The Ciocca Foundation concentrates its giving on Catholic education and broader Catholic community strengthening, favoring general operating support. Grants are large and targeted — including repeat, multi-award support to a scholarship/education fund — and also extend to faith-informed public policy through organizations like the Acton Institute.
Concentrated portfolio of a few large grants (several six-figure awards), repeat funding to select education/scholarship vehicles, and preference for unrestricted/general operating support rather than many small or one-off gifts.
A defining pattern in the Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Charitable Foundation C/o Rosewood Family Advisors LLP’s grantmaking is repeated general operating support for Catholic education and Catholic institutions. The foundation has made multiple large awards to Basic Fund across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including three separate $250,000 grants and an additional $180,000 grant in 2025. That repeated support sits alongside similar operating grants to Catholic schools and Catholic-affiliated organizations, showing a preference for sustaining organizations rather than underwriting one-off projects. Its recent grants also reach into faith-informed public policy through the Acton Institute, and into Catholic scholarship and community infrastructure through the National Catholic Community Foundation. The pattern is not limited to one type of recipient: parish and diocesan schools, scholarship funds, Catholic community foundations, and religious policy organizations all appear in the grant list. General operating support is the dominant grant purpose, and several awards recur over multiple years, suggesting a steady relationship with a small set of grantees. The foundation’s giving is regional, with a strong California presence, but its recent grants also include recipients in Michigan, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, DC, and Florida.
Catholic education is the clearest theme in the recent grants. The foundation gave $250,000 to Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, for general operations, and $10,000 to Lawrence Catholic Academy in Lawrence, Massachusetts, also for general operations. Catholic schooling support appears alongside scholarship and tuition assistance priorities, consistent with the stated focus on parish and diocesan high schools and student aid funds. Catholic community infrastructure is another thread. In 2025, the foundation granted $180,000 to National Catholic Community Foundation in Crownsville, Maryland, for general operations. It also made a $500 grant to St Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Sausalito, California. The foundation also supports faith-based public policy. A $250,000 grant to Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was earmarked for general operations, placing a major award with a Catholic-oriented think tank rather than a school or parish.
$690K
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$777K
Most grants fall between $25K and $115K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$115K
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Notable grantees: BASIC FUND, Archbishop Stepinac High School, National Catholic Community Foundation, Acton Institute
Typical grants cluster at $25,000, with both the median and 25th percentile at $25,000 and the 75th percentile at $115,000. The recent record shows a mix of recurring awards and one-time gifts: Basic Fund, Outward Bound, The Olympic Club Foundation, De Marillac Academy, and The Federalist Society each appear in multiple years, while smaller grants are more sporadic. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF and not a funder of individuals, and the grants shown are overwhelmingly unrestricted or general operating support. The pattern suggests sustained relationships with a relatively small set of organizations, especially where there is a Catholic education or Catholic community connection.
The grant list is concentrated in the United States, with 23 of 23 recent grants going to U.S. recipients. California is the main recipient state by count, and many awards go to San Francisco-based organizations, including Outward Bound, The Olympic Club Foundation, De Marillac Academy, UCSF Foundation, and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Outside California, the foundation has also given to recipients in Grand Rapids, Michigan; White Plains, New York; Crownsville, Maryland; Houston, Texas; Washington, DC; Lawrence, Massachusetts; and St Petersburg, Florida. The recipient map shows a regional footprint rather than a national one.
The recent grants center on Catholic education and Catholic community organizations, with additional support for faith-based public policy. Named recipients include Archbishop Stepinac High School, Lawrence Catholic Academy, National Catholic Community Foundation, St Mary Star of the Sea Parish, and Acton Institute, all funded for general operations.
Yes. The recent grants list shows general operating support for each named recipient, including Basic Fund, Outward Bound, The Olympic Club Foundation, De Marillac Academy, and The Federalist Society. That points to a strong preference for unrestricted or core operating support rather than project-only funding.
Typical awards are $25,000. Both the 25th percentile and median are $25,000, while the 75th percentile is $115,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $180,000 and $250,000, but the center of the distribution sits at $25,000.
California receives 65% of the grants, and the top state by grant count is Michigan. Recent California recipients include Oakland and several San Francisco organizations, while Michigan recipients include Grand Rapids. The foundation’s giving is regional rather than national.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUTWARD BOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $275,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $65,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CROWNSVILLE, MD | $180,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OUTWARD BOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BAHAMAS HOPE FOUNDATION | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $500 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OUTWARD BOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ACTON INSTITUTE | GRAND RAPIDS, MI | $250,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY | HOUSTON, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OUTWARD BOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE OLYMPIC CLUB FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LAWRENCE CATHOLIC ACADEMY | LAWRENCE, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA PARISH | SAUSALITO, CA | $500 | 2023 | IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS |
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$65,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
$50,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
RICE UNIVERSITY
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
UCSF FOUNDATION
$10,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
BAHAMAS HOPE FOUNDATION
$500IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC HIGH SCHOOL
$250,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$25,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
LAWRENCE CATHOLIC ACADEMY
$10,000IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA PARISH
$500IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS