Giustina Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation chooses its grantees itself and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation with no existing connection to it should not send an unsolicited application.
- Repeat funding is strong: 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so any approach is best made through an existing relationship.
- If you are already known to it, a request around $5,000 matches its median grant, and half of its 50 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
- About 8 in 10 grants fall between $1,000 and $110,000, but that is a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $4,100,000.
- The filing states no geographic focus; grants have mainly gone to Oregon and California, which describes past giving rather than who may apply, and the filing gives no timetable for approaches.
Overview
Giustina Foundation is a US private foundation based in Eugene, OR.
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 filing describes a trustee-selected grantmaker: its contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations, and it does not accept unsolicited requests. Its grants have gone chiefly to universities and college foundations, alongside cultural institutions, community charities and youth organisations. Other recipients include organisations associated with natural resources, legal services, research and social support. Recorded purposes include scholarships, a campus fellowship fund, education programmes, track and field, research and family support, and general support. Most recorded grant dollars went to Oregon recipients, with some grants in California.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Oregon and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 98% 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 50 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
- The largest single recipient received 75% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations Giustina 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
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Oregon Foundation · Giustina knight campus fellowship fund$4,080,0002025 tax year
- University Foundation - Csu - Chico · Bell family presidential scholars$205,0002025 tax year
- Lane Community College Foundation · Aircraft systems scholarships$110,0002025 tax year
- Eugene Civic Alliance · Grandstand$100,0002025 tax year
- John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts · General purposes$75,0002025 tax year
- University of Oregon Foundation · General purposes$25,0002025 tax year
- Freedom Foundation · General purposes$15,0002025 tax year
- McKenzie River Trust · General purposes$10,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- E Danell Giustina — Trustee
- Neill Plant — Trustee
- Thomas Anthony Giustina — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $438,355 | $414,000 | $11,553,487 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $654,535 | $554,500 | $18,510,664 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $4,678,699 | $4,662,000 | $16,404,582 | 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
- Eugene, OR