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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3302046

Pio Costa Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fairfield, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $7,325 paid in grants.

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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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $7,325

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $466,351

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,006

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $479,953

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $570,537

  • Tax year 2022

    $33,770

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $557,065

  • Tax year 2021

    $33,926

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $589,438

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,360

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $507,377

  • Tax year 2019

    $27,575

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $524,279

  • Tax year 2018

    $24,275

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $553,696

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT

    General contribution

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    General contribution

    $550
  3. Catholic CharitiesPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  4. Catholic CharitiesPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  5. Catholic CharitiesPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  6. Catholic CharitiesPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  7. Eva's Kitchen Food PantryPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  8. Eva's Kitchen Food PantryPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  9. Eva's Kitchen Food PantryPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  10. Eva's Kitchen Food PantryPaterson, NJ

    General contribution

    $500
  11. Pantry of Broward CountyFort Lauderdale, FL

    General contribution

    $500
  12. Willsway IncBoca Raton, FL

    General contribution

    $500
  13. Individual

    General contribution

    $250
  14. Ocean's Harbor HouseToms River, NJ

    General contribution

    $200
  15. Individual

    General contribution

    $150
  16. Individual

    General contribution

    $125
  17. Individual

    General contribution

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $20017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey9 grants $4,200
  2. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  3. Florida2 grants $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Anthony Pio Costa IIIPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Carmen Pio CostaDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anthony Pio Costa IVDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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