Private foundation · EIN 59-3446719 · St Petersburg, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lifes Requite Inc

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: 37 grants paid, $2.7M total, median $50K. 81% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
37
$2.7M
Median grant
$50K
Stays in FL
81%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.5M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Academy Prep Foundation IncSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$800K
FIRST United Methodist ChurchSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$150K
Infinite Potential Learning AcademySt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$110K
Friends of Albert Whitted AirportSt Petersburg, FLDocumentary support$105K
WeduTampa, FLGeneral support$100K
The Dali MuseumSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$100K
The James MuseumSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$100K
Lift AcademySt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$100K
St Petersburg Free ClinicSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$100K
Straz CenterTampa, FLGeneral support$100K
Palladium at St Petersburg CollegeSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$100K
Bascom Palmer of the Palm BeachesPalm Beach Gardens, FLGeneral support$100K
Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MAGeneral support$100K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral support$100K
Academy Prep of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$65K
Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$60K
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OHGeneral support$50K
Historic Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NYGeneral support$50K
St Anthony's Hospital FoundationSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$50K
National Flight AcademyPensacola, FLGeneral support$31K
Museum of Fine ArtsSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$30K
Academy Prep of TampaSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$30K
Mahaffey TheaterSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$30K
Cat Cay Restoration and PreservationFort Lauderdale, FLGeneral support$20K
Cat Trap FeverSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$20K
American StageSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$20K
The Salvation ArmySt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$15K
St John's in the WildernessWhite Bear Lake, MNGeneral support$10K
YMCA of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$10K
Morean Arts CenterSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$10K
Friends of Joshua HouseLutz, FLGeneral support$10K
Regional Food Bank New YorkLatham, NYGeneral support$10K
Feeding Tampa BayTampa, FLGeneral support$10K
Friends of StraysSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$10K
Tampa Bay Water KeepersSt Petersburg, FLGeneral support$10K
Smoking Shields Florida IncValrico, FLGeneral support$10K
Adirondack Center for Loon ConservationSaranac Lake, NYGeneral support$5,000

By state: Florida 30 · Massachusetts 1 · Michigan 1 · New York 3 · Ohio 1 · Minnesota 1

About this foundation

Lifes Requite Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in St Petersburg, Florida, administered in care of Thomas a Sansone, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Lifes Requite Inc 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 Lifes Requite Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.7M across 37 grants, a median of $50K.

Where does Lifes Requite Inc give?

Florida (30 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), Michigan (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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