The Ciarrocchi Family Foundation concentrates giving in education and local health services, with repeated support for a Philadelphia-area independent school and the Jefferson health system alongside a handful of university gifts. They also make discretionary gifts to civic/public safety groups and occasional arts/philanthropic causes. Grants are modest in number but meaningful in size, often reflecting personal or regional affiliations.
A 2023 $25,000 grant to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5 stands out as the foundation’s largest recent gift and shows how directly the Ciarrocchi Family Foundation C/o Peter Ciarrocchi Jr supports local institutions. Across the recent record, the foundation gives in modest numbers of grants, with repeated emphasis on education, health services, and discretionary support for civic organizations. Philadelphia-area recipients appear often, including Jefferson Health-northeast and Jefferson University Health, as well as Frankford Friends School. The pattern suggests a funder that backs established community providers rather than a broad open-ended portfolio. Education grants recur alongside health-related support. University gifts appear too, with awards to the University of Texas and the University of Miami. Smaller grants to the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Boys Girls Club of Camden County, and Guitars Over Guns indicate occasional support for charitable or youth-oriented organizations beyond the core Philadelphia set. The foundation’s giving profile is compact, but the named recipients show a consistent mix of local service organizations, schools, and health systems.
Health services are one of the clearest themes in the recent record. The foundation gave $10,000 in 2023 to Jefferson Health-northeast Foundation for health services, then supported Jefferson Health-northeast with another $10,000 in 2024 and Jefferson University Health with $10,000 in 2025. Education is another recurring area. Frankford Friends School received $10,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2024, followed by $6,400 in 2025. University support also appears in the record, with $15,000 to the University of Texas in 2023 and $5,000 to the University of Miami in 2025. The foundation also makes selective grants to civic and charitable groups. In 2023 it awarded $25,000 to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, and in 2025 it made smaller gifts to the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, Boys Girls Club of Camden County, and Guitars Over Guns.
Typical grant sizes are moderate: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $5,700, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. That distribution fits a foundation that makes a small number of grants, usually in the low-thousands to ten-thousand-dollar range, with one larger outlier at $25,000. Recurrence is visible in the recipient list: Jefferson health entities and Frankford Friends School appear across multiple years, while several other grants are one-off awards. The foundation is a private family foundation rather than an operating charity, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
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$558K
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$29K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 64% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, repeat giving to a small set of core local grantees (multiple grants to Frankford Friends and Jefferson health entities) supplemented by several one-off university and charitable gifts; typical grant sizes range from mid‑single thousands to mid‑five figures.
Notable grantees: Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #5, Frankford Friends School, Jefferson Health–Northeast / Jefferson University Health, University of Texas, Andrea Bocelli Foundation
Giving is heavily Pennsylvania-centered: 64% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Philadelphia appears repeatedly in the recent grants list. Beyond Pennsylvania, the foundation gives in Florida, Texas, and New Jersey. Florida is the top state by grant count, with recipients including Coral Gables and Miami. Texas recipients are in Austin, while New Jersey recipients include Camden. All recorded grants go to U.S. recipients.
The strongest recurring themes are health services and education. Jefferson Health-northeast Foundation, Jefferson Health-northeast, and Jefferson University Health received health-services grants across 2023 to 2025, while Frankford Friends School and two universities received education-related support.
Yes. Jefferson-related health providers appear in multiple years, and Frankford Friends School also received repeated grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing support for a small set of familiar recipients.
Typical awards are in the low-thousands to ten-thousand-dollar range. The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $5,000, a median of $5,700, and a 75th percentile of $10,000, with one larger $25,000 grant in the recent record.
Most grants go to Pennsylvania recipients, which account for 64% of the foundation’s grantmaking. Philadelphia shows up frequently, but the foundation also gives to recipients in Florida, Texas, and New Jersey.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HEALTH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $6,400 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ANDREA BOCELLI FOUNDATION | BRISTOL, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI | CORAL GABLES, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF CAMDEN COUNTY | CAMDEN, NJ | $500 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION |
| GUITARS OVER GUNS | MIAMI, FL | $500 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION |
| JEFFERSON HEALTH-NORTHEAST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #5 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| JEFFERSON HEALTH-NORTHEAST FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| CHILDRENS CRISIS TREATMENT CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2023 | TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HEALTH
$10,000HEALTH SERVICES
FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL
$6,400EDUCATION
ANDREA BOCELLI FOUNDATION
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
$5,000EDUCATION
BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF CAMDEN COUNTY
$500EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION
GUITARS OVER GUNS
$500EXEMPT PURPOSE FUNCTION
JEFFERSON HEALTH-NORTHEAST
HEALTH SERVICES
FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL
$5,000EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$5,000EDUCATION
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE #5
$25,000TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
$15,000EDUCATION
FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
JEFFERSON HEALTH-NORTHEAST FOUNDATION
$10,000HEALTH SERVICES
CHILDRENS CRISIS TREATMENT CENTER
$1,500TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE