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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6064531

The Bartimaeus Foundation

A private foundation in Franklin Lakes, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $19,000 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
Margaret Ficca
3941 Back Bay Drive
Jupiter, FL 33477
(201) 848-8072
Form and materials
At present, a special form is not required.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
None.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $312,688
  • Tax year 2024

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $327,079
  • Tax year 2023

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $394,095
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,100

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $382,928
  • Tax year 2021

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $390,570
  • Tax year 2020

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $398,358
  • Tax year 2019

    $29,350

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $423,610
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $447,652

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Conservatory of Dramatic ArtsWashington, DC

    Education programs

    $10,000
  2. Eight Eleven FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    Career development and community building

    $3,500
  3. Potomac Community Resources IncPotomac, MD

    Respite and housing services for disabled individuals

    $2,500
  4. Most Blessed Sacrament ChurchFranklin Lakes, NJ

    Parish building fund

    $2,000
  5. Mary Help of Christians AcademyNorth Haledon, NJ

    Educational programs

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00062% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,50022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $3,500
  3. New Jersey2 grants $3,000
  4. Maryland1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Margaret M FiccaPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David K FiccaVICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Thomas K FiccaVICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Raymond G FiccaVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • William F FiccaVICE PRESIDENT & ASST SECR Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Marykate MenapaceVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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