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Muzio Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133632761

Muzio Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $152,815 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $67,000. 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 $83,725 the year before.

53% of its 2025 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$182,78517$1.4 million
2024$83,72516$1.6 million
2025$152,81519$1.8 million

How to apply

Muzio Family 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 Muzio Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$124,815
Massachusetts1$25,000
California2$2,500
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$67,000
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$25,000
Mt Sinai CGD Center
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$17,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$8,000
Lustgarten Foundation
Woodbury, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$6,000
Cooley's Anemia Foundation
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$5,000
Hudson River Park
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$5,000
Fund for the City of New York
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$5,000
Friends of Hudson River Park
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$4,000
The Story of Stuff Project
Berkeley, CA
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$2,000
Friends of the High Line
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$1,500
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$1,500
PS3 PTA Fund
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$1,500
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$1,275
The High Line
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$1,000
Brotheres for Life
Brooklyn, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$750
Gaia Global Health
San Rafael, CA
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$500
The Avalon Foundation
Easton, MD
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$500
The Frick Collection
New York, NY
To help further charitable purposes of organization.$290

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Muzio Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Muzio Family Foundation give?

$152,815 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Muzio Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Gaetano J Muzio (Trustee/Part-Time), Maria T Muzio (Trustee/Part-Time), Salvatora M Muzio (Trustee/Part-Time) and Alfia T Muzio (Trustee/Part-Time).

What does Muzio Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and environment and conservation.

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