The Heller Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to get a hearing; a small charity should first look for an introduction through someone who already knows the foundation.
- Its stated activities cover education, religious and charitable organisations, health and disease research, and help that promotes self-reliance, so the request should sit within one of those areas.
- About 8 in 10 of its 96 grants to organisations fall between $500 and $12,500, and half were $3,500 or less, so a modest request near the middle of that band is realistic; its largest grant, about $43,000 to Jewish Federation Of New Jersey, which regrants to other organisations, is not a ceiling.
- In the filing, 92% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the foundation leans towards repeat giving, and a new applicant should build its approach on a relationship.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants mainly fall in New Jersey, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado, but that describes where its money has gone, not who may apply.
Overview
The Heller Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it sponsors or funds educational programmes from elementary through college level, supports charitable and religious organisations, health issues and people in need, promotes help that enables people to advance towards self-reliance, and promotes disease research to aid prevention or cure. Its grants go to educational institutions and programmes, religious organisations, health charities and other charitable organisations. The filing record includes universities and colleges, religious federations, hospitals, food-support organisations and community charities. Its stated activities therefore span education, religious and charitable support, health, and assistance intended to foster self-reliance.
Themes
- Education
- Religious organisations
- Health and disease research
- Self-reliance support
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New Jersey, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Colorado.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 96 grants to organisations were $3,500 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations The Heller Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 39% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 34 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $3,303 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Federation Northern NJ · Religious$41,7912024 tax year
- Table to Table · Charitable$13,1802024 tax year
- Mirasol Charitable Foundation · Charitable$12,5002024 tax year
- University of Pennsylvania · Education$12,5002024 tax year
- Bergen Volunteer Center · Charitable$11,6562024 tax year
- Teamwork Education Foundation · Education$8,0002024 tax year
- Take Stock Of Children · Education$8,0002024 tax year
- Ronald Mcdonald House · Charitable$5,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Rachel Scott — Board Member
- Lawrence Kupferberg — Board Member
- Joyce L Heller — Treasurer
- Ronald Heller — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $371,873 | $161,253 | $6,940,275 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $435,073 | $187,109 | $7,613,377 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $354,905 | $185,628 | $7,814,536 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