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Galante Family Foundation

Accepts applications Niles, Illinois · EIN 363637316

Galante Family Foundation is a private foundation in Niles, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $78,515 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $25,015. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $51,000 the year before.

17% 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$68,50010$1.2 million
2024$51,0007$1.3 million
2025$78,5156$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactCharles Hgalante
60 Inwood Road, Darian, CT 06820
Phone or email(847) 675-3585
What to submitWritten applications stating: 1)intended use of grant; 2) evidence of non-profit status, 3) individuals - biography, academic records, professional achievements, education/research plans
RestrictionsGrants are made only to: 1)qualified public or non-profit organizations; 2) individuals related to the above organizations. Grants are made primarily to: 1) fund medical research; 2) fund medical scholarships

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Galante Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut5$71,015
New York1$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rowan Center
Stamford, CT
Educational/social$25,015
New Canaan Country School
New Canaan, CT
Educational/social$20,000
Community Fund Endowment
Darien, CT
Educational/social$15,000
Stamford Health
Stamford, CT
Educational/social$10,000
Syracuse University Gift Fund
Syracuse, NY
Educational$7,500
Open Door Shelterinc
Norwalk, CT
Social$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Galante Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Galante Family Foundation give?

$78,515 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Galante Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles H Galante (Treasurer/Director), Laura Galante (President/Director) and Connor Galante (Asst Treasurer/Director).

What does Galante Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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