The Maurice B Tobin Family Foundation concentrates relatively modest, targeted giving across cultural, historic, environmental and local community causes. Grants skew toward national cultural institutions and preservation (notably Blair House and the Smithsonian) while also supporting regional priorities in Southwest Florida — environmental conservation, music education, animal welfare — and military survivor services. Funding is deliberate and selective rather than broadly distributed.
The Maurice B Tobin Family Foundation C/o Neapolitan Enterprises has a clear pattern of selective support for place-based institutions and service organizations, with one large recent grant standing out: $49,900 to The Blair House Foundation for general charitable funding. That gift sits alongside repeated support for Blair House-related preservation work, including grants to Blair House Restoration Fund in 2024 and 2023, showing a sustained interest in historic preservation and national civic sites. The foundation also backs cultural access through museum giving, including a 2025 grant to Smithsonian Institution for the National Portrait Gallery Circle Membership Fund. Beyond Washington, its recent grants extend to environmental conservation, military survivor services, and Southwest Florida nonprofits. The result is a compact portfolio that mixes nationally visible cultural and historic institutions with local organizations in Naples and the broader Southwest Florida region. Grant sizes are typically modest, but the largest award indicates the foundation can make a materially larger commitment when a priority aligns with its giving pattern.
Historic preservation is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. In 2024 it gave $49,900 to The Blair House Foundation for general charitable funding, and it also supported Blair House Restoration Fund with $10,000 in 2023 and $4,565 in 2023. Cultural institutions are another focus: in 2025, Smithsonian Institution received $10,000 for the National Portrait Gallery Circle Membership Fund. The foundation also funds environmental work, including a 2024 grant of $10,000 to The Everglades Foundation for general charitable funding. Community-oriented giving appears in Southwest Florida as well, where Southwest Florida Music Education Center received $5,000 in 2023 and Humane Society of Naples received $4,000 in 2023. Military survivor support is present through Navy Seal Foundation grants in 2024 and 2025.
Typical awards are small: the p25, median, and p75 grant sizes are $5,000, $5,000, and $10,000. That distribution shows a tight band of giving with occasional larger commitments, such as the $49,900 grant to The Blair House Foundation. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Blair House-related grantees and Navy Seal Foundation. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation, with grants made from Naples, Florida and a regional giving scope. No application process is indicated in the data.
$103K
$791K
$62K
$27K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 33% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated, selective giving with several larger gifts to a few repeat grantees; mixes national prestige institutions with targeted local Southwest Florida charities. Grants are mid-sized (several thousand to ~50k) and often designated as general support.
Notable grantees: The Blair House Foundation, Blair House Restoration Fund, Smithsonian Institution (National Portrait Gallery), The Everglades Foundation, Navy SEAL Foundation
Grant dollars are concentrated in Washington, DC, which is the top state by grant count, while 33% of grants went to recipients in Florida. The recent recipient list also includes Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Palmetto Bay, Florida. Within Florida, Naples appears twice in the recent grants list, through Southwest Florida Music Education Center and Humane Society of Naples. All recorded grants went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants show support for historic preservation, cultural institutions, environmental conservation, military survivor services, and Southwest Florida community nonprofits. Named examples include The Blair House Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, The Everglades Foundation, Navy Seal Foundation, Southwest Florida Music Education Center, and Humane Society of Naples.
The foundation’s typical awards are modest: p25 is $5,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $10,000. Most recent grants fall within that range, with one much larger award of $49,900 to The Blair House Foundation.
Yes. Blair House-related organizations appear in multiple years, with grants to The Blair House Foundation in 2024 and Blair House Restoration Fund in 2024, 2023, and 2023 again at a different amount. Navy Seal Foundation also received grants in both 2024 and 2025.
The top state by grant count is DC. Florida is also important: 33% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and recent Florida recipients include The Everglades Foundation in Palmetto Bay, Southwest Florida Music Education Center in Naples, and Humane Society of Naples in Naples.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP FUND |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | SURVIVOR SUPPORT PROGRAMS |
| THE BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $49,900 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER | NAPLES, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,565 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING |
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$10,000NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, CIRCLE MEMBERSHIP FUND
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
$5,000SURVIVOR SUPPORT PROGRAMS
THE BLAIR HOUSE FOUNDATION
$49,900GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MUSIC EDUCATION CENTER
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
BLAIR HOUSE RESTORATION FUND
$4,565GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING
HUMANE SOCIETY OF NAPLES
$4,000GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDING