Funding search · EIN 271262041 · Boca Raton, FL

Melissa and John V Ceriale Family

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

56
grants reported
$5.6M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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3 grants matching “melissa · $3.4M

  • $1.3M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation - Donor Advised Fund · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation2 grants · $2.0M
  • John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation - Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $1.3M
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine3 grants · $703,150
  • Cornell University2 grants · $625,000
  • Montefiore Medical Center3 grants · $226,000
  • Upenn Medicine1 grant · $100,000
  • Metropolitan Opera Association3 grants · $85,000
  • Their Stories Foundation1 grant · $50,000
  • Palm Beach Cultural Innovation Center1 grant · $50,000
  • Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass2 grants · $48,250

Giving over time

$1.9M
2022
$1.9M
2023
$1.8M
2024

Grant history

All 56 reported grants, largest first.

  • $1.3M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation - Donor Advised Fund · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1.0M

    John & Melissa S Ceriale Cornell University Foundation · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $325,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $300,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $258,150

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $245,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $200,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $175,000

    Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $100,000

    Upenn Medicine · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Palm Beach Cultural Innovation Center · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Their Stories Foundation · Point Pleasant, NJ · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York City, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $30,000

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York City, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $27,000

    Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass · Aspen, CO · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Coregiving · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $25,000

    Metropolitan Opera Association · New York City, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $21,250

    Jazz at Aspen-Snowmass · Aspen, CO · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $20,000

    University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $15,000

    Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $13,000

    Anderson Ranch Arts Center · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $12,991

    The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation · New York City, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Good Neighbors Community Outreach Agency · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Palm Beach Civic Association · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Society of the Four Arts · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    United Way of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Washington Institute for Near East Policy · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Breaking Ground · New York City, NY · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Washington Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Communities in School of Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    The Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $10,000

    Washington Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County · Delray Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Rothko Chapel · Houston, TX · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    1199seiu Home Care Industry Education Fund · New York City, NY · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Fair Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $5,000

    Theatre Aspen · Aspen, CO · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,500

    Long Lots Preserve · Westport, CT · 2022

    General charitable purposes

  • $2,000

    Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue · Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Abilis · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Montefiore Medical Center · Bronx, NY · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation · Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    General charitable purposes

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.