Funding search · EIN 311550874 · Niles, OH

The Wm M & a Cafaro Family Foundation

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

1,439
grants reported
$5.9M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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Top recipients

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  • St Rose School6 grants · $268,500
  • Jfk Catholic High School15 grants · $241,875
  • Youngstown State University26 grants · $216,600
  • Kent State University Foundation5 grants · $206,000
  • First Lady'S Charitable Foundation3 grants · $200,500
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica10 grants · $152,358
  • Akron Children'S Hospital of the Mahoning Valley3 grants · $151,000
  • Grace Fellowship Church5 grants · $133,595
  • St Rose Catholic School4 grants · $130,250
  • Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation3 grants · $122,500

Giving over time

$1.4M
2021
$1.5M
2022
$1.6M
2023
$1.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,439 grants.

  • $180,000

    St Rose School · Girard, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $117,000

    St Rose Catholic School · Girard, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $105,858

    Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Grace Fellowship Church · Niles, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Hiram College · Hiram, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Youngstownmahoning Valley United Way · Youngstown, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Clinic Children'S & Pediatric Instit · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    First Lady'S Charitable Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Jfk Catholic High School · Warren, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    First Lady'S Charitable Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Akron Children'S Hospital of the Mahoning Valley · Boardman, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Jfk Catholic High School · Warren, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    St Patrick'S Parish · Hubbard, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $75,000

    Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $75,000

    Archbishop Hoban High School · Akron, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $63,000

    Ohio Governor'S Imagination Library · Dublin, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $60,000

    Foundation Medici Dba Medici Museum of Art · Warren, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Akron Children'S Hospital of the Mahoning Valley · Boardman, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Dante Aligieri Society · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    John F Kennedy Catholic School · Warren, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Robin Hood Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerence Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Sight for All United · Struthers, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $50,000

    Youngstownwarren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $45,000

    St Rose School · Girard, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $43,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    St Rose School · Girard, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Diocese of Youngstown · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $40,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $30,000

    Angels of Easter Seals · Boardman, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $26,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,645

    Grace Fellowship Church · Niles, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Alzheimer'S Disease & Related Disorders Association · Louisville, KY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Kearsarge Fire Department · Erie, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Kennedy Catholic Family of Schools · Hermitage, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    National Italian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Niles City Schools · Niles, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    American Heart Association · Uniontown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Kent State University Foundation · Kent, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Neomed Foundation · Rootstown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus · Hubbard, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank · Youngstown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Sight for All United · Struthers, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Penguin Club Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Perkins Local School District · Sandusky, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    American Heart Association · Uniontown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Friends of the Rich Center for Autism · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Smithsonian Institution · Boston, MA · 2021

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    The Penguin Club Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $23,000

    Step By Step Family Support Center · Milton, WA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $22,000

    Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Cooking Autism · Locust Grove, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Northeast Ohio Adoption Services · Warren, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Union Rescue Mission Union Mission of Fairmount · Fairmont, WV · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation · Youngstown, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    National Italian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    National Italian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    United Way of Trumbull County · Warren, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Game Changers Leadership & Peer Mentoring Initiative · Warren, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Howland Historical Society · Warren, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    National Italian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021

    General purpose

  • $18,000

    Lakeview Little Bulldogs · Cortland, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $17,000

    American Cancer Society · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $16,000

    Heart Reach Ministries · Youngstown, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Finley Health Foundation · Dubuque, IA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Hand Up · Erie, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Mercy Health St Joseph Warren Hospital · Warren, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana Co Sandusky Crossroads Shelter · Columbus, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Game Changers Leadership & Peer Mentoring Initiative · Warren, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Hand Up · Erie, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Kearsarge Fire Department · Erie, PA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Kearsarge Fire Department · Erie, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    The Penguin Club Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $14,000

    Ursuline High School · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $13,000

    Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio · Kent, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $12,000

    Coleman Professional Services · Kent, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $12,000

    Walsh University · North Canton, OH · 2022

    General purpose

  • $11,000

    Ohio University · Athens, OH · 2023

    General purpose

  • $11,000

    Youngstown State University · Youngstown, OH · 2021

    General purpose

  • $10,500

    Seaborn Home and School Association · Mineral Ridge, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    American Heart Association · Uniontown, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Angel One Foundation · Puyallup, WA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Tampa, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Cabell County Schools · Huntington, WV · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Carenet Pregnancy & Family Services of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Cathedral Preparatory School · Erie, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Community Fnd of Western Pa and Eastern Ohross Griffin Memorial Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Fairview School District · Fairview, PA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Hannan Junior Senior High School · Ashton, WV · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Jfk Catholic High School · Warren, OH · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Little League Baseball · Tacoma, WA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    National Fire Safety Council · Michigan Center, MI · 2024

    General purpose

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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.