The Amaturo Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work sits in education, medical research or the arts, it matches the foundation's stated themes.
- The foundation says it favours Catholic charities but considers all qualified charities, so a Catholic organisation has a stated preference, though others are considered.
- About 8 in 10 of its 439 grants fall between $150 and $20,500, and half were $2,500 or less, so a modest request in that range is realistic; its largest grant was $350,000, so that band is typical, not a ceiling.
- Applicants submit a written statement, and the filing gives no deadlines and says it accepts applications.
- Since 89% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, a first request should make a clear, specific case, and the filing shows grants mainly in Florida, California, New York and District of Columbia, though no geographic focus is stated.
Overview
The Amaturo Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in FT Lauderdale, FL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (gflalliance.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says that it funds education, medical research and the arts. It favours Catholic charities, while considering all qualified charities. Its grant record includes schools and universities, religious organisations, community and social-service charities, health organisations, animal-welfare organisations and arts groups. Recorded purposes include scholarships and tuition, community support, humanitarian aid, homelessness services, medical research, animal rescue, reading programmes and arts support. Taken together, these show a broad charitable portfolio, with its stated preferences alongside grants across several kinds of organisation.
Themes
- Education
- Medical research
- Arts
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Florida, California, New York and District of Columbia.
How to apply
Applicants submit a written statement.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 89% 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 439 grants to organisations were $2,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Catholic charities are favoured, but all qualified charities are considered.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations The Amaturo Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Italy).
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 176 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $2,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Saint Thomas University · Renovations st anthony chapel$350,0002024 tax year
- Georgetown Univeristy · Class of 1964 gsp fund$131,2502024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Miami High School · Bridgin the divide through reading$62,5002024 tax year
- United Way of Broward County · Charitable support$61,0002024 tax year
- Caritas Internationalis · Outreach to improverished$57,5002024 tax year
- Sonoma County Children's Charities · Sonoma county catholic charities$50,0002024 tax year
- Marian Center · Physically & mentally challenged support$50,0002024 tax year
- Nova Southeastern University · Hall of fame presenting sponsor$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Joseph C Amaturo — Director / VP/S/C
- Winifred J Amaturo — President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,032,209 | $1,925,466 | $18,891,677 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $265,080 | $181,514 | $20,486,329 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,112,153 | $1,927,619 | $21,722,717 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (954) 565-1411
- FT Lauderdale, FL