Private foundation · EIN 65-1057681 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Delapena Foundation 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: 17 grants paid, $288K total, median $10K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
17
$288K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in NY
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.3M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Directorio Democratico CubanoMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$90K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIGeneral exempt purpose$50K
Young America's FoundationReston, VAGeneral exempt purpose$30K
Instituto Cubano Por LA Libertad de Expresion y PrensaHialeah, FLGeneral exempt purpose$15K
Voces de CubaMiami Beach, FLGeneral exempt purpose$11K
Belen Jesuit Prep SchoolMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Center for a Free CubaFalls Church, VAGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Order of Malta Cuban Assoc in ExileCoral Gables, FLGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Outreach Aid to the AmericasMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Plantados Until Freedom and Democracy in CubaMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Union Por Cuba LibreMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Victims of CommunismWasington, DCGeneral exempt purpose$10K
Camillus HouseMiami, ALGeneral exempt purpose$5,000
Compass AviationShelby, NCGeneral exempt purpose$5,000
Gesu Catholic ParishMiami, FLGeneral exempt purpose$5,000
National Alliance of Mental IllnessArlington, VAGeneral exempt purpose$5,000
The Leadership InstituteArlington, VAGeneral exempt purpose$2,000

By state: Florida 9 · Michigan 1 · Virginia 4 · District of Columbia 1 · Alabama 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

Delapena Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Fiduciary Trust Co Intl, tax-exempt since 2001. 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 Delapena Foundation 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 Delapena Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $288K across 17 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Delapena Foundation Inc give?

Florida (9 grants), Michigan (1 grants), Virginia (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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