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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3093807

Quest Diagnostics Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Secaucus, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $6.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Tax Department
500 Plaza Drive
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(800) 222-0446
Form and materials
Available upon request.
Deadlines
Available upon request.
Restrictions
Awards are made to promote the benefits of healthcare and wellness and the prevention, early detection, monitoring and treatment of disease, and educating the general public and healthcare professionals regarding healthcare issues and leveling the playing field for health disparities in underserved populations.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $6,715,868

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $53,269,207
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,302,349

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $60,321,263
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,060,726

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $69,366,783
  • Tax year 2022

    $8,852,107

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $82,745,541
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,954,135

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $616,494
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,453,017

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,787,633

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Choose Healthy LifeE Stroudsburg, PA

    The purposes of this grant agreement are as follows: (i) to enable grantee to provide black church public health navigators and health navigator supervisors and maintain hubs in newark, detroit, atlanta, and washington in accordance with phases v, vi, and VII of the choose healthy life black church plan and (II) to secure both short-term and long-term funding to sustain grantee and strengthen and grow the choose healthy life black church plan.

    $2,316,382
  2. Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL

    Grantee will use the grant to develop through west site united ("wsu"), a project currently fiscally sponsored by grantee, a collaborative network of community-based organizations ("cbos") in west side chicago to develop and deliver programs to these cbos to help them build capacity, and assist these cbos with their programing to make it more effective at addressing social determinants of health and health needs.

    $1,200,637
  3. St Josephs Hospital & Med Ctr FNDTN IncPaterson, NJ

    To expand the SJH network of community health workers, improve diabetes care, improve maternal/infant health care.

    $651,213
  4. The Y in Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    To formalize "the y of druid hill health equity coalition and develop and implement key community impact programming, focusing on four key areas: care coordination, mental/behavioral health, chronic disease prevention and management, and violence prevention.

    $489,198
  5. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Expansion of the HBCU scholars program; establishment of a scholars program at institutions of higher learning serving hispanic students; covid-19 relief through federally qualified health centers (each an "FQHC"); and hypertension relief and management through FQHCS.

    $450,000
  6. Hackensack Meridian HealthEdison, NJ

    The grant will enable grantee to fund the expansion in paterson, new jersey of the som human dimensions program (the "HD program"), which is a three-year longitudinal course designed to provide community-engaged medical education and workforce and improve healthcare in underserved and marginalized populations, including by addressing social determinants of health ("sdoh").

    $434,273
  7. Baltimore Connect IncBaltimore, MD

    To enable grantee to foster a future in which health care entities, social service organizations and people in the community work together seamlessly to achieve optimum health and well-being for all in baltimore city and baltimore county, maryland (collectively "baltimore"), focusing on mental health/behavioral health, care coordination, and youth engagement, for underserved/underinsured black and hispanic/latinx persons in poverty in baltimore (the "target population").

    $395,490
  8. Health Coalition of PassaicPaterson, NJ

    Reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal and infant health outcomes by supporting health improvement, chronic disease management and connection to appropriate healthcare before pregnancy.

    $248,788
  9. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Over two years to support the implementation of local maternal child health focused initiatives through community-based collective impact councils benefiting communities in the houston, miami, and chicago local areas. The goals of this grant: increase the presence of community health workers, recruit and train a diverse doula workforce, and build health education awareness in communities with high preterm birth and maternal mortality rates.

    $183,470
  10. Green Bronx MachineBronx, NY

    The grant will fund two programs. The purpose of program 1 (school expansion) funding is to provide fifty (50) schools with an indoor academic garden, individual site license for the grantee's green bronx machine classroom curriculum ("GBM curriculum"), school supplies and teaching materials, teacher training and ongoing professional development, data-management and analytics, and food preparation and serving supplies.the purpose of program 2 (screening film campaign) funding is to fund a ten (10) month national screening tour of grantee's award-winning documentary generation growth in partnership with picture motion. The campaign will share the collective impact the partnership between grantee and quest diagnostics has had to date and raise awareness of the partnership to attract new partners.

    $135,829
  11. Rutgers the State University of NJPiscataway, NJ

    The project goal is to reduce the transmission of covid-19 and to expand covid-19 testing to long-term care facility ("LTCF") staff and residents at non-profit/low resource LTCFS. A. Covid-19 testing servicesb. Covid-19 transmission reduction/infection prevention support and expansion

    $103,000
  12. Women's Breast and Health InitiativeMiami Lakes, FL

    To support the expansion of its workplace wellness mobile program, including to enable grantee to organize and conduct eight community wellness events during the two year period. The workplace wellness mobile program provides a range of preventative services and services designed to reduce barriers to care including biometric screenings, care coordination, outreach, health education resources, referrals and follow-up services.

