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The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation

Preselected recipients only Naples, Florida · EIN 593650218

The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $479,678 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $129,900. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $522,916 the year before.

11% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$483,05638$1.2 million
2024$522,91639$850,982
2025$479,67835$418,839

How to apply

The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation 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 Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio10$172,377
Florida13$136,338
New York4$115,000
Illinois3$18,000
New Jersey1$13,460
Maryland1$11,600
Texas2$10,403
Massachusetts1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
James Cancer Hospital
Columbus, OH
To support health care.$129,900
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
New York, NY
To support health care.$100,000
American Cancer Society
Naples, FL
To support cancer research.$41,700
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
To support education.$25,000
Conservancy of Southwest Florida
Naples, FL
To support conservation.$23,340
Shelter for Abused Women
Naples, FL
To support health, human services and welfare programs.$14,000
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
To support education.$13,460
Breakthrough T1D
Hagerstown, MD
To support medical and human service programs.$11,600
Houston Zoo
Houston, TX
To support human services and education programs.$10,000
Lungevity Foundation
Chicago, IL
To support health care.$10,000
Planned Parenthood
Columbus, OH
To support health, human services and welfare programs.$10,000
New Albany Community Foundation
New Albany, OH
To support human services and education.$9,510
NCH Healthcare
Naples, FL
To support health care.$7,500
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
To support alzheimer research$7,000
American Red Cross
Fort Myers, FL
To support health, human services and welfare.$5,000
City Harvest
New York, NY
To support human services education.$5,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank
Fort Myers, FL
To support human services.$5,000
Hope Hospice
Fort Myers, FL
To support medical and human service programs.$5,000
Ohio Healthkobacker House
Columbus, OH
To support health care.$5,000
Ohio University
Athens, OH
To support education.$5,000
Prep for Prep
New York, NY
To support health, human services and welfare programs.$5,000
Red Door Community
New York, NY
To support human services$5,000
Guadalupe Center
Immokalee, FL
To support human services and education programs.$4,550
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
To support education.$4,504
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Columbus, OH
To support medical and human services programs.$3,000
Artis-Naples
Naples, FL
To support public arts programs.$2,748
MIT Sloan
Cambridge, MA
To support education.$2,500
Energized Care
New Albany, OH
To support human services.$2,471
Columbus Museum of Art
Columbus, OH
To support public arts programs.$2,450
Collier Community Foundation
Naples, FL
To support human services.$1,000
Evans Scholars Fund
Golf, IL
To support education.$1,000
National Audubon Society
Miami, FL
To support conservation.$1,000
Southern Ohio Pga
Fairborn, OH
To support health, human services, and welfare$542
Gulfshore Playhouse
Naples, FL
To support public arts programs$500
Spring Branch Education Foundation
Houston, TX
To support education.$403

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation give?

$479,678 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John R Dallepezze (President, Secr, & Treas.), Georgia D Dallepezze (Director) and Peter A Dallepezze (Director).

What does The Joanne & John Dallepezze Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and education.

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