The Paragano Family Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, targeted gifts focused on capital improvements for community-serving institutions. Their giving is split between neighborhood arts infrastructure—most notably repeat support for South Street Theater Company in Philadelphia—and pediatric patient amenities at a major medical center (Mayo Clinic). Grants tend to be project-specific (renovations/room build-outs) rather than general operating support.
Paragano Family Foundation Inc 5484-05-42 has a clear pattern of funding capital upgrades for institutions that serve the public, with some of its largest recent gifts going to a theater room renovation in New Jersey and patient-space improvements at Mayo Clinic. The foundation’s recent grants show a mix of arts infrastructure, medical facility projects, and selected support for education, disaster relief, and community services. Its biggest awards in the recent list include $200,000 grants to South Street Theater Company Inc for the Starlight Room Renovation in 2024 and 2025, along with $100,000 grants to Mayo Clinic for a Paragano Family Gym in 2025 and a Pediatric Waiting Room in 2023 and 2024. That combination points to a funder that favors visible, project-based improvements rather than broad unrestricted support. Beyond those headline awards, the foundation also backed a range of nonprofit institutions, from a college foundation and an academy to health foundations, arts organizations, and emergency-relief groups. The overall profile is one of targeted giving to facilities, programs, and named spaces that can be tied to a specific build-out, purchase, or renovation.
In arts and cultural giving, the foundation supported South Street Theater Company Inc with $200,000 in 2024 and another $200,000 in 2025 for the Starlight Room Renovation, plus $25,000 in 2023 for the Starlight Ball. It also gave $30,000 to Women Make Movies Inc in New York for Fencing for the Edge and $20,000 to The Actors Fund of America for film and TV support. In pediatric and medical settings, Mayo Clinic received $100,000 in 2023 for a Pediatric Waiting Room and another $100,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also made health-system gifts such as $58,250 to Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc for an echocardiogram purchase and $50,000 to Overlook Foundation for a main operating room. In research and disease-specific support, it gave $25,000 in 2023 and 2024 to Cure Sanfilippo Foundation for clinical trials support.
Typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes several much larger project grants. The foundation is a regular funder with a regional scope and a total giving level of $2,041,223 for the year on file. Recipients can appear in multiple years: South Street Theater Company Inc, Mayo Clinic, Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc, Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center all received repeat support across the recent grants listed. Several awards are clearly tied to named spaces, equipment purchases, or specific campaigns, indicating a project-oriented style rather than broad general operating support.
$2M
$8.3M
$942K
$799K
Most grants fall between $5K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated giving: few, large grants focused on capital/project support; repeated funding to the same organizations (multiple grants to South Street Theater Company and Mayo Clinic).
Notable grantees: South Street Theater Company Inc, Mayo Clinic
Grantmaking is concentrated in the Northeast, with New York state receiving the largest share of grants by count. New Jersey recipients appear frequently, including Morristown, Randolph, Livingston, Summit, Madison, Chatham, and Bernardsville. New York City recipients also show up repeatedly, including Women Make Movies Inc, The Actors Fund of America, True Colors United Inc, Doctors Without Borders USA, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Outside the Northeast, grants went to Rochester, Minnesota; Houston, Texas; Columbia, South Carolina; and Stamford, Connecticut. Recipients in Pennsylvania account for 4% of grants.
The foundation often funds capital and facility projects tied to public-serving institutions. Recent examples include room renovations, waiting-room improvements, an echocardiogram purchase, and an operating room project, alongside support for arts facilities, clinical trials, and disaster relief.
The typical award is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger project grants, such as $200,000 and $100,000 awards.
Yes. South Street Theater Company Inc, Mayo Clinic, Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc, Cure Sanfilippo Foundation, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and True Colors United Inc all appear more than once in the recent grants list.
Recent grants include arts and film support, pediatric patient space improvements, equipment and operating-room funding, clinical trials support, disaster relief, homelessness services for LGBTQ individuals, and scholarships or endowed support at educational and medical institutions.
New York is the top state by grant count. New Jersey also appears frequently, with recipient cities including Morristown, Randolph, Livingston, Summit, Madison, Chatham, and Bernardsville. The recent list also includes recipients in New York City, Rochester, Houston, Columbia, and Stamford.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Street Theater Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | $200,000 | 2025 | STARLIGHT ROOM RENOVATION |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $100,000 | 2025 | PARAGANO FAMILY GYM |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $62,500 | 2025 | COMMITMENT TO THE AD LUMEN |
| Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | $58,250 | 2025 | PURCHASE ECO CARDIOGRAM |
| Overlook Foundation | Summit, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | MAIN OPERATING ROOM |
| Save the Music Foundation | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| The University of Texas Foundation MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT FOR GYNECOLOGIC |
| Morris Habitat for Humanity | Randolph, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| True Colors United Inc | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HOMELESS LGBT |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE WORK OF DR. |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANES |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VOCATIONIST |
| The University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| Coccia Foundation | Saddle Brook, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| South Street Theater Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | STARLIGHT BALL |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT VOCATIONIST |
| Christopher Reeve Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| American Delegation of Sacred Military Constantinian Order St George | North Arlington, NJ | $6,000 | 2025 | 2024 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | DILELLA CENTER FOR REAL |
| Bernardsville Fire Company | Bernardsville, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | FIRST AID SQUAD |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY |
| Bernardsville Fire Company | Bernardsville, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Jersey Battered Womens Service | Morristown, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Bernardsville Police Department | Bernardsville, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Broward Childrens Center Inc | Pompano Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $3,500 | 2025 | ADOPT A KID LEVEL |
| Trump National Golf Club | Bedminster, NJ | $3,473 | 2025 | FBO MAYO PERFORMING ARTS |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | IN HONOR OF NATALIE BRODSKY |
| Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael | Morristown, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF RAY CHIMOFF |
| Shepherds of Youth | Chatham, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | SHEPHERDS OF YOUTH GOLF |
| County College of Morris Foundation | Randolph, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | PRESIDENT'S GOLF OUTING |
| Trump National Golf Club | Bedminster, NJ | $1,500 | 2025 | FBO MAYO PERFORMING ARTS |
| American Kidney Fund Inc | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| Friends of the Bernards Township Library | Bernards, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY OF PAUL LAPIERRE |
| Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library Inc | Bernardsville, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | IN MEMORY IF WILLIAM |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL OF |
| South Street Theater Company Inc | Morristown, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | STARLIGHT ROOM RENOVATION |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MT | $100,000 | 2024 | PEDIATRIC WAITING ROOM |
| County College of Morris Foundation | Randolph, NJ | $65,000 | 2024 | TO NAME THE VIRTUAL MEDICAL |
| Trustees of Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $62,500 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| Morristown Memorial Health Foundation inc | Morristown, NJ | $58,250 | 2024 | PURCHASE ECO CHARDIOGRAM |
| Women Make Movies Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | FENCING FOR THE EDGE |
| Cure Sanfilippo Foundation | Columbia, SC | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT CLINICAL TRAILS AND |
| The Actors Fund of America | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | IN SUPPORT OF FILM & TV |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | MAUI WILDFIRE RELIEF |
South Street Theater Company Inc
$200,000STARLIGHT ROOM RENOVATION
Mayo Clinic
$100,000PARAGANO FAMILY GYM
Trustees of Newark Academy
$62,500COMMITMENT TO THE AD LUMEN
Morristown Memorial Health Foundation Inc
$58,250PURCHASE ECO CARDIOGRAM
Overlook Foundation
$50,000MAIN OPERATING ROOM
Save the Music Foundation
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
The University of Texas Foundation MD Anderson Cancer Center
$20,000ENDOWMENT FOR GYNECOLOGIC
Morris Habitat for Humanity
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
True Colors United Inc
$15,000TO SUPPORT HOMELESS LGBT
Doctors Without Borders USA
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
$15,000SUPPORT THE WORK OF DR.
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey Inc
$10,000WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE
Americares
$10,000HELP VICTIMS OF HURRICANES
Shepherds of Youth
$10,000TO SUPPORT VOCATIONIST
The University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc
$10,000FOR THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Coccia Foundation
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
South Street Theater Company Inc
$10,000STARLIGHT BALL
Shepherds of Youth
$10,000TO SUPPORT VOCATIONIST
Christopher Reeve Foundation
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
UNICEF USA
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
American Delegation of Sacred Military Constantinian Order St George
$6,0002024 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF
Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Villanova University
$5,000DILELLA CENTER FOR REAL
Bernardsville Fire Company
$5,000FIRST AID SQUAD
Shepherds of Youth
$5,000IN MEMORY OF ANTHONY
Bernardsville Fire Company
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Jersey Battered Womens Service
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Bernardsville Police Department
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Broward Childrens Center Inc
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Shepherds of Youth
$3,500ADOPT A KID LEVEL
Trump National Golf Club
$3,473FBO MAYO PERFORMING ARTS
Muscular Dystrophy Association
$2,500IN HONOR OF NATALIE BRODSKY
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael
$2,500IN MEMORY OF RAY CHIMOFF
Shepherds of Youth
$2,500SHEPHERDS OF YOUTH GOLF
County College of Morris Foundation
$1,500PRESIDENT'S GOLF OUTING
Trump National Golf Club
$1,500FBO MAYO PERFORMING ARTS
American Kidney Fund Inc
$1,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Friends of the Bernards Township Library
$1,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
American Heart Association
$1,000IN MEMORY OF PAUL LAPIERRE
Friends of the Bernardsville Public Library Inc
$1,000IN MEMORY IF WILLIAM
Community Foundation of New Jersey
$1,000MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL OF
South Street Theater Company Inc
$200,000STARLIGHT ROOM RENOVATION
Mayo Clinic
$100,000PEDIATRIC WAITING ROOM
County College of Morris Foundation
$65,000TO NAME THE VIRTUAL MEDICAL
Trustees of Newark Academy
$62,500ANNUAL FUND
Morristown Memorial Health Foundation inc
$58,250PURCHASE ECO CHARDIOGRAM
Women Make Movies Inc
$30,000FENCING FOR THE EDGE
Cure Sanfilippo Foundation
$25,000SUPPORT CLINICAL TRAILS AND
The Actors Fund of America
$20,000IN SUPPORT OF FILM & TV
Americares
$20,000MAUI WILDFIRE RELIEF