The Martino Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small set of recurring, high-dollar grantees, with a clear local Catholic education focus (scholarships and program support in the Diocese of Bridgeport) alongside major gifts to medical research and conservative/public‑policy networks. They fund both place-based educational access (inner‑city Catholic school scholarships and a local Catholic university) and nationally prominent institutions in health and policy, indicating a mix of community-level philanthropy and influence-oriented giving.
The Martino Family Foundation C/O Michael E Martino repeatedly backs a small circle of high-dollar grantees, with especially large commitments to cancer research, Catholic education, and conservative policy networks. In the latest grants, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received multiple seven-figure awards, while Fairfield University, the Inner City Scholarship Fund, and Foundations in Education Inc. each drew substantial support tied to Catholic higher education or scholarship aid. That pattern points to a foundation that prefers concentrated, recurring relationships rather than a wide spread of smaller grants. The giving also shows two distinct lanes. One lane supports Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport and inner-city school scholarships, including funding that helps students attend Catholic schools. The other lane reaches nationally known institutions in health and public policy, such as cancer research and treatment, legal advocacy, and conservative network building. Within that mix, the foundation has also supported homelessness services through The Doe Fund, indicating that its portfolio is not limited to education and policy alone. The overall picture is of a funder making large, repeated grants to organizations aligned with specific educational, medical, and ideological priorities.
Catholic education is one of the foundation’s clearest priorities. It gave $850,000 to Foundations in Education Inc for Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport, often through scholarships and program funding, and $850,000 to Inner City Scholarship Fund for scholarships for low-income students to attend Catholic schools with a focus on inner-city areas. Higher education is another recurring theme. Fairfield University received $900,000 to support a Jesuit university grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition, reinforcing the foundation’s interest in Catholic postsecondary institutions. The foundation also funds policy-oriented work. It gave $400,000 to Teneo Network Inc for conservative network building and $200,000 to The Federalist Society to support textualist and originalist constitutional interpretation. Beyond that, it supported homelessness and reentry services with a $280,000 grant to The Doe Fund for housing, job training, and other social services for homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Most grants fall between $100K and $500K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$500K
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Highly concentrated: relatively few, large grants often made repeatedly to the same core organizations (multi‑grant relationships), combining local place‑based support for Catholic education with selective national-level investments in health research and conservative policy networks.
Notable grantees: Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute, Fairfield University, Foundations in Education Inc (Diocese of Bridgeport Catholic education), Inner City Scholarship Fund, The Federalist Society
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $500,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including several of the same grantees in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That points to an ongoing relationship model rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. No application process is described in the provided data.
Grantmaking is regional, but the awards cluster in a few places. New York recipients appear often, including organizations in New York, NY, while Connecticut is also prominent through Bridgeport and Fairfield. Boston, MA appears through Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Washington, DC appears through The Federalist Society. By recipient-state count, Arizona is the top state overall, even though the top named recipients in the recent-grants list are concentrated in the Northeast.
The recent grants show four clear areas: Catholic K–12 scholarship programs and diocesan education, Catholic higher education, cancer research and treatment, and conservative policy or legal networks. It also made a grant to The Doe Fund for housing, job training, and other social services for homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals.
Typical grant size is substantial. The 25th percentile is $100,000, the median is $200,000, and the 75th percentile is $500,000. The recent grants list also includes multiple awards of $850,000, $900,000, and $1,200,000.
Yes. The recent-grants table shows repeated awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025 to organizations such as Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Fairfield University, Foundations in Education Inc, Inner City Scholarship Fund, The Federalist Society, and The Doe Fund.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals and as not making program-related investments.
