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J & M Didonato Family Foundation

Accepts applications Wexford, Pennsylvania · EIN 261589896

J & M Didonato Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wexford, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $96,062 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $52,037. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $322,963 the year before.

50% 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$210,30020$2.9 million
2024$322,96316$3.2 million
2025$96,0628$4.1 million

How to apply

ContactMarianne B Didonato
1918 Station Street, Wexford, PA 15090
Phone or email(724) 934-7724
What to submitLetter stating charitable purpose and amount of grant requested.
RestrictionsPrimarily religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes and the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What J & M Didonato Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$81,037
New York2$10,025
Illinois1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dry Bones Ministries
Volant, PA
General$52,037
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Duquesne, PA
General$25,000
Friends of the Children New York
New York, NY
General$5,025
All Stars Project of Chicago
New York, NY
General$5,000
Ann and Robert Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL
General$5,000
American Cancer Society
Pittsburgh, PA
General$2,500
St Aiden Catholic Parish
Wexford, PA
General$1,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pa
Carnegie, PA
General$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J & M Didonato Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does J & M Didonato Family Foundation give?

$96,062 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs J & M Didonato Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John C Didonato (Chairperson & Trustee) and Marianne B Didonato (Foundation Manager & Trust).

What does J & M Didonato Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, youth programs and health.

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