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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2056601

Modera Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Westwood, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 22 grants and $56,505 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $56,505

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $35,083

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $75,231
  • Tax year 2022

    $31,929

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $116,394
  • Tax year 2021

    $19,382

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $98,729
  • Tax year 2020

    $34,759

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $102,164
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,322

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $137,837
  • Tax year 2018

    $43,800

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $138,810

Grants paid in 2024

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    Modera Community Impact Fund

    $25,555
  2. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards IncWashington, DC

    CFP Scholarship Fund

    $25,000
  3. University of MiamiMiami, FL

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  4. Volunteers of America IncJamaica Plain, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  5. Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro IncGreensboro, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  6. Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro IncGreensboro, NC

    Women 2 Women program

    $500
  7. Friends of Karen IncNorth Salem, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  8. Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  9. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  10. DSC United CorpTWP Washinton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $350
  11. First Associate Reformed Presbyterian ChurchStatesville, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $200
  12. American Heart Association IncDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  13. American Parkinson Disease AssocStaten Island, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  14. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  15. Proverbs 12 10 Animal Rescue & AdoptionBurns, TN

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  16. Raritan Valley Community College FoundationSomerville, NJ

    Honors College Fund

    $100
  17. Richardson RescueYork, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  18. Voyageur Outward Bound SchoolSt Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $100
  19. Eliada Homes IncAsheville, NC

    General & Unrestricted

    $50
  20. Hunters Helping the Hungry IncLebanon, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $50
  21. The William Paterson University of New Jersey FounWayne, NJ

    Financial Planning program

    $50
  22. The William Paterson University of New Jersey FounWayne, NJ

    Recent Business Alumni Council Scholarship fund

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,00040% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $70028% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $35014% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $2008% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $1004% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $1004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $25,555
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  3. North Carolina4 grants $1,250
  4. Florida1 grant $1,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  6. New Jersey5 grants $600
  7. New York2 grants $600
  8. Connecticut1 grant $500
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $500
  10. California1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tom OrecchioDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert SiefertSec, VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark WilloughbyAssistant Sec, VP, Dir Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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