Private foundation · EIN 22-3769926 · Hackensack, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

James and Loretta Colotto Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 42 grants paid, $287K total, median $5,000. 40% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
42
$287K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in NJ
40%
of grants
Deadline
9/30
Assets
$2.2M

How to apply

Letter form Contact: Peter G Bowen, 907 Main Street, Hackensack, Nj Deadlines: 9/30

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Renew InternationalPlainfield, NJGeneral use$25K
Mater Dei Catholic SchoolRuskin, FLGeneral use$25K
Mercy Home for Boys GirlsChicago, ILGeneral use$22K
Ewuaso Kedong Catholic ChurchNgong Hills, KEGeneral use$21K
Catholic Relief ServicesBaltimore, MDGeneral use$15K
Sma FathersTenafly, NJGeneral use$12K
Haiti Solidarity Network of North EJersey City, NJGeneral use$12K
St Cecilia Roman Catholic ChrcEnglewood, NJGeneral use$10K
Mt CarmelTrenton, NJGeneral use$10K
Villa Marie ClaireSaddle River, NJGeneral use$10K
UcaaNew York, NYGeneral$10K
St Mary of the AssumptionElizabeth, NJGeneral use$9,000
St Paul's Grammar SchoolPrinceton, NJGeneral use$7,000
Sudan ReliefWashington, DCGeneral use$6,500
St Thomas the Apostle ChurchCherry Valley, NYGeneral use$5,500
Missionaries of CharityBronx, NYGeneral use$5,500
Trinity MissionsSilver Springs, MDGeneral use$5,000
Mount St Mary's SeminaryEmmitsburg, MDGeneral use$5,000
Catholic CharitiesTrenton, NJGeneral use$5,000
Holy Redeemer Health SystemHuntingdon Valley, PAGeneral use$5,000
Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VAGeneral use$5,000
CnewaNew Yrok, NYGeneral use$5,000
Our Lady of Czestochowa ChurchJersey City, NJGeneral use$4,000
Little Sisters of the PoorTotowa, NJGeneral use$4,000
Sacred Heart Southern MissionWalls, MSGeneral use$4,000
City of St JudeMontgomery, ALGeneral use$4,000
Bedford Hills Correctional FacilityBedford Hills, NYGeneral use$3,500
Aid to the Church in NeedBrooklyn, NYGeneral use$3,500
Our Lady of MercyPark Ridge, NJGeneral use$3,000
Madonna ChurchFort Lee, NJGeneral use$3,000
Assumption College for SistersDenville, NJGeneral use$3,000
St Paul Apostle ChurchJersey City, NJGeneral use$2,500
Cbna Catholic Bishops Northern AlasFairbanks, AKGeneral$2,500
Marydell Faith Life CenterNyack, NYGeneral use$2,000
St Margaret of AntiochPearl River, NYGeneral use$2,000
Unboundchristian Fnd for ChildagingKansas City, MOGeneral use$2,000
The JosephitesBaltimore, MDGeneral use$2,000
Caroline House IncBridgeport, CTGeneral use$2,000
Saint Vincent AcademyNewark, NJGeneral use$2,000
Sisters of Charity of Saint ElizabeConvent Station, NJGeneral use$1,000
The Basilica Ofst Mary's Star of ThKey West, FLGeneral use$1,000
Mass for the AgesAve Marie, FLGeneral$1,000

By state: New Jersey 17 · New York 8 · Maryland 4 · Florida 3 · Illinois 1 · INTL 1

About this foundation

James and Loretta Colotto Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hackensack, New Jersey, administered in care of Bowen & Bowen, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does James and Loretta Colotto Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does James and Loretta Colotto Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $287K across 42 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does James and Loretta Colotto Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (17 grants), New York (8 grants), Maryland (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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