Hudson Lutheran Charity Inc
Secaucus, NJ · EIN 22-2888885. Reported 141 grants totalling $5,156,515 to 76 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 53% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $130,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Nejeda Foundation Inc | Stillwater, NJ | $322,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The We Project | Carlstadt, NJ | $310,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Community Development Center Inc | Fairview, NJ | $305,015 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peace Care St Joseph's Nursing Home | Jersey City, NJ | $297,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's School for the Blind | Jersey City, NJ | $269,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Good Shepard Lutheran Church | Weehawken, NJ | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The We Project | Jersey City, NJ | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Together Helping Others Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Matthew's Lutheran Church | Secaucus, NJ | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Concordia Learning Center at St Josephs School for the Blind | Jersey City, NJ | $167,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Friends of New Jersey and New York | Kearny, NJ | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| St Francis Food Pantries and Shelters Inc | New York, NY | $145,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Alex Cabrera Family Foundation | Weehawken, NJ | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hudson County Court Appointed Special Advocates | Jersey City, NJ | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meest-America Inc | Port Reading, NJ | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grandmas Love Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hearts of Joy International Corp | Hillsdale, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corp | Hoboken, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jersey City Connections Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Hand Association Inc | Bronx, NY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palisades Emergency Residence Corp | Union City, NJ | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Garden State Episcopal Cdc | Jersey City, NJ | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Christ Episcopal Church | Harrison, NJ | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation | Bayonne, NJ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Communities of Faith for Housing Inc | Hoboken, NJ | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One Sandwich at a Time Inc | White Plains, NY | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Womenrising Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Frank a Pinto Foundation Inc | Secaucus, NJ | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heart 'n Hands Mission | Wayne, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Matthews Trinity Lutheran Parish | Hoboken, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cathedral Community | Perth Amboy, NJ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nj Food & Clothing Rescue | Wallington, NJ | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery Ttee | Jersey City, NJ | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nicholas J Sacco Foundation Inc | North Bergen, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Omega Support Services Center Inc | Tucker, GA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Toms River Housing and Homeless Coalition | Toms River, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Secaucus Food Pantry | Secaucus, NJ | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Matthew Trinity Lunchtime Ministry | Hoboken, NJ | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark | Newark, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Computers for People Inc | Hoboken, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nicholas J Sacio Foundation | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| St Luke Church | Montclair, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Strangers Helping Strangers Just to Lend a Hand Inc | Hackensack, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Legion | Hoboken, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey Inc | Westfield, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharing Place Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Act Now Foundation Inc | Union City, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Surefire Foundation | Bristol, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jazz Foundation of America Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Disaster Response of New York Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marblejam Kids Inc | Hackensack, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peace Care Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cityline Food Pantry | Jersey City, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ukrainian Jersey City | Jersey City, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ukrainian Orthodox Holy Ascension Church of Passaic New Jersey | Clifton, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 1ST Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey Inc | Belleville, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Backpacks for Life Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Fatima of New Jersey Inc | Harrison, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Wish Group of Ri Inc | Warwick, RI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christ Jersey City United Methodist Church | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Presbyterian Church | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | |
| Full Gospel Church of Faith | Newark, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haven Adolescent Respite Center | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Church | Cranford, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hygiene Project | Secaucus, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran World Relief Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moms Helping Moms Foundation Inc | Warren, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance Corp | Ridgefield Park, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Table to Table Inc | Saddle Brook, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Act Xoxo Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | |
| Waterfront Project Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westfield Food Pantry | Westfield, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Foundation of Jersey City Inc | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visions Recovery | Teaneck, NJ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Bch, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
31 of 76 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Good Shepard Lutheran Church
GENERAL PURPOSES AND FOOD PANTRY - Hudson County CASA
GENERAL PURPOSES AND BACKPACKS
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 42 of 76 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | $931,000 | $32,500 |
| 2021 | 21 | $823,600 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $929,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $955,400 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $1,517,515 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
86% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Hudson Lutheran Charity Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 43 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1321 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ, 07094.
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