John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
995120454
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, USA
Phone
2015688898
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$820,286
Expenses
$114,120
Assets
$724,101
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEWIS GROSS (Vice President)
  • MEREDITH GAUDREAU (President)
  • MADELINE GAUDREAU (President)

People named in this filing

  • LEWIS GROSS (Vice President)
  • MEREDITH GAUDREAU (President)
  • MADELINE GAUDREAU (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation honors the enduring legacy of John and Matthew by supporting projects and initiatives that align with the values and passions that they championed during their lives. At the heart of our mission is a commitment to helping youth hockey initiatives, supporting hockey families that have faced tragedy and helping other families that have been affected by drunk driving, like ours.

What it reported doing in 2025

The primary activity of The John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation is to provide grant funding to projects and organizations including, but not limited to, those related to public awareness about the serious and devastating impacts of driving while intoxicated and supporting opportunities that promote ice hockey in the community. The Board of Directors, and other volunteer committee members, are responsible for reviewing grant applications and determining funding amounts. All activities of the Foundation will be funded through fundraising events and donations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 6
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 2.1%; rating input score 2
  • Program expense ratio: 15%; rating input score 15
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 86.1%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.35; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 191.4% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 190.3% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 2.1% of revenue deployed · 15% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 2/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.