Support Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals and transform health care by securing philanthropic gifts and planned gifts to sustain programs, facilities and patient care into the future.
Hackensack Meridian Health Inc-Subordinates’ largest recent grant was a $385,781,094 subsidy to Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Specialty Care PC in 2025, underscoring a grantmaking model built around sustaining its own health system operations. The foundation’s recent awards are dominated by subsidies to affiliated medical groups, with very large transfers also going to Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Primary Care PC, Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Complex Care PC, and Hmh Medical Group- Specialty Care Pc. That pattern fits its stated purpose of supporting Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals and transforming health care by securing philanthropic gifts and planned gifts to sustain programs, facilities, and patient care into the future. Alongside health-system support, the foundation also uses sponsorships for community institutions in New Jersey. Recent recipients include Count Basie Theatre Inc, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and Interfaith Neighbors Inc. These awards show a mix of internal health-care support and external civic sponsorships rather than a broad open grant portfolio. The recipient list is entirely U.S.-based, and most grants go to organizations in New Jersey.
Health care and hospital support are the clearest themes in the recent record. The foundation gave $66,551,172 to Hmh Medical Group- Complex Care Pc in 2023 and $27,636,659 to Jfk Medical Associates PA in 2023, both as subsidies. It also backed Palisades Medical Associates LLC with $8,033,534 in 2023. Sponsorships extend into arts and community life. Count Basie Theatre Inc received $442,590 in 2023 and another $432,500 in 2025, while the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra received $150,000 in 2023 and $120,700 in 2025. Interfaith Neighbors Inc was awarded $110,000 in 2024. These grants suggest the foundation supports both health-system infrastructure and selected New Jersey institutions outside health care.
Typical grants are relatively small compared with the system-level subsidies: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,000, and p75 is $30,500. The distribution is shaped by many modest awards plus a much smaller number of exceptionally large internal subsidies. The recent list shows repeated support to the same affiliated medical groups across multiple years, especially in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is an operating-style health-system funder rather than an independent discretionary grantmaker, and it also makes program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
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$7.6B
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$8.3B
Most grants fall between $10K and $31K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$31K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
Robert C Garrett
CEO/Trustee
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Giving is highly concentrated in New Jersey: 85% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and NJ is the top state by grant count. Recipient locations in the recent list include Edison, Red Bank, and Newark. The country distribution is entirely domestic, with all 322 grants going to U.S. recipients. The geography reflects a local funding pattern centered on New Jersey health-care affiliates and a few in-state civic organizations.
Its recent grants are dominated by subsidies to Hackensack Meridian Health medical groups, including Specialty Care, Primary Care, and Complex Care entities. The foundation’s stated purpose is to support Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals and transform health care by securing philanthropic gifts and planned gifts for programs, facilities, and patient care.
The grant-size profile is modest at the middle of the distribution: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,000, and p75 is $30,500. The recent record also includes several much larger subsidies in the millions and tens of millions for affiliated medical groups.
New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 85% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities in New Jersey include Edison, Red Bank, and Newark.
Yes. Recent sponsorships include Count Basie Theatre Inc, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and Interfaith Neighbors Inc. These awards show support for arts and community organizations alongside the foundation’s health-system giving.
Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Specialty Care PC, Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Primary Care PC, Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group-Complex Care PC, Count Basie Theatre Inc, and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. That pattern indicates repeated support rather than isolated one-time awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Specialty Care PC | — | $385,781,094 | 2025 | Subsidy |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Primary Care PC | — | $61,654,533 | 2025 | Subsidy |
| Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Complex Care PC | — | $18,208,253 | 2025 | Subsidy |
| SOMC Medical Group PC | — | $1,041,598 | 2025 | Subsidy |
| Count Basie Theatre Inc | — | $432,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | — | $120,700 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| WYCKOFF FAMILY YMCA | — | $110,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| THE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INC | — | $100,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| American Cancer Society | — | $87,100 | 2025 | Research Support |
| MONMOUTH PARK CHARITY FUND INC | — | $80,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Playfly Holdings LLC | — | $77,250 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| TWO RIVER THEATRE COMPANY | RED BANK, NJ | $75,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Bergen Performing Arts Center Inc | Englewood, NJ | $60,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| SHARING NETWORK FOUNDATION INC | — | $55,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $45,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| INTERFAITH NEIGHBORS INC | — | $41,700 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MONMOUTH CNSL | MORGANVILLE, NJ | $40,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | — | $40,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | Paterson, NJ | $31,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | — | $27,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| ONE HUNDRED BLACK MEN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| METUCHEN DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION | — | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Arthritis Foundation | Iselin, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | — | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Breakthrough T1d | — | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COASTAL | — | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INC | — | $25,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Hackensack Meridian Medical Group One Medical PC | — | $21,366 | 2025 | Subsidy |
| NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION | NEWARK, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW JERSEY | TRENTON, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| GREENWOOD LAKE AIR SHOW LLC | — | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| YMCA OF METUCHEN NJ | METUCHEN, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc | — | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| METEORITE LLC | — | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| JOSEPH M SANZARI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | — | $20,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Inc | — | $18,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC | — | $17,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| UNITED WAY OF MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES | WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ | $16,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC | — | $16,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC | RYE BROOK, NY | $15,225 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | — | $15,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Monmouth Regional Hs Football-Cheer Organization | — | $15,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| American Red Cross | — | $15,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST OF NEW JERSEY | — | $13,266 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Hackensack Chamber of Commerce | — | $12,500 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Saint Peter's University | — | $10,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| EXECUTIVE WOMEN OF NEW JERSEY CHARITABLE TRUST | VOORHEES, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Friends of the Spring Lake 5 A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | SPRING LAKE HEIGHT, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| The Summit Medical Group Foundation Inc | NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Sponsorship |
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Specialty Care PC
$385,781,094Subsidy
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group- Primary Care PC
$61,654,533Subsidy
Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Complex Care PC
$18,208,253Subsidy
SOMC Medical Group PC
$1,041,598Subsidy
Count Basie Theatre Inc
$432,500Sponsorship
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
$120,700Sponsorship
WYCKOFF FAMILY YMCA
Sponsorship
THE TOM COUGHLIN JAY FUND FOUNDATION INC
$100,000Sponsorship
American Cancer Society
$87,100Research Support
MONMOUTH PARK CHARITY FUND INC
$80,000Sponsorship
Playfly Holdings LLC
$77,250Sponsorship
TWO RIVER THEATRE COMPANY
$75,000Sponsorship
Bergen Performing Arts Center Inc
$60,000Sponsorship
SHARING NETWORK FOUNDATION INC
$55,000Sponsorship
SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC
$45,000Sponsorship
INTERFAITH NEIGHBORS INC
$41,700Sponsorship
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MONMOUTH CNSL
$40,000Sponsorship
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
$40,000Sponsorship
St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
$31,500Sponsorship
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$27,500Sponsorship
ONE HUNDRED BLACK MEN
$25,000Sponsorship
METUCHEN DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION
$25,000Sponsorship
Arthritis Foundation
$25,000Sponsorship
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$25,000Sponsorship
Breakthrough T1d
$25,000Sponsorship
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COASTAL
$25,000Sponsorship
DRUMTHWACKET FOUNDATION INC
$25,000Sponsorship
Hackensack Meridian Medical Group One Medical PC
$21,366Subsidy
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION
$20,000Sponsorship
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NEW JERSEY
$20,000Sponsorship
GREENWOOD LAKE AIR SHOW LLC
$20,000Sponsorship
YMCA OF METUCHEN NJ
$20,000Sponsorship
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc
$20,000Sponsorship
METEORITE LLC
$20,000Sponsorship
JOSEPH M SANZARI FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$20,000Sponsorship
Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative Inc
$18,500Sponsorship
NEW YORK CITY POLICE FOUNDATION INC
$17,500Sponsorship
UNITED WAY OF MONMOUTH & OCEAN COUNTIES
$16,000Sponsorship
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY INC
$16,000Sponsorship
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC
$15,225Sponsorship
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
$15,000Sponsorship
Monmouth Regional Hs Football-Cheer Organization
$15,000Sponsorship
American Red Cross
$15,000Sponsorship
HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST OF NEW JERSEY
$13,266Sponsorship
Hackensack Chamber of Commerce
$12,500Sponsorship
Saint Peter's University
$10,000Sponsorship
EXECUTIVE WOMEN OF NEW JERSEY CHARITABLE TRUST
$10,000Sponsorship
Friends of the Spring Lake 5 A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation
$10,000Sponsorship
The Summit Medical Group Foundation Inc
$10,000Sponsorship
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation
$10,000Sponsorship