    $54,820
  13. Foundation for Research and Education Excellence (free)Vestavia, AL

    To conduct a research project regarding polycystic ovary syndrome ("pcos"), a complex genetic, hormone, metabolic and reproductive disorder that affects women and is believed to be the most common reproductive disorder of women.

    $32,768
  14. Massachusetts General HospitalSomerville, MA

    The grant funds will enable grantee to develop and conduct health education for liver professionals ("help"), a team-based, aacme-accredited continuing education program designed to improve diagnosis, management and appropriate follow up for patients at risk of or affected by chronic hepatitis b ("CHB"), with or without chronic hepatitis d ("CHD"), and liver cancer. CHB is the most common cause of liver cancer in asian americans.

    $20,000

Approved for future payment

9 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Hackensack Meridian HealthEdison, NJ

    The grant will enable grantee to fund the expansion in paterson, new jersey of the som human dimensions program (the "HD program"), which is a three-year longitudinal course designed to provide community-engaged medical education and workforce and improve healthcare in underserved and marginalized populations, including by addressing social determinants of health ("sdoh").

    $2,661,319
  2. St Josephs Hospital & Med Ctr FNDTN IncPaterson, NJ

    To expand the SJH network of community health workers, improve diabetes care, improve maternal/infant health care.

    $2,527,671
  3. Choose Healthy LifeE Stroudsburg, PA

    The purposes of this grant agreement are as follows: (i) to enable grantee, until may 31, 2025, to provide black church public health navigators and health navigator supervisors and maintain hubs in the four cities as part of the choose healthy life black church plan; (II) to enable grantee to implement and maintain the corporate infrastructure and capabilities to enable it to run phase iv of the choose healthy life black church plan; and (III) to secure both short-term and long-term funding to sustain grantee and strengthen and grow the choose healthy life black church plan.

    $1,380,000
  4. Health Coalition of PassaicPaterson, NJ

    Reduce maternal mortality and improve maternal and infant health outcomes by supporting health improvement, chronic disease management and connection to appropriate healthcare before pregnancy.

    $529,029
  5. The Y in Central Maryland - Druid HillBaltimore, MD

    Grantee seeks to deepen its community health strategy by moving toward a pathways community health (pchi) model. Building upon several years of successes in the community health program, grantee will continue to offer current community health supports, including short- and long-term food access, care coordination, chronic disease prevention, and harm reduction, while simultaneously building the framework through technical assistance and training to become a pathways agency.

    $200,000
  6. Baltimore Connect IncBaltimore, MD

    The purpose of the grant is to enable grantee to foster a future in which health care entities, social service organizations and people in the community work together seamlessly to achieve optimum health and well-being for all in baltimore city and baltimore county, maryland (collectively "baltimore"), focusing on mental health/behavioral health, care coordination, and youth engagement, for underserved/underinsured black and hispanic/latinx persons in poverty in baltimore (the "target population").

    $195,490
  7. West Side United (rush University Medical Center)Chicago, IL

    Grantee will use the grant to develop through west site united ("wsu"), a project currently fiscally sponsored by grantee, a collaborative network of community-based organizations ("cbos") in west side chicago to develop and deliver programs to these cbos to help them build capacity, and assist these cbos with their programing to make it more effective at addressing social determinants of health and health needs.

    $168,889
  8. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Over two years to support the implementation of local maternal child health focused initiatives through community-based collective impact councils benefiting communities in the houston, miami, and chicago local areas. The goals of this grant: increase the presence of community health workers, recruit and train a diverse doula workforce, and build health education awareness in communities with high preterm birth and maternal mortality rates.

    $100,000
  9. Massachusetts General HospitalSomerville, MA

    The grant funds will enable grantee to develop and conduct health education for liver professionals ("help"), a team-based, aacme-accredited continuing education program designed to improve diagnosis, management and appropriate follow up for patients at risk of or affected by chronic hepatitis b ("CHB"), with or without chronic hepatitis d ("CHD"), and liver cancer. CHB is the most common cause of liver cancer in asian americans.

    $40,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $4,150,48982% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $884,68818% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,316,382
  2. New Jersey4 grants $1,437,274
  3. Illinois1 grant $1,200,637
  4. Maryland2 grants $884,688
  5. Texas1 grant $450,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $183,470
  7. New York1 grant $135,829
  8. Florida1 grant $54,820
  9. Alabama1 grant $32,768
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Michael J DeppeVICE PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Sean MerstenSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cecilia McKenneyVICE CHAIR Hours 1.25Pay $0
  • Michael PrevoznikVICE CHAIR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alain BernardTRUSTEE AS OF 9/5/25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • William J O'Shaughnessy JrASST SCRETARY UNTIL 12/31/2025 Hours 1Pay $0

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