Funding search · EIN 266141110 · Sarasota, FL

Neil & Sandra Defeo Family Foundati

Name: Neil & Sandra Defeo Family Foundati grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

103
grants reported: $869,050
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts community medical services social emergency conservation research

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Prostate Cancer Foundation3 grants · $225,000
Manhattan College2 grants · $150,000
Sarasota Ballet5 grants · $95,000
Sarasota Opera5 grants · $50,000
Sarasota Orchestra4 grants · $40,000
Special Olympics Fund3 grants · $30,000
Stamford Hospital1 grant · $23,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf3 grants · $20,000
Stamford Hosiptal Foundation1 grant · $20,000
Frost School of Music2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$287,750

2021

$167,500

2022

$221,300

2023

$192,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$100,000
Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY · 2023
Education
$75,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Medical
$75,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Medical
$75,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Medical
$50,000
Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY · 2024
Education
$35,000
Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts
$25,000
Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts
$23,000
Stamford Hospital · Stamfortd, CT · 2024
Aid
$20,000
Stamford Hosiptal Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2021
Community support
$15,000
Season of Sharing · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Support for hurricanes helene and mi
$15,000
Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$10,000
Frost School of Music · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Performing arts
$10,000
Horizons at Ct State Norwalk · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Education
$10,000
Sarasota Opera · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts
$10,000
Special Operations Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024
Aid
$10,000
Frost School of Music · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
Performing arts
$10,000
Sarasota Opera · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts
$10,000
Special Olympics Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023
Community needs
$10,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf · Osprey, FL · 2022
Conservation
$10,000
Sarasota Opera · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$10,000
Special Olympics Fund · Arlington, VA · 2022
Community needs
$10,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
Medical
$10,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2021
Conservation
$10,000
Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Ballet · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Opera · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Opera · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$10,000
Sarasota Orchestra · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$10,000
Special Olympics Fund · Arlington, VA · 2021
Community needs
$7,500
Norwalk Community College Horizion · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Emergency aid
$5,000
Asolo Repertory Theater · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts
$5,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf · Osprey, FL · 2024
Conservation
$5,000
Asolo Repertory Theater · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts
$5,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf · Osprey, FL · 2023
Conservation
$5,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame · Newport, RI · 2023
Other charitable giving
$5,000
Todd Martin Developement Fund · East Lansing, MI · 2023
Social services
$5,000
Asolo Repertory Theater · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$5,000
Asolo Repertory Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$5,000
Conservation Foundation of Gulf Coast · Osprey, FL · 2021
Conservation
$5,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame · Newport, RI · 2021
Arts
$5,000
International Tennis Hall of Fame · Newport, RI · 2021
Arts
$5,000
Ringling Museum · Tallahassee, FL · 2021
Arts
$3,500
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Medical
$3,000
Ringling Museum · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Arts
$3,000
Todd Martin Developement Fund · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Social services
$3,000
Ringling Museum · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
Arts
$3,000
Ringling Museum · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Arts
$3,000
Todd Martin Developement Fund · East Lansing, MI · 2022
Social services
$3,000
Todd Martin Development Fund · East Lansing, MI · 2021
Social services
$2,500
Selby Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Community support
$2,500
Horizons at Ct State Norwalk · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Education
$2,500
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$2,500
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
Medical
$2,500
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$2,000
Children'S International · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Emergency aid
$2,000
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Research
$2,000
St Jude'S Research Hospical · Memphis, TN · 2024
Medical
$2,000
Children'S International · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Emergency aid
$2,000
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Research
$2,000
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Research
$2,000
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Research
$2,000
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Research
$2,000
Sunshine Into Darkness · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$1,500
St Jude'S Research Hospical · Memphis, TN · 2023
Medical
$1,500
Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency aid
$1,500
Norwalk Community College Horizion · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Emergency aid
$1,500
St Jude'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2021
Medical
$1,000
Rowayton Civic Association · Rowayton, CT · 2024
Community support
$1,000
Rowayton Library · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Social services
$1,000
Rowayton Civic Association · Rowayton, CT · 2023
Community support
$1,000
Rowayton Library · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Social services
$1,000
Selby Gardens · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Community support
$1,000
Shakespear On the Sound · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Arts
$1,000
Rowayton Civic Association · Rowayton, CT · 2022
Community support
$1,000
Rowayton Library · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Social services
$1,000
Shakespear On the Sound · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Arts
$1,000
Sparcc · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Social services
$1,000
St Jude'S Research Hospical · Memphis, TN · 2022
Medical
$1,000
Rowayton Civic Association · Rowayton, CT · 2021
Community support
$1,000
Shakespeare On the Sound · Norwalk, CT · 2021
Arts
$1,000
Shakespeare On the Sound · Norwalk, CT · 2021
Arts
$750
Norwalk Land Trust · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Environment
$750
Rowayton Arts Center · Rowayton, CT · 2024
Arts
$750
Norwalk Land Trust · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Environment
$750
Rowayton Arts Center · Rowayton, CT · 2023
Arts
$750
Norwalk Land Trust · Norwalk, CT · 2022
Environment
$750
Rowayton Arts Center · Rowayton, CT · 2022
Arts
$750
Norwalk Land Trust · Norwalk, CT · 2021
Environment
$750
Rowayton Arts Center · Rowayton, CT · 2021
Arts
$750
Rowayton Arts Center · Rowayton, CT · 2021
Arts
$500
Circus Arts Conservatory · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Arts
$500
Darien Library · Darien, CT · 2024
Aid
$500
Shakespear On the Sound · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Arts
$500
Circus Arts Conservatory · Sarasota, FL · 2023
Arts
$500
Circus Arts Conservatory · Sarasota, FL · 2022
Arts
$500
Circus Arts Conservatory · Sarasota, FL · 2021
Arts
$500
Norwalk Community College Horizion · Norwalk, CT · 2021
Emergency aid

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