Private foundation · EIN 23-7032083 · Morristown, New Jersey

P J & Palmina Casella Foundation

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: 26 grants paid, $61K total, median $1,000. 27% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
26
$61K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
27%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cmc Foundation for ChangeNew York, NYGen charitable$20K
Memorial Sloan Kattering CancerNew York, NYGen charitable$7,000
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYGen charitable$6,000
Drugfreeorg - Partnership to End AddictionNew York, NYGen charitable$5,000
St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TNGen charitable$2,500
Alzheimers Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYGen charitable$2,000
American Red CrossWashington, DCGen charitable$2,000
Make-A-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZGen charitable$1,500
Community Food Bank NjHillside, NJGen charitable$1,500
Chow Broome County Council of ChurchesBinghamton, NYGen charitable$1,000
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NYGen charitable$1,000
The Bowery MissionNew York, NYGen charitable$1,000
The Humane SocietyBinghamton, NYGen charitable$1,000
Feeding AmericaWashington, DCGen charitable$1,000
Table of Hope NjMorristown, NJGen charitable$1,000
Family Promise Morris CtyMorristown, NJGen charitable$1,000
Jbws (abuse Survivors)Morristown, NJGen charitable$1,000
Jersey CaresLivingston, NJGen charitable$1,000
Habitat for HumanityEndicott, NYGen charitable$750
Meals on WheelsBinghamton, NYGeneral$750
National Park FoundationBaltimore, MDGen charitable$750
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALGen charitable$500
Planned ParenthoodWashington, DCGen charitable$500
Salvation Army Binghamton CorpsBinghamton, NYGen charitable$500
Market St MissionMorristown, NJGen charitable$500
Morris Minute MenMorris Plains, NJGen charitable$250

By state: New York 12 · New Jersey 7 · District of Columbia 3 · Tennessee 1 · Arizona 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

P J & Palmina Casella Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Morristown, New Jersey, administered in care of Piaker & Lyons, tax-exempt since 1969. 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 P J & Palmina Casella Foundation 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 P J & Palmina Casella Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $61K across 26 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does P J & Palmina Casella Foundation give?

New York (12 grants), New Jersey (7 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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