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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6638737

The Sella Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Newton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $260,000 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

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,146,789

  • Tax year 2024

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,128,200

  • Tax year 2023

    $201,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,342,716

  • Tax year 2022

    $223,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,269,386

  • Tax year 2021

    $218,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,457,261

  • Tax year 2020

    $217,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,996,461

  • Tax year 2019

    $229,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $4,652,365

  • Tax year 2018

    $216,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $4,438,950

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montrose Community Foundation IncMontrose, CO

    Montrose youth football league

    $33,000
  2. Reverend Brown SchoolSparta, NJ

    Education

    $25,000
  3. Wesley Chapel Weddington Athletic AssWaxhaw, NC

    Children's health and athletic programs

    $22,500
  4. Fairleigh Dickinson UnivTeaneck, NJ

    Education

    $20,000
  5. Scarc Foundation IncAugusta, NJ

    Special ed

    $15,000
  6. Community Foundation for Monterey CountyMonterey, CA

    Housing for school kids & gathering for women

    $11,500
  7. Amazing Grace Lutheran ChurchWaxhaw, NC

    Religious

    $10,000
  8. Benny's BodegaNewton, NJ

    Community help

    $10,000
  9. Birth HavenNewton, NJ

    Unwed mothers

    $10,000
  10. Center for Prevention & CounselingNewton, NJ

    Adult counseling

    $10,000
  11. Domestic Abuse Services IncAndover, NJ

    Abused women

    $10,000
  12. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    Community help

    $8,000
  13. Amherst Survival CenterNorth Amherst, MA

    Community help

    $7,500
  14. Turning PointMonroe, NC

    Abused women

    $7,500
  15. Pioneer Valley Workers CenterSpringfield, MA

    Builds power with low-wage immigrant workers throughout western massachusetts.

    $7,500
  16. Newport County Community Mental Heath Center IncJericho, NY

    Mental health

    $7,000
  17. Lucy's HearthMiddletown, RI

    Homeless shelter

    $7,000
  18. Dr Martin Luther King Community CenterNewport, RI

    Underprivileged support

    $6,000
  19. Manjushri Dharma CenterPacific Grove, CA

    Religious

    $5,500
  20. Boys TownBoys Town, NE

    Education

    $5,000
  21. Sail Newport IncNewport, RI

    Educational program

    $5,000
  22. The Dolphin HouseMontrose, CO

    Community programs

    $5,000
  23. The Salvation Army IncNewport, RI

    Food distribution center

    $5,000
  24. Washington Square Services CorpNewport, RI

    Shelter

    $5,000
  25. St Daniel's ChurchOuray, CO

    Religious

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services7 grants $62,50057% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $11,50011% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $8,0007% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $7,0006% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $5,5005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey7 grants $100,000
  2. Colorado3 grants $40,000
  3. North Carolina3 grants $40,000
  4. Rhode Island5 grants $28,000
  5. California3 grants $25,000
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $15,000
  7. New York1 grant $7,000
  8. Nebraska1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • George J Sella IIITRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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