The Brunetti Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Brunetti Foundation funds a broad range of charitable organisations, including educational institutions, medical schools and research organisations, hospitals, food banks, schools and other public charities, rather than a narrowly defined programme, so a wide range of nonprofit work could in principle fit.
- A realistic request is modest: about eight in ten of its 116 grants to organisations fall between $2,500 and $50,000, with a median grant of $10,000, though the largest grant was about $255,000.
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes grants by invitation only, so nonprofits should not send in an unsolicited application.
- Its giving looks relationship-led rather than open-competition: 56% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings.
- Grants have reached organisations in Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Tennessee, though no geographic focus is stated in the filings.
Overview
The Brunetti Foundation is a US private foundation based in Hialeah, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) 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 do not set out a specialist funding field or detailed eligibility criteria. Their stated purposes are broad: support for charitable organisations and general funds. Named recipients include educational institutions, medical schools and research organisations, hospitals, and food banks; the grants also reach schools and other public charities. This is a varied record of grants to organisations rather than a published, narrowly defined programme. The materials found do not describe a more detailed public application process or preferences among applicants beyond the filing's indication that contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Tennessee.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 56% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 116 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 10%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 19% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 56% of grant dollars went to organisations The Brunetti Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 41 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Saint Thomas University Human Traffic Academy · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$250,0002024 tax year
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$65,0002024 tax year
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$50,0002024 tax year
- Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$50,0002024 tax year
- Jackson Health Foundation · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$50,0002024 tax year
- University of Texas MD Anderson Ovarian Cancer Research · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$50,0002024 tax year
- Old Bridge High School Scholarship · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$40,0002024 tax year
- Feeding America · Assist inpurpose of charitable organizations$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Marc Weinberg — CFO
- Courtney McKnight — Trustee
- Richard Brunetti — Trustee
- Stephen P Brunetti Jr — Trustee
- John J Brunetti Jr — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,326,035 | $1,954,650 | $33,466,819 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,932,969 | $1,995,150 | $34,597,963 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $6,744,856 | $1,944,150 | $36,785,644 | Filing for 2024 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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- Hialeah, FL
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Contact
- Hialeah, FL