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Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation

Accepts applications Venice, Florida · EIN 853835823

Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation is a private foundation in Venice, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,450 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $16,468 the year before.

39% of its 2025 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$16,36024$281,089
2024$16,46818$303,004
2025$15,45018$321,700

How to apply

ContactJospeh F Vitale
10924 Tarflower Drive, Venice, FL 34293
Phone or email(518) 229-7182, vitale_joe@ymail.com
What to submitLetter with supporting attachments to fully disclose charitable purpose of applicant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$10,950
Connecticut1$2,000
Massachusetts2$1,250
Florida1$500
North Carolina1$500
Virginia1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Stand Up to Parkinson's Inc
Clifton Park, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Capital District YMCA
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$2,500
Crec Foundation
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$2,000
Birthright of Schenectady
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$1,100
Adoptions With Love
Newtonville, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
Crossroads Center for Children
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Diocesan Appeal
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Italian Community Center Charitable Foundation
Troy, NY
Unrestricted$1,000
Samaritan's Purse International Relief
Boone, NC
Unrestricted$500
National Ms Society
Latham, NY
Unrestricted$500
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Public$500
Our Lady of Lourds Parish
Venice, FL
Unrestricted$500
City Mission of Schenectady
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$250
The ALS Association
Arlington, VA
Unrestricted$250
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Unrestricted$250
The Coumminty Hospice Foundation
Albany, NY
Unrestricted$250
St Jude
Wynantskill, NY
Unrestricted$250
St John the Evangelist Church
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation give?

$15,450 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Joseph F Vitale (Director), Cynthia Vitale (Director), Stephanie Vitale-Villano (Director) and Joseph R Vitale (Director).

What does Joseph and Cynthia Vitale Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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