Richmond County Savings Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 06-1503051 · since 1998rcsf.org·Staten Island·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1M
Annual giving, 2025 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$1,000 to $25,000
Grant range
From the funder's website
$5,000
Typical grant (median)
70 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • If your organisation is a 501(c)(3) based on Staten Island and runs programmes on the island in food insecurity, educational opportunity, cultural enrichment or health and human services, your work fits what the foundation says it funds.
  • It does not fund events, individuals, or requests made through a fiscal conduit, and it supports only Staten Island-based organisations in its stated geographic focus.
  • Half of its grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, so a modest request is realistic, though its stated range runs to $25,000 and the filing shows a larger award, so that figure is not a hard limit.
  • Start with a Preliminary Application, and confirm you have already secured 75% of the project budget before you apply, because the foundation reviews preliminary applications before asking for a full proposal.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and most of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded before, so a relationship with the foundation may help; read its Program Guidelines first to check that your project qualifies.

Overview

Richmond County Savings Foundation is a US private foundation based in Staten Island, NY.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Richmond County Savings Foundation supports Staten Island-based nonprofit organisations with IRS 501(c)(3) status that provide programmes and services on the island. Its stated focus includes food insecurity, educational opportunity, cultural development, and health and human services; it describes supporting places where people are nourished, students learn, patients heal, nature is enjoyed, culture is explored, seniors’ lives are enriched and human services are offered. Its Signature Food Pantry Program supports food pantries on Staten Island. For grant decisions, it considers the proportion of economically disadvantaged people served, the size of the constituency, programme length and impact, and the success of similar programmes. Applicants must secure 75% of a project budget before applying, and the Foundation reviews preliminary applications before requesting fuller information.

Themes

  • Food insecurity
  • Educational opportunity
  • Cultural enrichment
  • Health and human services

Geographic Focus

Staten Island.

What They Don't Fund

  • Events
  • Individuals
  • Requests from organizations for support through a fiscal conduit

How to apply

Submit a Preliminary Application. If selected for further consideration, Foundation staff will contact the organisation and instruct it on the additional information required for a Full Proposal.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 82% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
  • Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 235 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The Foundation considers how many economically disadvantaged people the programme serves.
  • The Foundation considers the size of the constituency served.
  • The Foundation considers the length of the programme or project.
  • The Foundation considers the impact of the grant.
  • The Foundation considers the success of similar programmes or projects.
  • Applicants are encouraged to review the Program Guidelines before submitting an application to check that their project qualifies.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

New York94%
New Jersey5%
Virginia<1%
District of Columbia<1%
  • The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2025, 82% of grant dollars went to organisations Richmond County Savings Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

70 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $5,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 70 grants in tax year 2025 by size

Under $1k1%
$1k–$2.5k1%
$2.5k–$5k31%
$5k–$10k36%
$10k–$25k21%
$25k–$50k6%
$50k–$100k1%
$100k–$250k0%
$250k–$500k0%
$500k–$1M1%

Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • Staten Island University Hospital · Staten island university hospital's princes bay campus transformation
    $500,0002025 tax year
  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden · Restoration of the rcsf tuscan garden at snug harbor
    $50,0002025 tax year
  • Catholic Charities of Staten Island · Ccsi emergency food programs
    $25,0002025 tax year
  • City Harvest · City harvest staten island programming
    $25,0002025 tax year
  • Project Hospitality · Basic needs program
    $25,0002025 tax year
  • Dr Theodore A Atlas Foundation · Food pantry essential needs
    $25,0002025 tax year
  • Noble Maritime Collection · Museum education programs
    $20,0002025 tax year
  • Saint George Theatre Restoration · Night of theatre program
    $20,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Mary Caracappa — Director
  • Thomas Kendris — Director
  • Anthony Santo — Treasurer
  • Michael F Manzulli — Director
  • James L Kelley — Director
  • Caroline Harrison — Director
  • Alfred B Curtis Jr — Director
  • Godfrey H Carstens — Director
  • Gail Donovan — President & CEO
  • Cesar J Claro — Executive Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2023 tax year$2,584,648$2,142,250$55,965,292Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$1,221,163$685,000$26,446,561Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year$1,406,168$1,033,825$30,876,010Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

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