The Leandro P. Rizzuto Foundation concentrates its philanthropic dollars into a very small number of large grants that span three distinct arenas: conservative public policy and civic personnel training, biomedical research (notably ALS), and out-of-school youth services. Its giving mixes high-dollar support for ideological and advocacy organizations with targeted investments in medical research and direct services for children, often through repeat, multi-year commitments to the same recipients.
The Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation’s most distinctive recent pattern is the way it pairs very large ALS research commitments with funding for children’s after-school services and a separate lane of conservative policy and civil-service training. In the recent grants list, Massachusetts General Hospital received $1,300,000 in 2023 and $1,080,459 in 2024 for ALS research, while Answer ALS received $868,235 in both 2024 and 2025. That combination points to a funder that uses sizable, repeated awards to sustain research infrastructure and clinical understanding over time. The same foundation also supports direct-service work for children. After-school All-Stars received $1,250,000 in 2024, $1,200,000 in 2025, and $950,000 in 2023 for comprehensive after-school programming. Alongside that, it has made major grants to groups such as Job Creators Network Foundation, Personnel Policy Operations, and America First Policy Institute, showing that its portfolio extends beyond health and youth services into ideological and economic-policy causes. The giving mix is broad in subject matter but narrow in concentration, with several recipients appearing more than once across the recent record.
In ALS research, the foundation backed Massachusetts General Hospital with $1,300,000 in 2023 for technology and solutions to improve clinical understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and it also gave $200,000 in 2023 to Oregon Health and Science University Foundation for a similar research grant. Answer ALS received $868,235 in both 2024 and 2025 for ALS research, reinforcing the emphasis on sustained support. For children and youth, After-school All-Stars was awarded $1,250,000 in 2024 and $1,200,000 in 2025 for comprehensive after-school programs that keep children safe and help them succeed in school and life. The foundation also gave $300,000 in 2025 to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation to assist underprivileged children, enhance public safety, and assist deputies in need. Its civic and policy grants include $2,000,000 in 2025 to Job Creators Network Foundation to bring together job creators to ensure America’s economic success, and $1,000,000 in 2025 to Personnel Policy Operations to educate and defend conservative, America First civil servants and their advisors.
$7.1M
$50.4M
$15.5M
$7.4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $100K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 422 | $35.5M | 99.5% |
| 2 | Malta |
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Very concentrated: a handful of very large grants (multi-million dollar), repeated grants to select organizations rather than many small gifts; funding spans ideological advocacy, institutional research, and programmatic service providers.
Notable grantees: After-School All-Stars, Massachusetts General Hospital (ALS research), Job Creators Network Foundation, Personnel Policy Operations
Typical grants fall in a wide band, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $18,000, and a p75 of $100,000, but the recent record also includes multimillion-dollar awards. The pattern is not one-off only: several recipients appear across multiple years, including After-school All-Stars, Massachusetts General Hospital, Answer ALS, Cedars Sinai, Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc, and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund, funds individuals, and makes no program-related investments. Its active grant programs also show open calls for proposals in ALS research, including unsolicited applications in several RFPs.
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 329 grants there and 1 grant in MT. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 25% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent awards also cluster in Los Angeles, Boston, Washington, DC, Arlington, VA, and West Palm Beach, with additional recipients in New Orleans, Portland, and Sugar Land. The record also includes one recipient outside the US in MT, but the grant list is otherwise almost entirely domestic.
Its recent giving includes ALS research, after-school programs for children, conservative policy and civil-service training, pro-business economic policy, animal rescue, and assistance for veterans, law enforcement, and families in need. The largest named awards in the record sit in ALS research and youth services, with additional major grants in policy and advocacy.
The foundation’s typical grant size ranges from $5,000 at the 25th percentile to $18,000 at the median and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger awards, including several seven-figure grants.
Yes, several active ALS Finding a Cure calls for proposals accept unsolicited applications, including early diagnostics, AI and NLP, organoid models, and biological determinants of ALS onset. Some collaborative initiatives, such as Arrest ALS and Answer ALS, are not open to unsolicited proposals.
The scope is national, and the recent grants are spread across many states. Florida receives the largest share by count, with 25% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, while recipients also appear in California, Massachusetts, Washington, DC, Virginia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including After-school All-Stars in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Answer ALS in 2024 and 2025; Massachusetts General Hospital in 2023 and 2024; Cedars Sinai in 2023 and 2024; Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc in 2024 and 2025; and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation in 2024 and 2025.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $50K |
0.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The program provides grants to organizations that ensure people with ALS and family members receive needed financial, equipment, and emotional support. Detailed eligibility requirements are provided in the call for proposals and terms of award.
