Private foundation · EIN 27-1538063 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ganzi Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $50K. 55% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$1.4M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in NY
55%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$14M

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pga Tour FIRST Tee FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FLUnrestricted general$250K
Chaminade High School Development FundMineola, NYUnrestricted general$200K
Good Samaritan Hospital FoundationWest Islip, NYUnrestricted general$200K
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club FndNew York, NYUnrestricted general$184K
American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NYUnrestricted general$125K
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYUnrestricted general$106K
Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NYUnrestricted general$50K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYUnrestricted general$50K
Aftd (assn Frontotemporal Degeneration)Radnor, PAUnrestricted general$50K
Partnership to End AddictionNew York, NYUnrestricted general$50K
Points of LightAtlanta, GAUnrestricted general$50K
Washington National CathedralWashington, DCUnrestricted general$40K
St Ignatius Loyola SchoolNew York, NYUnrestricted general$25K
Trustees of the One East 60th Street FdnNew York, NYUnrestricted general$15K
The FIRST Tee Metropolitan New YorkBronx, NYUnrestricted general$10K
College PossibleSt Paul, MNUnrestricted general$10K
Protestant Episcopal Cathederal FoundatiWashington, DCUnrestricted general$10K
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAUnrestricted general$7,500
Promise Fund of FloridaWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted general$7,500
All About Labs Non-Profit CorporationLittle Rock, ARUnrestricted general$5,000

By state: New York 11 · Florida 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · District of Columbia 2 · Georgia 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Ganzi Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Victor Ganzi, tax-exempt since 2010. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Ganzi Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Ganzi Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.4M across 20 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Ganzi Family Foundation give?

New York (11 grants), Florida (2 grants), Pennsylvania (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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