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John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd

Accepts applications Marion, Iowa · EIN 201777917

John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd is a private foundation in Marion, Iowa. In tax year 2024 it gave $394,840 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $394,600 the year before.

42% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$394,60028$8.8 million
2024$394,84035$9.2 million

How to apply

ContactDick Dearinger
PO Box 1149, Marion, IA 52302
Phone or email(319) 651-1888, info@giacoletto.org
What to submitSee grant inquiry and grant application on website at www.giacolletto.org. Grants are for education, technical, and the cultural aspects of life. Scholarships are awarded through rose-hulman technical institute, ivy tech community college, both in terre haute, Indiana; and kirkwood community college in cedar rapids, Iowa. For libraries, education, and cultural grants, submit a grant applications electronically through the giacoletto.org website.
DeadlinesSubmission deadlines are 3-31, 6-30, 9-30, & 12-31
RestrictionsNo requests for endowment funds will be considered. Awards are limited to united states charities & schools only.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa31$329,040
Indiana4$65,800

Grants paid in 2024

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute, IN
John p. & lawrence j. Giacoletto scholarship$50,000
Cedar Rapids Community Schools Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
Jefferson hs aerospace engineering program & metro hs manufacturing and robotics program$36,800
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
West side library project - 2nd of 4 payments$30,000
Cedar Amateur Astronomers Inc
Cedar Rapids, IA
Roll off mounting system$21,000
Matthew 25
Cedar Rapids, IA
School outreach program$20,000
New Bohemian Innovation Collarborative
Cedar Rapids, IA
K-12 programming$20,000
Kirkwood Community College Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
John p. & lawrence j. Giacoletto scholarship$15,000
Linn-Mar School Foundation
Marion, IA
Microscopes/portable carts$15,000
All Saints Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tuition asistance program$10,000
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Cedar Rapids, IA
Children's educational programming$10,000
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
Cedar Rapids, IA
"catalyst for change" programming$10,000
Heartland Youth for Christ
Cedar Rapids, IA
Lab academic enrichment program$10,000
Immaculate Conception Church
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tuition assistance program$10,000
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
Ja biztown mobile program$10,000
Kirkwood Foundation
Cedar Rapids, IA
Barbara allen scholarship$10,000
Linn-Mar School Foundation
Marion, IA
Orchestra programing$10,000
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
Male training manikin$10,000
Patrons for Performing Arts
Cedar Rapids, IA
Replacement of obsolete lighting$10,000
Revival Theatre Company
Cedar Rapids, IA
Second stage series$10,000
Catherine McAuley Center
Cedar Rapids, IA
English programs for immigrants/refugees$8,000
Five Seasons Chamber Music Festival
Cedar Rapids, IA
2024 music festival$8,000
Ivy Tech Foundation
Terre Haute, IN
John p. & lawrence j. Giacoletto scholarship$8,000
His Hands Free Clinic
Cedar Rapids, IA
Continuing education$7,620
Theatre Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, IA
Summer camp education program$7,500
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Marion, IA
2024-2025 season$6,000
South Vermillion Community Schools
Clinton, IN
Vex/rec materials-$5,800
Children's Theatre of Cedar Rapids DBA Playtime Poppy Children's Theatre
Cedar Rapids, IA
3 - support educational programming$5,000
Friends of the Marion Public Library
Marion, IA
Dolly parton library initiative$5,000
Tanager Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Freedom schools STEM programming$5,000
Marion Independent School Foundation
Marion, IA
Purchase of a virbraphone$2,700
Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids Metro North
Cedar Rapids, IA
Metro xmas gifts$2,500
Clinton Indiana Public Library
Clinton, IA
Dolly parton imagination library$2,000
Clinton Indiana Public Library
Clinton, IN
Summer reading program$2,000
Friends of Hiawatha Public Library
Hiawatha, IA
Support robins, iowa -dolly parton's imagination library$1,000
Hiawatha Public Library
Hiawatha, IA
Stem kits$920

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submission deadlines are 3-31, 6-30, 9-30, & 12-31.

How much does John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd give?

$394,840 in tax year 2024, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd?

Its 2024 filing lists Dick Dearinger (Director), Alex Taylor (Director) and Martha Norton (Director).

What does John P & Lawrence J Giacoletto Fnd fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and arts and culture.

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