Private foundation · EIN 93-4436103 · Edison, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ray & Elsie Catena Family 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: 11 grants paid, $609K total, median $10K. 73% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
11
$609K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NJ
73%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$21M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Riverview Medical Center FoundationEdison, NJGeneral program support$250K
Boomer Esiason FoundationNew York, NYGeneral program support$150K
All Saints Memorial ChurchProvidence, RIGeneral program support$120K
Salesian Sisters of Saint John BoscoNorth Haledon, NJGeneral program support$30K
Mount Desert Land and Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, MEGeneral support$25K
Breast Intentions IncMiddletown, NJGeneral program support - cancer fundraiser$10K
Safe Way Out a Nj Nonprofit CorporationMount Laurel, NJGeneral program support$10K
Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties IncNeptune, NJGeneral program support$5,000
Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer a Nj NonproMiddletown, NJGeneral program support$5,000
Marty's Place Senior Dog SanctuaryUpper Freehold, NJGeneral support$3,000
Barbis Blankets a Nj Nonprofit CorporationManalapan, NJGeneral program support$1,000

By state: New Jersey 8 · New York 1 · Rhode Island 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Ray & Elsie Catena Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Edison, New Jersey, administered in care of Raymond Catena, tax-exempt since 2024. 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 Ray & Elsie Catena Family 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 Ray & Elsie Catena Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $609K across 11 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Ray & Elsie Catena Family Foundation Inc give?

New Jersey (8 grants), New York (1 grants), Rhode Island (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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