Lanza Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity without an existing introduction should not send it a cold application; its route is by invitation.
- Its typical grant band is $1,000 to $25,000, and half of its grants to organisations are $5,000 or less, so a request near $5,000 sits at the middle of its giving, though its largest grant was about $160,000.
- Its grants are mostly general operating support across varied fields, and the filing states no geographic focus, although most recorded giving is in New York, Florida, South Carolina and California.
- In its latest filing, 58% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships with the foundation carry weight.
Overview
Lanza Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Harrison, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants made predominantly as general operating support to a broad range of charitable organisations. Recipients include community and social-service organisations, arts and cultural groups, food providers, educational institutions, disability and veterans’ organisations, public-safety bodies, environmental organisations and housing charities. The recorded giving includes organisations in New York, Florida, South Carolina and California, as well as other states. The filing materials do not state a specific charitable field or a narrower programme focus; the evidence therefore describes a varied grant portfolio rather than a single defined theme.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Florida, South Carolina and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 58% 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 384 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 58% of grant dollars went to organisations Lanza Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 166 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Focused Conservation Solutions · General operating support$50,0002025 tax year
- Paramount Hudson Valley · General operating support$50,0002025 tax year
- Children's Village · General operating support$50,0002025 tax year
- Feeding Westchester · General operating support$40,0002025 tax year
- Town of Greenburgh Police Summer Camp · General operating support$40,0002025 tax year
- KultureCity · General operating support$30,0002025 tax year
- Wheelchairs 4 Kids · General operating support$30,0002025 tax year
- Wheelchair Charities · General operating support$25,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- James Lanza Co Pkfod Advisory — Secretary
- Anthony Lanza Co Pkfod Advisory — Treasurer
- Louis Lanza Co Pkfod Advisory — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,547,213 | $1,200,000 | $26,660,096 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,597,921 | $1,299,015 | $28,320,724 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,629,672 | $1,302,000 | $29,483,925 | Filing 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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Contact
- Harrison, NY