The Oristano Scholar Fund concentrates its giving on education and health-related causes, with a particularly large investment in scholarship endowment for Palm Beach State College. It also supports emergency medical services locally and both international medical relief and women's mentoring programs. Grants are few but substantial, and the foundation appears to favor durable, long-term impact vehicles (endowments and core operating support).
Highly concentrated giving: a single very large endowment gift dominates funding, supplemented by a small number of meaningful grants. Tends to fund both local institutional capacity (endowment/operating support) and mission-driven medical and mentoring organizations, with occasional repeat grants to the same nonprofits.
The Oristano Scholar Fund’s clearest signal is the $1.7 million endowment grant it made to Palm Beach State College Foundation for scholarships. That single award shows a funder that uses large, durable commitments rather than small, frequent checks. Across the recent grants on file, the foundation backs education, emergency medical services, medical relief, and women’s mentoring, with most gifts landing in Florida. Its pattern is not limited to one program type: the fund has supported a college scholarship endowment, general-purpose operating support for an emergency medical association, and unrestricted support for a women’s mentoring network. The scale of giving is substantial for the number of grants made, and the recipients suggest a preference for organizations that can convert funding into long-term or flexible impact. In Florida, the foundation has backed both a higher-education intermediary and an EMS organization. Outside Florida, it has also funded Doctors Without Borders and Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, showing that its grantmaking reaches beyond one local geography while still remaining relatively concentrated. The mix of beneficiary types leans toward institutions serving students, patients, and community-based support programs.
Education is the foundation’s largest visible focus, anchored by a $1.7 million endowment for scholarships at Palm Beach State College Foundation in West Palm Beach. That grant points to support for postsecondary access through a long-term scholarship vehicle rather than a one-time award. Health-related giving is another clear thread. The fund granted $225,000 to Emergency Medical Association in Palm Reach Gardens for general purpose support, and it later repeated that support with a $30,996 grant. The foundation also gave $75,000 to Doctors Without Borders in New York for general purpose support, linking its health-related giving to international medical relief. Women’s leadership appears in a separate stream of support. The Oristano Scholar Fund gave $12,000 and later $20,000 to Women’s Mentoring Network in Stamford, both for general purpose use.
Typical grants cluster at a median of $30,996, with a lower quartile of $16,000 and an upper quartile of $150,000. The recent record shows a wide spread, from a $1,000 grant to a $1.7 million award. The fund appears to make repeated support to some recipients: Emergency Medical Association and Women’s Mentoring Network both received grants in more than one year. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent awards are mostly general-purpose or endowment support, which suggests flexible, institution-level funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
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$77K
Most grants fall between $16K and $150K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$16K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Notable grantees: Palm Beach State College Foundation, Emergency Medical Association, Doctors Without Borders, Women's Mentoring Network
Giving is concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Florida receives the largest share by count, at 43% of grants, and the recent list includes West Palm Beach and Palm Reach Gardens. Outside Florida, the foundation has supported organizations in New York and Connecticut, including New York, NY, Stamford, CT, and Wallkill, NY. The geographic pattern is regional rather than national, with a strong Florida core and selected out-of-state recipients.
The foundation supports educational institutions, emergency medical services, medical relief organizations, and women’s mentoring programs. Recent grants include a scholarship endowment for Palm Beach State College Foundation, general-purpose support for Emergency Medical Association, and unrestricted funding for Women’s Mentoring Network.
Recent grants center on a median of $30,996, with a lower quartile of $16,000 and an upper quartile of $150,000. The recent record ranges from $1,000 to $1.7 million, showing that the foundation can make both small and very large awards.
Yes. Emergency Medical Association received grants in both 2023 and 2024, and Women’s Mentoring Network also received grants in two different years. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time-only funding.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with 43% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent Florida recipients include Palm Beach State College Foundation in West Palm Beach and Emergency Medical Association in Palm Reach Gardens.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | PALM REACH GARDENS, FL | $30,996 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WOMEN'S MENTORING NETWORK | STAMFORD, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY | WALLKILL, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,700,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | PALM REACH GARDENS, FL | $225,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WOMEN'S MENTORING NETWORK | STAMFORD, CT | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
$30,996GENERAL PURPOSE
WOMEN'S MENTORING NETWORK
$20,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
$225,000GENERAL PURPOSE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$75,000GENERAL PURPOSE
WOMEN'S MENTORING NETWORK
$12,000GENERAL PURPOSE