Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Newark, DE EIN: 16-1679449

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Newark, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.6M. Net investment income was $314K.

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.6M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,585,000
+2090.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,585,000
+2090.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,585,000
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Horseheads

How Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 2410% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 104% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2023) to $2.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached List Horseheads, NYGeneral Operations$2,585,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$352,584$2,640,370$2,585,0001$2,596,880$313,556—
2024$2,018,181$209,123$156,410$118,0001$125,149$146,936$120,549
2023$1,970,184$227,431$133,761$100,0001$106,966$107,858$107,916
2022$1,876,226$172,751$145,847$103,0001$115,361$26,343$108,399
2021$1,838,378$325,223$253,452$215,0001$221,575$201,621$120,116
2020$1,674,617$224,888$33,039———$74,520$102,176

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joyanne M. Amisano

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret M. Fischer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael A. Amisano

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard P. Amisano

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation

How much does Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation give each year?

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation gave $2.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $118K across 1 grant.

Where does Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation operate?

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Joy Amisano Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1679449. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 8, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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