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Cupillari Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 146325049

Cupillari Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $71,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $70,000 the year before.

5% 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$62,00021$1.4 million
2024$70,00021$1.6 million
2025$71,00021$1.7 million

How to apply

Cupillari Charitable 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 Cupillari Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania11$50,500
Kentucky1$10,000
New York6$9,400
Tennessee1$700
Florida1$200
Massachusetts1$200

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Piarist School
Hagerl Hill, KY
General operating$10,000
Scranton Preparatory School
Scranton, PA
General operating$10,000
Keystone College
La Plume, PA
General operating$10,000
St Josephs Center
Scranton, PA
General operating$5,500
Lackawanna Astronomical Society
Scranton, PA
General operating$5,000
St Francis of Assisi Kitchen
Scranton, PA
General operating$4,000
Arc of Northeastern Pa
Scranton, PA
General operating$4,000
Nativitymiguel School of Scranton
Scranton, PA
General operating$3,500
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundati
Staten Island, NY
General operating$3,000
Friends of the Poor
Scranton, PA
General operating$3,000
Loyola School
New York, NY
General operating$3,000
Allied Services Foundation
Clarks Summit, PA
General operating$2,500
Come to Believe Foundation
New York, NY
General operating$2,500
Ballet Theatre of Scranton
Scranton, PA
General operating$2,000
Sisters of Saints Cyril Methodius
Danville, PA
General operating$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc
Memphis, TN
General operating$700
Regis High School
New York, NY
General operating$500
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cros
Worcester, MA
General operating$200
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
General operating$200
Pathfinder Village Foundation Inc
Edmeston, NY
General operating$200
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Tampa, FL
General operating$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cupillari Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Cupillari Charitable Foundation give?

$71,000 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Cupillari Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kristin Cupillari Co Wells Fargo (Trustee), Sandra J Cupillari Co Wells Fargo (Trustee) and Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Cupillari Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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