  9. Tennessee1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Henry D OstbergDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Brent BurnsDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Neal OstbergDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Sydelle OstbergDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Honey Foundation for IsraelSouth Orange, NJ 2 grants Preselected only $350,000 giving
  2. JSP Family FoundationJackson, NJ 2 grants Preselected only $347,150 giving
  3. The Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian Family FoundationRidgefield Park, NJ 8 grants Preselected only $363,500 giving
  4. The John and Anne Oros FoundationRidgewood, NJ 9 grants Preselected only $372,033 giving
  5. Walter S Roberts Charitable Foundation IncMontclair, NJ 16 grants Preselected only $379,341 giving