The Matthew 185 Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 45-3077267

Foundation Overview

Based in Rivervale, NJ, The Matthew 185 Foundation has awarded 251 grants totaling $1,949,012 to organizations in Arizona, New York and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $80 to $45,500, with a median award of $4,500.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,949,012
Total Assets
$3,897,814
Median Grant (all grants)
$4,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
27
Median Grant
$5,000
% No Significant Change
3% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 22%

6 of 27 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
New Jersey

75% of all grants are concentrated in New Jersey, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within New Jersey, funding concentrates in Woodbridge (11%), Hackensack (8%), Ridgewood (6%).

Funding Trajectory
+55%

Strong 55% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Matthew 185 Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
B & M Market $300 Park Ridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Bergen Performing Arts Center $2,500 Englewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Betty Harvey $500 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Boys And Girls Club Paterson $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Brenda And Fred Luberto $1,000 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Family Promise Of Bergen County $23,800 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Florida International University Foundation $16,000 Miami, FL, US General Purpose 2024
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Hackensack Meridan School $13,500 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Hamptons Church $80 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Home Fit For Heroes $13,000 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Jill Zarin $6,000 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Kendall Madison Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2024
Learning Spring $9,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2024
Multiple Scerosis Of America $23,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2024
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Quality Services For The Autism Community $1,577 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2024
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $12,200 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Rivervale Fire Department Association $7,261 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Saint Pius X Church $4,700 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2024
Samir Rabie $1,010 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Spectrum For Living $2,000 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
St Joseph's Senior Home $6,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $4,622 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2024
Table To Table $7,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Vinka Fund $6,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Youth Council Services $6,750 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2024
Betty Harvey $1,000 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Bogota Savings Foundation $1,000 Teaneck, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Family Promise Of Bergen County $16,150 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Florida International University Foundation $10,000 Miami, FL, US General Purpose 2023
Friendship House $8,750 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Hamptons Church $1,280 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Home Fit For Heroes $23,000 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Kendall Madison Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2023
Knights Of Columbus $235 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Learning Spring $6,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Make A Wish Nj $2,500 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Multiple Scerosis Of America $21,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2023
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Quality Services For The Autism Community $6,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,000 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Saint Pius X Church $2,200 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2023
Samir Rabie $6,000 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Spectrum For Living $2,000 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
St Joseph's Senior Home $4,862 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $3,000 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2023
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Youth Council Services $6,500 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Rivervale Fire Department Association $1,300 River Vale, NJ, US General Purpose 2023
Family Promise Of Bergen County $22,300 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,000 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hamptons Church $900 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Home Fit For Heroes $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Knights Of Columbus $9,035 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Multiple Scerosis Of America $45,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2022
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Saint Pius X Church $45,043 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2022
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Worldwide Childhood $2,700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
The Jillian Fund $1,800 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
St Joseph's Senior Home $1,000 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Spectrum For Living $2,550 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Kendall Burrows Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2022
Learning Spring $15,685 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Make A Wish Nj $5,000 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Nj Sharing Network $2,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,750 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $500 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Family Promise Of Bergen County $22,300 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,000 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hamptons Church $900 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Home Fit For Heroes $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Knights Of Columbus $9,035 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Multiple Scerosis Of America $45,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2022
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Saint Pius X Church $45,043 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2022
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Worldwide Childhood $2,700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
The Jillian Fund $1,800 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
St Joseph's Senior Home $1,000 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Spectrum For Living $2,550 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Kendall Burrows Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2022
Learning Spring $15,685 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Make A Wish Nj $5,000 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Nj Sharing Network $2,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,750 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $500 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Family Promise Of Bergen County $22,300 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,000 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hamptons Church $900 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Home Fit For Heroes $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Knights Of Columbus $9,035 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Multiple Scerosis Of America $45,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2022
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Saint Pius X Church $45,043 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2022
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Worldwide Childhood $2,700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
The Jillian Fund $1,800 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
St Joseph's Senior Home $1,000 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Spectrum For Living $2,550 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Kendall Burrows Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2022
Learning Spring $15,685 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Make A Wish Nj $5,000 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Nj Sharing Network $2,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,750 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $500 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Family Promise Of Bergen County $22,300 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,000 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hamptons Church $900 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Home Fit For Heroes $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Knights Of Columbus $9,035 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Multiple Scerosis Of America $45,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2022
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Saint Pius X Church $45,043 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2022
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Worldwide Childhood $2,700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
The Jillian Fund $1,800 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
