Cinelli Family Foundation

LAWRENCE, KS EIN: 87-3895218

Cinelli Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAWRENCE, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $235.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $7.8M.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$235.7M

+814.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.7M

+203.4% YoY

Grant Count

16

+6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$107K

+184.4% YoY

About Cinelli Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Cinelli Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAWRENCE, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $235.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $1.7M. Net investment income was $7.8M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AlexandriaBala CynwydBaltimoreColumbiaDurhamEvansvilleHinsdaleKansas CityLawrenceMountain ViewNew YorkPerkinsRoeland ParkSan Francisco

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$59M$118M$177M$236M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$235,745,568$25,793,183$12,898,740
Revenue$214,182,072$13,752,382$7,657,177
Expenses$4,229,583$902,830$100,576
Qualifying Distributions$2,041,138$690,668$27,250
Net Investment Income$7,756,738$11,143,739$2,601,422
Distributable Amount$11,754,811$856,692$541,776

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$426K$853K$1M$2M0 grants20211 grants202215 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS END…$1.0MUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS END…$250KTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVER…$104KCURATORS OF THE UNIVERSI…$100KDUKE UNIVERSITY$80KKHAN ACADEMY$50KCHEMO BUDDIES$22KBISHOP MIEGE$11KBABYJAYS LEGACY OF HOPE …$11KSTAND FOR THE SILENT INC$11K

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JANET CINELLIPRESIDENT &$48KERIC RYANSEC, TREAS &$48K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JANET CINELLIPRESIDENT &5$48,000
ERIC RYANSEC, TREAS &5$48,000
ALBERT CINELLI JRDIRECTOR1
JOHN CINELLIDIRECTOR1
LAUREN KINGDIRECTOR1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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