The Carbonari Family Foundation makes concentrated, place-based gifts focused on strengthening the Boca Grande community’s resilience, health, and civic life. Grants emphasize local disaster relief and preparedness, community institutions (women’s club and local civic groups), basic health services, early childhood education, and environmental protection of local waterways. Their giving appears practical and local — funding community infrastructure and services that benefit residents directly.
A defining feature of the Carbonari Family Foundation C/o Bruce a Carbonari is its sustained support for Boca Grande institutions that shape daily community life. The largest recent gifts went to Boca Grande Woman's Club for general support, along with repeated general-support grants to Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, and Gicia Foundation. That pattern points to a funder that backs local civic capacity, early childhood learning, and community response work rather than one-off projects. The foundation also supports health and environmental priorities, including gifts to Health Network Foundation and Captains for Clean Water. Its recent grant record shows a practical, place-based approach centered on operating support. Several recipients appear more than once across the file, including Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, Gicia Foundation, Caddie School for Soldiers, and Youth Challenge. The foundation also reaches beyond Boca Grande when it sees a fit, funding organizations in Indianapolis, Fort Myers, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Westlake, Long Island City, Glenwood, Chicago, Scarborough, and Rock Sound. Overall, the grantmaking is compact in structure but active across a mix of local community groups, health nonprofits, schools, and service organizations.
In community resilience, the foundation gave $100,000 to Boca Grande Disaster Fund in 2023 and another $50,000 in 2024, both for general support. It also made a $50,000 general-support grant to Friends of Boca Grande Community in 2025, showing continued attention to local civic infrastructure. Education and youth-serving organizations are another clear lane. The foundation gave $50,000 to Boca Grande Preschool in 2024 and $30,000 in 2023, then supported The Island School Foundation Inc with $20,000 in 2023 and The Island School-boca Grande with $12,500 in 2025. Outside Boca Grande, it funded Glenwood Academy and Youth Challenge with general-purpose grants. Health and environmental causes also appear in the record. Health Network Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 for general support, while Captains for Clean Water received $35,000 in 2024.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $26K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$26K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Carbonari Family Foundation C/O Bruce A Carbonari.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 46 | $895K | 97.9% |
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Concentrated, place-based funding with a small number of relatively large grants; repeats support to the same local grantees (e.g., multiple grants to the Boca Grande Disaster Fund) and a mix of program/operational support for community institutions rather than broad national giving.
Notable grantees: Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Woman's Club, Health Network Foundation, Boca Grande Preschool, Captains for Clean Water
Typical grants cluster at a modest-to-mid range: p25 is $2,650, median is $8,710, and p75 is $26,250. The file also includes a few much larger awards, which suggests a base of smaller operating grants with occasional larger commitments. Recipients recur across multiple years, including Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, Gicia Foundation, Caddie School for Soldiers, and Youth Challenge. The foundation is a family foundation, and the recent grants are overwhelmingly general support or general fund, indicating flexible operating backing rather than project-only awards. No application process is described in the provided data.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Florida, with 56% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Boca Grande appears frequently, including Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, Friends of Boca Grande Community, and Gicia Foundation. Outside Florida, grants reach Indianapolis, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Westlake, Long Island City, Glenwood, Chicago, and Scarborough. The recipient-country file is almost entirely U.S.-based, with one grant listed in Burkina Faso.
The recent record centers on community institutions, schools, health organizations, and local resilience groups. Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, Health Network Foundation, and Captains for Clean Water all received general-support grants, showing a mix of civic, education, health, and environmental priorities.
Yes. The recent grants are largely labeled general support or general fund, including awards to Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Health Network Foundation, and Youth Challenge. A smaller number are labeled educational, such as grants to The Island School and The Island Schoool-boca Grande.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $2,650, median $8,710, and p75 $26,250. That means many awards are in the single- to low-five-figure range, with a few larger gifts above that level.
No. Boca Grande recipients are prominent, but the recent file also includes grants to organizations in Indianapolis, Detroit, Ann Arbor, Westlake, Long Island City, Glenwood, Chicago, Scarborough, and Rock Sound. Most grants are still to U.S.-based recipients.
Yes. Several organizations recur across multiple years, including Boca Grande Woman's Club, Boca Grande Disaster Fund, Boca Grande Preschool, Gicia Foundation, Caddie School for Soldiers, and Youth Challenge. That pattern suggests repeated support for some grantees rather than strictly one-time gifts.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GICIA FOUNDATION | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATIO | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL |
| COTS | DETROIT, MI | $76,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GICIA ANNUAL FUND | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ISLAND SCHOOOL-BOCA GRANDE | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $30,250 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMEN'S CLUB | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $24,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | VENICE, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL |
| DETROIT ZOO | ROYAL OAK, MI | $9,110 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $6,600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | GLENWOOD, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| DETROIT HORSE POWER | DETROIT, MI | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| BOCA GRANDE PRESERVATION ASS INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2026 | MEDICAL |
| TARPON CONSERVANCY OF BOCA GRANDE | PLACIDA, FL | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ORLANDO, FL | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GICIA ANNUAL FUND | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMEN'S CLUB | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMEN'S CLUB | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ISLAND SCHOOOL-BOCA GRANDE | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE ISLAND SCHOOL | ROCK SOUND, BA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| CADDIE SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS | SCARBOROUGH, ME | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH CHALLENGE | WESTLAKE, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BOB WOODWRUFF FOUNDATION | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $5,747 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A BETTER SHOT-JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATIO | ENGLEWOOD, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | GLENWOOD, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | GLENWOOD, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2025 | MEDICAL |
| GICIA FOUNDATION | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DABOS ALL IN FOUNDATION | CLEMSON, SC | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE DISASTER FUND | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER | FORT MYERS, FL | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COALITION ON TEMPORARY HOUSING | DETROIT, MI | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GICIA FOUNDATION | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CADDIE SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS | SCARBOROUGH, ME | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUTH CHALLENGE | WESTLAKE, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLENWOOD ACADEMY | GLENWOOD, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE CHAMER OF COMMERCE | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE, MI | $1,600 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $760 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMAN'S CLUB | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $750 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMAN'S CLUB | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $110,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOCA GRANDE DISASTER FUND | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GICIA FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
GICIA ANNUAL FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ISLAND SCHOOOL-BOCA GRANDE
$30,250EDUCATIONAL
GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSE
TARPON CONSERVANCY OF BOCA GRANDE
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GICIA ANNUAL FUND
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE WOMEN'S CLUB
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE WOMEN'S CLUB
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ISLAND SCHOOOL-BOCA GRANDE
$12,500EDUCATIONAL
THE ISLAND SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATIONAL
CADDIE SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOB WOODWRUFF FOUNDATION
$5,747GENERAL SUPPORT
A BETTER SHOT-JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATIO
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION
$1,500MEDICAL
GICIA FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
DABOS ALL IN FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE PRESCHOOL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE DISASTER FUND
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GICIA FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CADDIE SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE CHAMER OF COMMERCE
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREATER WEST BLOOMFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$1,600GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOCA GRANDE DISASTER FUND
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT