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The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc

Preselected recipients only Enfield, Connecticut · EIN 061414354

The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc is a private foundation in Enfield, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $889,099 in 121 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $95,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $687,551 the year before.

38% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$687,551105$19.9 million
2024$889,099121$24.6 million

How to apply

The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 15 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts48$438,592
Connecticut49$272,450
Kentucky5$81,000
New York6$22,600
Delaware1$22,207
Pennsylvania1$20,000
Maryland1$10,000
Virginia2$6,000
New Jersey2$5,500
Indiana1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 121 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
General support$95,000
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham, MA
General support$60,000
Suffield Academy
Suffield, CT
General support$50,000
Baystate Health Foundation
Springfield, MA
General support$37,500
Eastern States Exposition Foundation
West Springfield, MA
General support$35,000
Power Forward Inc
Marshfield, MA
General support$26,500
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
General support$25,000
Fayette Alliance Foundation Inc
Lexington, KY
General support$25,000
New Vocations
Lexington, KY
General support$25,000
Police Activity League of Wtby
Waterbury, CT
General support$25,000
Stable Recovery
Lexington, KY
General support$25,000
The Angel Fund
Somers, CT
General support$25,000
St Marys Catholic Church
Hampden, MA
General support$22,551
Bank of America
Wilmington, DE
General support$22,207
Annual Catholic Appeal
Norwich, CT
General support$20,000
Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Chicopee, MA
General support$20,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Philedelphia, PA
General support$20,000
Western New England University
Springfield, MA
General support$12,500
American International College
Springfield, MA
General support$10,000
Chapel & York US Foundation Inc
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Jewish Federation of Western Mass
Springfield, MA
General support$10,000
Mandell JCC
West Hartford, CT
General support$10,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hagerstown, MD
General support$10,000
Midwest Food Bank
Manchester, CT
General support$10,000
Somers Education Foundation
Somers, CT
General support$10,000
Stowe Family Resource Center
Enfield, CT
General support$10,000
The Franciscan Life Center
Meriden, CT
General support$10,000
Friends of Wilbraham Seniors Inc
Wilbraham, MA
General support$7,500
Ronald McDonald House Charity
Springfield, MA
General support$7,500
Wilbraham Hampden Scholarship Foundation
Wilbraham, MA
General support$7,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
West Hartford, CT
General support$5,250
All Saints Church
Somersville, CT
General support$5,000
ALS United Connecticut
Milford, CT
General support$5,000
Bay Path University
Longmeadow, MA
General support$5,000
Enfield Loaves & Fishes Inc
Enfield, CT
General support$5,000
Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools
Weatogue, CT
General support$5,000
Girls for Technology
Hartford, CT
General support$5,000
Gosnold
Falmouth, MA
General support$5,000
Harness Horse Youth Foundation
Anderson, IN
General support$5,000
Italian American Legislative Caucus Educational Fund
West Hartford, CT
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc give?

$889,099 in tax year 2024, across 121 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Frank Antonacci (President), Gerald Antonacci (Vice President/Secretary), Frank M Antonacci (Director) and Ed Spinella Esq (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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