Deadline: The provided content identifies a 2025 Call for Proposals but does not state the submission deadline.
Who can apply: The provided content indicates interest in diverse and multidisciplinary research teams but does not provide further eligibility details.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,300,000 | 2026 | CHILDREN IN NEED. |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL - RESEARCH | BOSTON, MA | $598,668 | 2026 | ALS RESEARCH. |
| BIG DOG RANCH | LOXAHATCHEE GROVES, FL | $310,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE. |
| TEAM GLEASON | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $275,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE ITALIAN LEGIONS OF MERIT | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED FORCES. |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2026 | ALS RESEARCH. |
| AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH. |
| ALS RIDE FOR LIFE | STONY BROOK, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE FOSTER YOUTH. |
| CEDARS SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | ALS RESEARCH. |
| HARK-ALS INC | HILLSBOROUGH, NJ | $200,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| CLUB FOR GROWTH FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FREE MARKETS. |
| AMFAR FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $195,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN ENDING THE GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. |
| USC SCHWARZENEGGER INSTITUTE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $170,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN ADVANCING POST-PARTISANSHIP, PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICAL PARTIES. |
| HOP ON A CURE | ROSWELL, GA | $150,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| JOB CREATORS NETWORK FOUNDATION | SUGAR LAND, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN BRINGING TOGETHER JOB CREATORS TO ENSURE AMERICA'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS. |
| NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION | UPPER MARLBORO, MD | $150,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN PROMOTING ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE. |
| LIFE | MANALAPAN, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN ANIMAL WELFARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION. |
| JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JUPITER, FL | $125,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN SECURING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE. |
| THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN PROVIDING LONG-TERM SOCIETAL BENEFITS. |
| VICTORIA'S VOICE FOUNDATION | OCOEE, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN ADVANCING INITIATIVES AGAINST THE DRUG EPIDEMIC. |
| GREY TEAM | BOCA RATON, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ACTIVE-DUTY US SOLDIERS AND MILITARY VETERANS TO REDUCE PTSD. |
| STANDING UNITED | FULLERTON, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | ASSISTING THE HOMELESS. |
| CURETIVITY | DARIEN, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | HELP CHILDREN WITH CANCER. |
| EDUCATION FREEDOM FOUNDATION | NAPLES, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM BY EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING FAMILIES AND VISIONARIES. |
| COMPASSIONATE CARE ALS | WEST FALMOUTH, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| AMERICAN ARTS CONSERVANCY INC | TAMPA, FL | $75,000 | 2026 | TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THROUGH AMERICAN VISUAL ARTS. |
| HOPE LOVES COMPANY | PENNINGTON, NJ | $75,000 | 2026 | ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY. |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | WELLINGTON, FL | $63,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CHARITABLE OUTREACH. |
| BOCA RATON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BOCA RATON, FL | $62,000 | 2026 | PRESERVE HISTORY OF BOCA RATON. |
| ST CLEMENT CHURCH | STAMFORD, CT | $62,000 | 2026 | RELIGIOUS ASSISTANCE. |
| PALM BEACH POLICE AND FIRE FOUNDATION | PALM BEACH, FL | $55,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE OFFICERS. |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION | WELLINGTON, FL | $55,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY. |
| LITTLE SMILES INC | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | ASSIST CHILDREN IMPACTED BY SERIOUS ILLNESS, TRAGEDY AND TRAUMA. |
| THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $50,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN CHANGING THE WAY SOCIETY VIEWS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. |
| UNLEASH PROSPERITY NOW INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATING BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS ABOUT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. |
| GLORIA M SILVERIO FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | ASSISTING PREGNANT GIRLS/WOMEN IN CRISIS, SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNS. |
| THE ANDREA C CAMERON FOUNDATION INC | TEQUESTA, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. |
| PEDDIE SCHOOL | HIGHTSTOWN, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. |
| STATE FREEDOM CAUCUS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR PRINCIPLES THAT PROMOTE LIBERTY, SAFETY AND PROSPERITY. |
| CONSERVATIVE PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR CITIZEN LEADERS. |
| FURRY FRIENDS ADOPTION | JUPITER, FL | $45,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL RESCUE. |
| THE GRANT CARDONE FOUNDATION | AVENTURA, FL | $27,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN PROVIDING MENTORING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION. |
| MOMS FOR AMERICA | BRANSON, MO | $25,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE AMERICAN VALUES. |
| HEALTHCORPS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATE AND EMPOWER TEENS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH. |
| MADELINE FIADINI LORE FOUNDATION | BAYONNE, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN MAKING CANCER SCREENING TESTS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE. |
| GABRIELLE'S ANGEL FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CANCER RESEARCH. |
| THE MIAMI FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | ASSIST IN CREATING A PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE. |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $13,000 | 2026 | FINANCIALLY ASSIST GOLD STAR AND FALLEN FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES. |
MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL - RESEARCH
$598,668ALS RESEARCH.
