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Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bedford, New York · EIN 816174924

Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bedford, New York. In tax year 2023 it gave $470,800 in 50 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $160,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was up from $214,631 the year before.

25% of its 2023 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
2022$214,63140$7.8 million
2023$470,80050$9.0 million

How to apply

Peter and Vivian Falco 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 Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York39$409,381
Virginia2$31,119
Connecticut2$10,000
New Jersey1$7,500
Pennsylvania1$7,500
District of Columbia3$3,550
Delaware1$1,000
Massachusetts1$750

Grants paid in 2023

The 40 largest of 50 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
General use$160,000
Great Camp Sagamore
Raquette Lake, NY
General use$37,438
Herkimer and Oneida Cty Comm FDTN
Utica, NY
General use$35,000
The View Arts Arts Guild
Old Forge, NY
General use$32,675
Nature Conservancy Adirondack Chapt
Arlington, VA
General use$30,719
Adirondack Museum
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
General use$29,168
Adirondack Foundation
Lake Placid, NY
General use$15,000
New York Philharmonic
New York, NY
General use$10,000
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Art
Blue Mountain Lake, NY
General use$10,000
Kelberman Foundation
Utica, NY
General use$10,000
Livingadk Fka Cap 21
Old Forge, NY
General use$10,000
Pendennis Inc
North Tarrytown, NY
General use$10,000
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
General use$7,500
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General use$7,500
Yale School of Forestry
New Haven, CT
General use$7,500
Adkaction
Keeseville, NY
General use$5,000
A-Home
Pleasantville, NY
General use$5,000
Sparkyouth Fka Catalog for Giving
New York, NY
General use$5,000
Alc Community Fund
Utica, NY
General use$5,000
Alc Scholarship Fund
Utica, NY
General use$5,000
Adirondack Council
Elizabethtown, NY
General use$3,000
Finca International
Washington, DC
General use$3,000
Habitat for Humanity
New Rochelle, NY
General use$3,000
North Country Public Radio
Canton, NY
General use$3,000
Adirondack Land Trust
Keene, NY
General use$2,500
Save the Sound Fka CT Fundenvironme
New Haven, CT
General use$2,500
Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Old Forge, NY
General use$2,000
Old Forge Community Transp Serv
Old Forge, NY
General use$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Northern
Mount Kisco, NY
General use$1,500
Thirteen
New York, NY
General use$1,500
Concussion Legacy Foundation
Middletown, DE
General use$1,000
Thea Bowman House
Old Forge, NY
General use$1,000
The Conversation
Waltham, MA
General use$750
Adirondack Center for Loon Conserva
Saranac Lake, NY
General use$500
Adirondack Explorer
Saranac Lake, NY
General use$500
Environmental Defense Fund
Washington, DC
General use$500
Mianus River Gorge
Bedford, NY
General use$500
Nypirg
New York, NY
General use$500
Old Forge Library
Old Forge, NY
General use$500
Old Forge Fire Department
Old Forge, NY
General use$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation give?

$470,800 in tax year 2023, across 50 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Peter Falco (Trustee) and Vivian Falco (Trustee).

What does Peter and Vivian Falco Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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