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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7032083

PJ & Palmina Casella Foundation

A private foundation in Morristown, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $61,000 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

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

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,125,583
  • Tax year 2024

    $52,300

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,684
  • Tax year 2023

    $55,750

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,007,498
  • Tax year 2022

    $59,700

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,022,742
  • Tax year 2021

    $49,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,012,572
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $948,042
  • Tax year 2019

    $36,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $897,632
  • Tax year 2018

    $32,755

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $889,755

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CMC Foundation for ChangeNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $20,000
  2. Memorial Sloan Kattering CancerNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $7,000
  3. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $6,000
  4. Drugfreeorg - Partnership to End AddictionNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $5,000
  5. St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TN

    Gen charitable

    $2,500
  6. Alzheimers Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $2,000
  7. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Gen charitable

    $2,000
  8. Make-A-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    Gen charitable

    $1,500
  9. Community Food Bank NJHillside, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $1,500
  10. Chow Broome County Council of ChurchesBinghamton, NY

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  11. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  12. The Bowery MissionNew York, NY

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  13. The Humane SocietyBinghamton, NY

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  14. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  15. Table of Hope NJMorristown, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  16. Family Promise Morris CtyMorristown, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  17. JBWS (abuse Survivors)Morristown, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  18. Jersey CaresLivingston, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $1,000
  19. Habitat for HumanityEndicott, NY

    Gen charitable

    $750
  20. Meals on WheelsBinghamton, NY

    General

    $750
  21. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Gen charitable

    $750
  22. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Gen charitable

    $500
  23. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    Gen charitable

    $500
  24. Salvation Army Binghamton CorpsBinghamton, NY

    Gen charitable

    $500
  25. Market St MissionMorristown, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $500
  26. Morris Minute MenMorris Plains, NJ

    Gen charitable

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $20,00062% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $6,00018% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $2,0006% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,0006% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $46,000
  2. New Jersey7 grants $6,250
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $3,500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $2,500
  5. Arizona1 grant $1,500
  6. Maryland1 grant $750
  7. Alabama1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patricia CasellaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Adrienne L CasellaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark S CasellaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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