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Pierro Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bluffton, South Carolina · EIN 056134047

Pierro Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Bluffton, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,729 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $6,200. 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 $8,558 the year before.

40% 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$6,2005$133,094
2024$8,5588$137,834
2025$12,7297$0

How to apply

Pierro Family 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 Pierro Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to South Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
South Carolina4$9,229
Tennessee1$1,500
Nebraska1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Italian American Club Hilton Head
Hilton Head, SC
Annual Giving$6,200
St Jude's Children's Research
Memphis, TN
Annual Giving$1,500
Individual
SC
Annual Giving$1,029
Palmetto Animal League
Okatie, SC
Annual Giving$1,000
Physicians for Human Rights
New York, NY
Annual Giving$1,000
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
Annual Giving$1,000
Individual
SC
Annual Giving$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pierro Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pierro Family Charitable Foundation give?

$12,729 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Pierro Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mariano Pierro (President), Diane Pierro (Vice President) and Vincenza Altamura (Secretary).

What does Pierro Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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