Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 22-2483286. Reported 194 grants totalling $3,678,973 to 75 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42 checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42 funded make grants themselves, and it reported 5 grants totalling $44,500 to them. That is 2% of the $1,933,000 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill | community foundation | Texas | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | community foundation | New Jersey | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc | federated giving programme | New York | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $200,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Street Theater Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | $680,000 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MT | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | $273,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $242,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $182,500 | 17 | 5 | 2025 |
| From the Heart Productions Inc | Oxnard, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Overlook Foundation | Summit, NJ | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $103,500 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| County College of Morris Foundation | Randolph, NJ | $91,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bernardsville Fire Company | Bernardsville, NJ | $90,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| The University of Texas Foundation - MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| True Colors United Inc | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Broadway Cares | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | $51,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christopher Reeve Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Coccia Foundation | Saddle Brook, NJ | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, SC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bernardsville Police Department | Bernardsville, NJ | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $45,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Morris Habitat for Humanity | Randolph, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $33,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| VH1 Save the Music Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc | Morristown, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Actors Fund of America | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Far Hills Country Day School | Far Hills, NJ | $16,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Austin Pets Alive | Austin, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Direct Relief International | Santa Barbara, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country | Kerrville, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Americus, GA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union County College Foundation | Cranford, NJ | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Foodbank of New Jersey Inc | Hillside, NJ | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Downtown Bernardsville | Bernardsville, NJ | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jersey Battered Womens Service | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Maui Humane Society Inc | Puunene, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mount Freedom Jewish Center | Mt Freedom, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Beginnings Fellowship | Emmaus, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Kindness Project Inc | Emmaus, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Delegation of Sacred Military Constantinian Order St George | North Arlington, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broward Childrens Center Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of Saint Ann | Lawrenceville, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eva's Village | Paterson, NJ | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc | Yarmouth Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer | Watchung, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Center for Family Support Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tri-County Scholarship Fund | Parsippany, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Methodist Church of Morristown | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trump National Golf Club | Bedminster, NJ | $4,973 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Emergency Medical Fund of New Jersey Inc | Maplewood, NJ | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Locks of Love Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael | Morristown, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandu Manchesi Del Cilento Society | North Arlington, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Bernards Township Library | Bernards, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library Inc | Bernardsville, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Inc | Morristown, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children Boston | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
37 of 75 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- South Street Theater Company Inc
STARLIGHT ROOM RENOVATION - County College of Morris Foundation
TO NAME THE VIRTUAL MEDICAL - Trustees of Newark Academy
COMMITMENT TO THE AD LUMEN - Shepherds of Youth
FOR VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS AND - Cure Sanfilippo Foundation
SUPPORT CLINICAL TRAILS AND - Save the Music Foundation
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 119 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $536,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $502,250 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $804,750 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 41 | $734,223 | $6,000 |
| 2025 | 49 | $1,101,750 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
55% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O Glenmede 1650 Market St Suite, Philadelphia, PA, 19103. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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