The giving is regional and entirely domestic in the provided data, with 55 grants all in the US. Recent recipient locations include New York, NY; Bridgeport, CT; Fairfield, CT; Boston, MA; Durham, NC; Austin, TX; and Washington, DC.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,200,000 | 2025 | to support a leading cancer treatment and research center dedicated to providing expert patient care and developing new therapies for cancer patients. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,200,000 | 2025 | to support a leading cancer treatment and research center dedicated to providing expert patient care and developing new therapies for cancer patients. |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $900,000 | 2025 | to support a Jesuit university that provides higher education based on the Catholic intellectual tradition. |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $900,000 | 2025 | to support a Jesuit university that provides higher education based on the Catholic intellectual tradition. |
| INNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $850,000 | 2025 | To support the scholarships for low-income students to attend Catholic schools, with a focus on inner-city areas. |
| FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $850,000 | 2025 | To supports the Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport, often through scholarships and program funding. |
| INNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $850,000 | 2025 | To support the scholarships for low-income students to attend Catholic schools, with a focus on inner-city areas. |
| FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $850,000 | 2025 | To supports the Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport, often through scholarships and program funding. |
| TENEO NETWORK INC | AUSTIN, TX | $400,000 | 2025 | To support the growth of Conservative network building. |
| TENEO NETWORK INC | AUSTIN, TX | $400,000 | 2025 | To support the growth of Conservative network building. |
| THE DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $280,000 | 2025 | To support the organization that helps homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve self-sufficiency by providing housing, job training, and other social services. |
| THE DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $280,000 | 2025 | To support the organization that helps homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve self-sufficiency by providing housing, job training, and other social services. |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | To support an organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | To support an organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | To support a conservative think tank that develops and disseminates new ideas that seek to foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | To support a conservative non-profit organization that advocates for conservative political ideas on high school, college, and university campuses. |
| MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | To support a conservative think tank that develops and disseminates new ideas that seek to foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. |
| CATO INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | To support the Libertarian think tank that conducts research and public policy analysis to promote policies consistent with individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. |
| TURNING POINT USA | PHOENIX, AZ | $150,000 | 2025 | To support a conservative non-profit organization that advocates for conservative political ideas on high school, college, and university campuses. |
| CATO INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | To support the Libertarian think tank that conducts research and public policy analysis to promote policies consistent with individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. |
| LIVELIFETOTHEMAX | NEW CANAAN, CT | $103,000 | 2025 | To support local fundraising initiative for the local charity honoring the untimely death of a teenager. |
| LIVELIFETOTHEMAX | NEW CANAAN, CT | $103,000 | 2025 | To support local fundraising initiative for the local charity honoring the untimely death of a teenager. |
| ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | To support the ministries and services of Bridgeport, CT diocese, including Catholic schools, social services, and evangelization efforts. |
| ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | To support the ministries and services of Bridgeport, CT diocese, including Catholic schools, social services, and evangelization efforts. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | To support legal education at Duke University. |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | To support legal education at Duke University. |
| ST ALOYSIUS CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To support local fundraising initiative for the Catholic school. |
| ST ALOYSIUS CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | To support local fundraising initiative for the Catholic school. |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF STAMFORD | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | To provides support for after-school and summer programs for young people, focusing on character development, educational enrichment, and healthy living. |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF STAMFORD | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | To provides support for after-school and summer programs for young people, focusing on character development, educational enrichment, and healthy living. |
| BEST BUDDIES | MIAMI, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | To support an organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). |
| BEST BUDDIES | MIAMI, FL | $8,000 | 2025 | To support an organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $800,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $800,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $800,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CATO INSTITUTE | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2024 | charitable |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $150,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TURNING POINT USA | Phoenix, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| Boys and Girls Club of Stamford | Stamford, CT | $28,000 | 2024 | charitable |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $750,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| INNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $500,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY | FAIRFILED, CT | $500,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $350,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
to support a leading cancer treatment and research center dedicated to providing expert patient care and developing new therapies for cancer patients.
to support a leading cancer treatment and research center dedicated to providing expert patient care and developing new therapies for cancer patients.
to support a Jesuit university that provides higher education based on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
to support a Jesuit university that provides higher education based on the Catholic intellectual tradition.
To support the scholarships for low-income students to attend Catholic schools, with a focus on inner-city areas.
To supports the Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport, often through scholarships and program funding.
To support the scholarships for low-income students to attend Catholic schools, with a focus on inner-city areas.
FOUNDATIONS IN EDUCATION INC
$850,000To supports the Catholic education in the Diocese of Bridgeport, often through scholarships and program funding.
To support the organization that helps homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve self-sufficiency by providing housing, job training, and other social services.
To support the organization that helps homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals achieve self-sufficiency by providing housing, job training, and other social services.
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
$200,000To support an organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
$200,000To support an organization that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
To support a conservative think tank that develops and disseminates new ideas that seek to foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.
TURNING POINT USA
$150,000To support a conservative non-profit organization that advocates for conservative political ideas on high school, college, and university campuses.
To support a conservative think tank that develops and disseminates new ideas that seek to foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.
To support the Libertarian think tank that conducts research and public policy analysis to promote policies consistent with individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
TURNING POINT USA
$150,000To support a conservative non-profit organization that advocates for conservative political ideas on high school, college, and university campuses.
To support the Libertarian think tank that conducts research and public policy analysis to promote policies consistent with individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
LIVELIFETOTHEMAX
$103,000To support local fundraising initiative for the local charity honoring the untimely death of a teenager.
LIVELIFETOTHEMAX
$103,000To support local fundraising initiative for the local charity honoring the untimely death of a teenager.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
$100,000To support the ministries and services of Bridgeport, CT diocese, including Catholic schools, social services, and evangelization efforts.
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
$100,000To support the ministries and services of Bridgeport, CT diocese, including Catholic schools, social services, and evangelization efforts.
ST ALOYSIUS CHURCH
$20,000To support local fundraising initiative for the Catholic school.
ST ALOYSIUS CHURCH
$20,000To support local fundraising initiative for the Catholic school.
To provides support for after-school and summer programs for young people, focusing on character development, educational enrichment, and healthy living.
To provides support for after-school and summer programs for young people, focusing on character development, educational enrichment, and healthy living.
To support an organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
BEST BUDDIES
$8,000To support an organization that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY
$400,000CHARITABLE
TURNING POINT USA
$100,000CHARITABLE
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
$100,000CHARITABLE