The Mateo Family Foundation focuses on youth development through sports and education, privileging basketball- and football-related programs, charter-school STEM initiatives, and local youth resource organizations. Their giving is geographically concentrated in New York with some support in Santa Cruz, and they also make targeted gifts to LGBTQ health and trans-youth causes. Grants tend to fund program support, scholarships, and event fundraising rather than large institutional endowments.
The Mateo Family Foundation Inc’s largest recent gift went to Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School for $55,000, setting the tone for a funder that consistently backs youth basketball, school-based athletics, and related education work. Across recent filings, the foundation has also supported Cornell football, KIPP NYC middle school computer science, and youth resource and scholarship programs, showing a mix of sports, STEM, and local youth services. Its grantmaking is targeted rather than broad, with most awards landing in New York and a smaller set reaching other U.S. communities. Basketball appears especially central. The foundation has funded the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School more than once, along with New Renaissance Basketball Association and related athletics groups. Football is another recurring thread, including support for Cornell football and youth football programming. Beyond sports, the foundation gives to youth-serving organizations and education efforts that sit close to students’ daily lives, such as charter-school computer science instruction and scholarship support. The pattern suggests a family funder focused on practical, program-level support for youth development rather than large institutional grants.
Youth sports are the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to Peaceplayers International, and in the same year it awarded $15,000 to Downtown Giants Youth Football for youth football support. The foundation also backed Cornell University with $25,000 for Cornell football, underscoring an interest in both school-based and community athletics. Education appears in a second lane. It gave $20,000 to Kipp New York Inc. for middle school computer science at KIPP NYC Public Schools, tying its support to STEM exposure in a charter-school setting. Scholarship-oriented giving also shows up in a $15,000 grant to NYC Juniors Volleyball for its scholarship fund. On the youth-services side, the foundation awarded $15,000 to Santa Cruz County Youth Resource Bank for youth resource bank support.
Typical grant size clusters in a fairly tight band: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. That pattern matches a portfolio built around modest program support rather than very large awards. The grants listed here also show repeat support across years, including Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School and Santa Cruz County Youth Resource Bank. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local in scope and is managed under The Mateo Family Foundation Inc. with Kelly Mateo in leadership.
$25K
$2.5M
$127K
$35K
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$15K
KELLY MATEO
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Modest-to-medium sized, mostly one- or two-year grants with several repeat recipients; funding is concentrated on a relatively small set of youth, sports, and education organizations rather than widely distributed, and often designated for program support, scholarships, or event fundraising.
Notable grantees: Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School / New Renaissance Basketball Association, Cornell University / Cornell Football Association, Santa Cruz County Youth Resource Bank, PeacePlayers International, Callen-Lorde Support Inc.
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 89% of grants by recipient location and is the top state by grant count. New York City-area recipients include Bronx, New York, and Brooklyn organizations, alongside Ithaca on the upstate end of the state. Outside New York, the foundation has placed grants in Washington, DC; CapitolA, California; and Chatham, New Jersey. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation supports youth development through sports and education. Recent grants include basketball charter-school programming, football support, middle school computer science, youth resource services, scholarship funds, and LGBTQ+ and trans-youth health and support organizations.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $15,000. Recent awards also include a $55,000 grant and several $25,000 and $20,000 grants.
Yes. Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball Charter School appears in both 2024 and 2023 grants, and Santa Cruz County Youth Resource Bank appears in both 2025 and 2024 grants. That suggests repeat support for some grantees rather than one-time only giving.
Most grants go to New York recipients. The data shows 89% of grants in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is NY. Recent New York recipients include organizations in the Bronx, New York, Brooklyn, and Ithaca.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK | CAPITOLA, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK |
| THE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CORNELL FOOTBALL |
| PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL |
| SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK | CAPITOLA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK |
| DOWNTOWN GIANTS YOUTH FOOTBALL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF DOWNTOWN GIANTS YOUTH FOOTBALL |
| SAM & DEVORAH FOUNDATION FOR TRANS YOUTH | CHATHAM, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR SAM & DEVORAH FOUNDATION FOR TRANS YOUTH |
| CALLEN-LORDE SUPPORT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CALLEN-LORDE |
| THE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL |
| EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT TO THE EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL |
| KIPP NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE AT KIPP NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK | CAPITOLA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK |
| NYC JUNIORS VOLLEYBALL | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF NYC JUNIORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | ITHACA, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF THE BASKETBALL |
| EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $12,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT TO THE EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL |
| NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $11,500 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| CORNELL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION INC | ITHACA, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | FRIENDS OF CORNELL FOOTBALL |
| CASA | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF THE THE SUPPER CLUB FUNDRAISING EVENT |
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
$15,000SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
THE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
$10,000SUPPORT OF NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
$15,000SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
DOWNTOWN GIANTS YOUTH FOOTBALL
SUPPORT OF DOWNTOWN GIANTS YOUTH FOOTBALL
SAM & DEVORAH FOUNDATION FOR TRANS YOUTH
$10,000SUPPORT FOR SAM & DEVORAH FOUNDATION FOR TRANS YOUTH
THE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
$10,000SUPPORT OF NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL
SUPPORT TO THE EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL
SUPPORT OF MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER SCIENCE AT KIPP NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
$15,000SUPPORT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY YOUTH RESOURCE BANK
NYC JUNIORS VOLLEYBALL
$15,000SUPPORT OF NYC JUNIORS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$10,000SUPPORT OF THE BASKETBALL
SUPPORT TO THE EARL MONROE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL
NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC
$11,500TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
CORNELL FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION INC
$10,000FRIENDS OF CORNELL FOOTBALL