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Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 471747095

Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $601,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $40,000 and the largest $306,500. 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 $451,667 the year before.

75% 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$450,0006$9.1 million
2024$451,6677$9.9 million
2025$601,5007$11.5 million

How to apply

ContactJohn P Gismondi
310 Grant Street Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone or email(412) 281-2200
What to submitNot specified

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania7$601,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Gismondi neighborhood education program$306,500
Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
Bench bar scholarship$100,000
Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
The gismondi job training program$75,000
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Provost experiential learning pilot project$40,000
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Vital funding for vital resources$30,000
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt athletics$25,000
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Pitt law school fellowships$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John give?

$601,500 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $40,000.

Who runs Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John?

Its 2025 filing lists John P Gismondi (Director) and M Lisa Gismondi (Director).

What does Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and community development.

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