St Joseph's Senior Home $1,000 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Spectrum For Living $2,550 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Kendall Burrows Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2022
Learning Spring $15,685 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Make A Wish Nj $5,000 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Nj Sharing Network $2,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,750 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $500 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Family Promise Of Bergen County $22,300 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,000 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hamptons Church $900 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Home Fit For Heroes $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Hudson Helping $5,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Knights Of Columbus $9,035 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Multiple Scerosis Of America $45,500 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2022
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $4,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Saint Pius X Church $45,043 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2022
Table To Table $10,500 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Vinka Fund $5,500 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Worldwide Childhood $2,700 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
The Jillian Fund $1,800 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
St Joseph's Senior Home $1,000 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Spectrum For Living $2,550 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Friendship House $4,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Kendall Burrows Foundation $2,500 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2022
Learning Spring $15,685 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2022
Make A Wish Nj $5,000 Monroe, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Nj Sharing Network $2,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge Center $4,750 Oakland, NJ, US General Purpose 2022
Stony Brook Southhampton Hospital $500 Southhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2022
American Foundation $500 Phoenix, AZ, US General Purpose 2021
Ann Ligouri Foundation $9,400 Westhampton, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative $1,900 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Better World $750 Rivervale, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Childrens Museum Of The East End $5,500 Bridgehampton, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Family Promise Of Bergen County $16,000 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $5,425 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Hamptons Church $1,700 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Home Fit For Heroes $20,650 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Hudson Helping $375 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Jfk Medical Center Foundation $3,000 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Knights Of Columbus $1,500 Burlington, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Kula For Karma $1,000 Hawthorne, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Labor In Sparkill Nj $2,500 Sparkill, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Humc Foundation $3,000 Mahwah, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Morgan Hoffmann Foundation $1,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2021
Multiple Scerosis Of America $2,000 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2021
New Jersey Sharing Network $3,000 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $1,500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Pony Power Therapies $3,500 Mahwah, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Saint Pius X Church $4,100 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2021
Table To Table $12,750 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
The Challengers Tour $7,400 Rivervale, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Vinka Fund $5,000 Colts Neck, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Hamptons Church $1,500 Succasunna, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Family Promise Of Bergen County $27,290 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Hackensack Meridian School Of Medicine $3,750 Nutley, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Home Fit For Heroes $1,200 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Irongrid Charity $700 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
John Inserra Redwood $1,000 Paterson, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Labor In Sparkill Nj $2,500 Sparkill, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Mahwah Regional $3,550 Mahwah, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Multiple Scerosis Of America $16,000 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Purposes 2020
New Jersey Sharing Network $2,500 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
New Jersey Organ $2,000 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
New Jersey State Pba Survivor $500 Woodbridge, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Pony Power Therapies $1,500 Mahwah, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
No Kid Hungry $500 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2020
Peter Silva $1,000 Rivervale, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Saint Pius X Church $3,000 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2020
The Buoniconti Fund $3,625 Miami, FL, US General Purpose 2020
The Learning Spring School $1,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
The Jillian Fund $5,500 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Youth Consultation Services $4,500 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
Family Promise Of Bergen County $14,850 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Learning School Springs $4,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2018
Make A Wish New Jersey $21,200 Monroe Township, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Several Sources Foundation Inc $19,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
The Actors Fund Nynj $4,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2018
Youth Consultation Services $3,600 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Hackensack Umc Foundation $6,000 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Hamden Hall Day School $10,000 Hamden, CT, US General Purpose 2018
Immaculate Heart Academy $120 Washington Township, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Morgan Hoffman Foundation $10,600 Cleveland, OH, US General Purpose 2018
New Jersey Organ $3,500 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Nafa Arts $3,000 Princeton, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Saint Pius X Church $2,500 Fairfield, CT, US General Purpose 2018
The Jillian Fund $7,500 Montvale, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Women's Heart Fund $350 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2018
Bergen Volunteer Medical Intiative Inc $1,850 Roseland, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Family Promise Of Bergen County $19,750 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
George Badiel Foundation $300 New York, NV, US General Purpose 2017
Learning School Springs $2,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2017
Make A Wish New Jersey $6,100 Monroe Township, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Nj Sharing Network $1,700 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Hackensack Umc Foundation $2,325 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Jfk Medical Foundation $4,000 Edison, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Several Sources Foundation Inc $30,500 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
St Jude $5,500 Memphis, TN, US General Purpose 2017
The Actors Fund Nynj $2,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2017
Youth Consultation Services $7,650 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Durge Tree Int'l $2,000 Sparta, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Kiwinbi Int'l Foundation $250 New Vernon, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
Julia's Butterfly Foundation $3,000 N Haledon, NJ, US General Purpose 2017
The Jillian Fund $10,000 Montvale, NJ, US Fpassaro - 01/30/19 10:32am Worksheet Private Foundation 2017
Learning School Springs $6,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
St Jude $11,200 Memphis, TN, US General Purpose 2016
Pascack Valley High School $250 Hillsdale, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Bowery Residents Committee Inc $12,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
Hopelink Of Southern Nevada $8,000 Henderson, NV, US General Purpose 2016
Qsac $1,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
Make A Wish New Jersey $14,000 Monroe Township, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Daughters Of Miriam Center $3,500 Clifton, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Youth Consultation Services $10,250 Hackensack, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Nj Sharing Network $4,500 New Providence, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Family Promise Of Bergen County $15,410 Ridgewood, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
Several Sources Foundation Inc $10,100 Ramsey, NJ, US General Purpose 2016
The Actors Fund Nynj $19,500 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
Bergen Volunteer Medical Intiative Inc $4,200 Roseland, NJ, US General Purpose 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 45-3077267
Website N/A
Address 473 WHITE BIRCH DR River Vale, NJ 07675-6455

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Matthew 185 Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President/secretary/direct Charles Matar
Vice President/director Jennifer Matar

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.