The foundation is a Tampa Bay–focused private funder that concentrates support on local health care institutions, community safety nets, and animal welfare, with occasional backing for faith-based education. Most grants are directed to recognizable local organizations and include repeat gifts to hospitals and direct service providers, indicating an emphasis on sustaining community services in the Tampa area. Funding tends to be pragmatic — program or general support for operational services rather than broad national initiatives.
John and Paulette Paganelli Charitable Tr. shows a clear preference for sustaining Tampa Bay organizations that deliver direct services, with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay receiving the largest recent grant at $28,615 in 2025. That pattern extends across community safety nets, hospital support, and animal welfare, alongside smaller gifts to education and family-service groups. The foundation’s recent record includes repeated support for St Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Hands Across the Bay, and Crisis Center, suggesting an emphasis on organizations that meet ongoing local needs rather than one-time projects. It also backs specialized community partners such as The Heart Gallery of Tampa for adoptive family support and Mercy Full Project for animal rescue. Grants are generally modest, often in the low-thousands, but they appear across a mix of health care, human services, and animal-related work. Taken together, the grant record points to a local funder centered on practical, service-oriented giving within the Tampa area.
Health care is a recurring theme in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $13,035 to St Joseph's Hospital Foundation and another $5,440 to American Cancer Society for medical research, while also supporting H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center with $2,500 in 2023 and again in 2024. Human services show up through gifts such as $10,000 to Crisis Center in 2025 and $4,690 to Covenant House in 2024 for homeless youth support. Family and adoptive-support work appears through $2,500 to The Heart Gallery of Tampa in 2024 and $1,036 to Gift of Adoption Fund in 2024. Animal welfare is another consistent line, including support for Mercy Full Project in 2025.
Grant sizes cluster in the small-to-midrange: p25 is $2,500, median is $2,500, and p75 is $4,690. The recent record shows repeat awards to several recipients across multiple years, including Hands Across the Bay, St Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Humane Society of Tampa Bay, and H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The funder operates as a charitable trust and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grants list does not show an application process, so its giving pattern is best read from awarded grants rather than an open call structure.
$167K
$676K
$73K
$109K
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 91% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Modest number of mid-size grants concentrated on Tampa Bay organizations, with several repeat grantees (e.g., Hands Across the Bay, St. Joseph's). Grants favor program/operational support for local direct-service providers rather than one-off national projects.
Notable grantees: Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Hands Across the Bay, St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Crisis Center, Community Foundation Tampa Bay
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 90% of grants go to recipients in Florida, and all recent grants in the dataset are to U.S. organizations. Tampa is the main recipient city, with additional grants to Clearwater, Orlando, Melbourne, and Smyrna. Outside Florida, only a few recipients appear in the recent list, including Northbrook, Illinois. The pattern is tightly centered on the Tampa Bay area rather than a broad statewide or national footprint.
The recent record centers on health care, community support, animal welfare, and family services. Examples include hospital foundations, a crisis center, a humane society, homeless-youth providers, and adoptive-family support organizations, showing a practical focus on direct-service nonprofits.
The grant-size distribution is small and consistent: p25 is $2,500, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $4,690. Most recent awards sit within that range, with a few larger gifts above it.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support for several recipients across different years, including Hands Across the Bay, St Joseph's Hospital Foundation, Humane Society of Tampa Bay, and H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. That suggests an ongoing relationship style of giving.
Florida is the main recipient state, accounting for 90% of grants in the dataset. The recent list is concentrated in Tampa Bay-area cities such as Tampa and Clearwater, with smaller numbers in Orlando, Melbourne, and one out-of-state recipient in Illinois.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $28,615 | 2025 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
| HANDS ACROSS THE BAY | CLEARWATER, FL | $17,000 | 2025 | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| CRISIS CENTER | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| ACCADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES | TAMPA, FL | $7,600 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | TAMPA, FL | $5,440 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| MERCY FULL PROJECT | TAMPA, FL | $3,086 | 2025 | ANIMAL RESCUE |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $13,035 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| THE PHOENIX HOUSE | TAMPA, FL | $5,305 | 2024 | SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT |
| ACCADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | ORLANDO, FL | $4,690 | 2024 | SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH |
| CONCERN FOR POLICE SERVICES | TAMPA, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | SUPORT FOR SURVIVORS |
| STARTING RIGHT NOW INC | TAMPA, FL | $2,800 | 2024 | SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $2,563 | 2024 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
| H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| THE HEART GALLERY OF TAMPA | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | ADOPTIVE CHILDREN SUPPORT |
| WOMEN'S CONFERENCE OF FLORIDA | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2024 | WOMEN'S ISSUES |
| JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | TAMPA, FL | $1,970 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND | NORTHBROOK, IL | $1,036 | 2024 | ADOPTION SUPPORT |
| STAGEWORKS THEATRE | TAMPA, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF THE ARTS |
| HANDS ACROSS THE BAY | CLEARWATER, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER | TAMPA, FL | $3,109 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE |
| LIVRAMENTO DELGADO BOXING FOUNDATIO | SMYRNA, GA | $2,500 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE SUPPORT |
| H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE |
| WINGS OF GRACE MINISTRIES INC | MELBOURNE, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES |
| CURE KIDS CANCER NOW FOUNDATION | TAMPA, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | HEALTHCARE SUPPORT |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY | TAMPA, FL | $990 | 2023 | ANIMAL WELFARE |
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY
$28,615ANIMAL WELFARE
HANDS ACROSS THE BAY
$17,000FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TAMPA BAY
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
CRISIS CENTER
$10,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$8,000HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
ACCADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES
$7,600EDUCATION
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MERCY FULL PROJECT
$3,086ANIMAL RESCUE
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$13,035HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
THE PHOENIX HOUSE
$5,305SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
ACCADEMY OF THE HOLY NAMES
$5,000EDUCATION
COVENANT HOUSE
$4,690SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH
CONCERN FOR POLICE SERVICES
$3,000SUPORT FOR SURVIVORS
STARTING RIGHT NOW INC
$2,800SUPPORT HOMELESS YOUTH
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY
$2,563ANIMAL WELFARE
H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
$2,500HEALTHCARE
THE HEART GALLERY OF TAMPA
$2,500ADOPTIVE CHILDREN SUPPORT
WOMEN'S CONFERENCE OF FLORIDA
$2,500WOMEN'S ISSUES
JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$1,970EDUCATION
GIFT OF ADOPTION FUND
$1,036ADOPTION SUPPORT
STAGEWORKS THEATRE
$1,000SUPPORT OF THE ARTS
HANDS ACROSS THE BAY
$10,000HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$5,000HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S CANCER CENTER
$3,109HEALTHCARE
LIVRAMENTO DELGADO BOXING FOUNDATIO
$2,500HEALTH CARE SUPPORT
H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER
$2,500HEALTHCARE
WINGS OF GRACE MINISTRIES INC
$2,500FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
CURE KIDS CANCER NOW FOUNDATION
$2,500HEALTHCARE SUPPORT
HUMANE SOCIETY OF TAMPA BAY
$990ANIMAL WELFARE