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Ave Maria School of Law Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 38-3487577 Website

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Ave Maria School of Law Foundation at a glance

In short: Ave Maria School of Law Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$10,000
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$3,393,506
+18.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ave Maria School of Law Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Ave Maria School of Law: $10KAve Maria School of Law$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Ave Maria School of Law ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Naples

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $55K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ave Maria School of Law Naples, FLGeneral Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,393,506$329,924$10,000$10,0001$162,485
2024$2,856,825$507,186———$74,754
2023$2,165,081$296,141$54,745$54,7451$60,055
2022$1,772,983$240,911———$117,343
2021$1,834,271$38,917$13,879——$38,917
2020$1,418,689$67,291$56,983——$67,291
2019$1,517,428$1,230,014$450——$20,646

About Ave Maria School of Law Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $162K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation is led by John M. Czarnetzky, Director & President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John M. Czarnetzky

    Director & President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eugene Milhizer

    Director & Dean Emeritus

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas S. Monaghan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Kevin Cieply (2019–2021) — Former President & Dean

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Ave Maria School of Law Foundation

How much does Ave Maria School of Law Foundation give each year?

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Ave Maria School of Law Foundation?

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $330K.

What is Ave Maria School of Law Foundation?

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Naples, FL. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ave Maria School of Law Foundation operate?

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Ave Maria School of Law Foundation's EIN?

Ave Maria School of Law Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3487577. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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