BIG DOG RANCH
$310,000ANIMAL RESCUE.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE ITALIAN LEGIONS OF MERIT
$250,000SUPPORT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE US ARMED FORCES.
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
ALS RESEARCH.
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
$250,000ASSIST IN NON-PARTISAN RESEARCH.
ALS RIDE FOR LIFE
$200,000ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY.
ASSIST IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE FOSTER YOUTH.
CEDARS SINAI
$200,000ALS RESEARCH.
HARK-ALS INC
$200,000ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY.
CLUB FOR GROWTH FOUNDATION INC
$200,000ASSIST IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FREE MARKETS.
AMFAR FOUNDATION FOR AIDS RESEARCH
$195,000ASSIST IN ENDING THE GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH.
USC SCHWARZENEGGER INSTITUTE
$170,000ASSIST IN ADVANCING POST-PARTISANSHIP, PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICAL PARTIES.
JOB CREATORS NETWORK FOUNDATION
$150,000ASSIST IN BRINGING TOGETHER JOB CREATORS TO ENSURE AMERICA'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS.
ASSIST IN PROMOTING ITALIAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE.
LIFE
$150,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN ANIMAL WELFARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION.
ASSIST IN SECURING THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN CLINICAL EXCELLENCE.
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CA
$100,000ASSIST IN PROVIDING LONG-TERM SOCIETAL BENEFITS.
VICTORIA'S VOICE FOUNDATION
$100,000ASSIST IN ADVANCING INITIATIVES AGAINST THE DRUG EPIDEMIC.
GREY TEAM
$100,000SUPPORT ACTIVE-DUTY US SOLDIERS AND MILITARY VETERANS TO REDUCE PTSD.
STANDING UNITED
$100,000ASSISTING THE HOMELESS.
EDUCATION FREEDOM FOUNDATION
$100,000ASSIST IN EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM BY EMPOWERING AND INSPIRING FAMILIES AND VISIONARIES.
COMPASSIONATE CARE ALS
$75,000ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY.
AMERICAN ARTS CONSERVANCY INC
$75,000TO PRESERVE, PROMOTE AND EDUCATE THROUGH AMERICAN VISUAL ARTS.
HOPE LOVES COMPANY
$75,000ASSIST PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILY.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$63,000GENERAL CHARITABLE OUTREACH.
ST CLEMENT CHURCH
$62,000RELIGIOUS ASSISTANCE.
PALM BEACH POLICE AND FIRE FOUNDATION
$55,000ASSIST IN CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE OFFICERS.
ASSIST IN HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY.
ASSIST CHILDREN IMPACTED BY SERIOUS ILLNESS, TRAGEDY AND TRAUMA.
THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE
$50,000ASSIST IN CHANGING THE WAY SOCIETY VIEWS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
UNLEASH PROSPERITY NOW INC
$50,000EDUCATING BUSINESSES, INDIVIDUALS ABOUT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.
GLORIA M SILVERIO FOUNDATION
$50,000ASSISTING PREGNANT GIRLS/WOMEN IN CRISIS, SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNS.
THE ANDREA C CAMERON FOUNDATION INC
$50,000ASSIST IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
ADVOCATE AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR PRINCIPLES THAT PROMOTE LIBERTY, SAFETY AND PROSPERITY.
ASSIST IN PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR CITIZEN LEADERS.
FURRY FRIENDS ADOPTION
$45,000ANIMAL RESCUE.
THE GRANT CARDONE FOUNDATION
$27,000ASSIST IN PROVIDING MENTORING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION.
MADELINE FIADINI LORE FOUNDATION
$25,000ASSIST IN MAKING CANCER SCREENING TESTS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WITHOUT INSURANCE.
FINANCIALLY ASSIST GOLD STAR AND FALLEN FIRST RESPONDER FAMILIES.