The Ferraro Family Foundation concentrates support on health and disability causes (notably spinal cord research and hospital philanthropy), disability inclusion programs, and religiously affiliated education and parish charities, while also making significant gifts to local civic/social institutions such as country clubs. Grants tend to be unrestricted/general operating support and often go to repeat recipients, indicating sustained partnerships rather than one‑off project funding.
Ferraro Family Foundation Incorporated’s recent giving is marked by sustained support for The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc, including multiple general-operations grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors ongoing relationships over isolated project awards. The foundation also backs disability inclusion work through Best Buddies International and has supported hospital philanthropy through The Baptist Health Foundation. Its grantmaking is not limited to health and disability causes. Recent awards also went to religiously affiliated education and parish charities, along with local civic institutions such as Tamarak Country Club Inc. Across the latest grants list, many awards are framed as general operations, and the foundation also makes direct assistance grants for medical expenses. The recipient roster includes Miami-based nonprofits, schools in Coconut Grove and Miami Shores, and a smaller set of organizations outside Florida, showing a regional pattern with a strong Florida center of gravity.
Health and disability causes are central to the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $100,000 to The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc for general operations, and it also made earlier general-operations grants of $50,000 and $25,000 to the same organization. Disability inclusion is another clear thread. Best Buddies International received $75,000 in 2024 and two additional general-operations grants of $25,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025. The foundation also supports education and parish-linked charities. St Stephen's Episcopal Day School received $39,492 in 2024 and $5,150 in 2025, while Archbishop's Charities and Development Fund received $25,000 in 2024. In a separate line of giving, it made a $7,500 grant to Farafonova Olga Viktorovna for payment of medical expenses for an impoverished individual.
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $5,875, a median grant of $25,000, and a p75 of $53,318. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in health, disability, and education-related giving. Most grants are listed as general operations, which suggests flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding. The foundation also makes direct individual assistance grants, including medical-expense support.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $53K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$53K
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A relatively concentrated portfolio of mid-to-large unrestricted grants, with multiple repeat awards to core grantees and a mix of local/community recipients and national disability/health organizations.
Notable grantees: The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, Inc., Best Buddies International, Tamarack/Tamarak Country Club, The Baptist Health Foundation, St. Stephen's Episcopal Day School
Giving is concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 56% of grants by recipient location and is also the foundation’s top state by grant count. Miami appears frequently, including grants to The Baptist Health Foundation, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc, Best Buddies International, Joe Namath Charitable Foundation, and Archbishop's Charities and Development Fund. Other Florida recipient cities include Coconut Grove, Miami Shores, and Miami Beach. Outside Florida, grants reached Greenwich, Connecticut; New York, New York; and Edgartown, Massachusetts.
Recent grants show a mix of health and disability causes, religiously affiliated education and parish charities, and local civic institutions. The largest recurring recipients include The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc, Best Buddies International, and St Stephen's Episcopal Day School.
Most recent awards are labeled general operations. That includes grants such as $100,000 to The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc, $75,000 to Best Buddies International, and $39,492 to St Stephen's Episcopal Day School.
Yes. The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Best Buddies International appears in 2024 and 2025; and St Stephen's Episcopal Day School received support in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships.
The foundation’s typical award sits in the mid-five-figure range. The reported distribution is p25 of $5,875, median of $25,000, and p75 of $53,318.
Yes. One recent grant went to Farafonova Olga Viktorovna in Miami Beach for payment of medical expenses for an impoverished individual, showing that the foundation can also support direct personal medical need.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB INC | GREENWICH, CT | $68,110 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JOE NAMATH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JAMES & HELEN CABRERA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | COCONUT GROVE, FL | $5,150 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VINEYARD GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION | EDGARTOWN, MA | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TAMARAK COUNTRY CLUB INC | GREENWICH, CT | $117,586 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB INC | GREENWICH, CT | $63,270 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | COCONUT GROVE, FL | $39,492 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARCHBISHOP'S CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT FUND | MIAMI SHORES, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| JAMES & HELEN CABRERA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VINEYARD GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION | EDGARTOWN, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| V G C FOUNDATION | EDGARTOWN, MA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ANIMAL SHELTER OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC | EDGARTOWN, MA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS INC | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| FARAFONOVA OLGA VIKTOROVNA | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $7,500 | 2023 | PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUAL |
| V G C FOUNDATION | EDGARTOWN, MA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB INC
$68,110GENERAL OPERATIONS
JOE NAMATH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
JAMES & HELEN CABRERA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
$5,150GENERAL OPERATIONS
VINEYARD GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
TAMARAK COUNTRY CLUB INC
$117,586GENERAL OPERATIONS
TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB INC
$63,270GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
$39,492GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARCHBISHOP'S CHARITIES AND DEVELOPMENT FUND
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
JAMES & HELEN CABRERA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
VINEYARD GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
V G C FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
ANIMAL SHELTER OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
FARAFONOVA OLGA VIKTOROVNA
$7,500PAYMENT OF MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR IMPOVERISHED INDIVIDUAL
V G C FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS