La Speranza Charitable Foundation
La Speranza Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, that made 10 grants totaling $70,800 in 2025. Its listed 2025 grants went to charitable organizations in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and New York, with each grant designated for general support.
La Speranza Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: La Speranza Charitable Foundation gave $71K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,800
- +0.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,080
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,150
- Total assets
- $1,232,253
- -2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (2 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to La Speranza Charitable Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 205 Mcclure Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: (215) 435-1330
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who La Speranza Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Germantown Academy ($25K). Together the top 10 received $71K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 52 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Of the foundation’s 2025 grant dollars, 71% went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 25% to recipients in Washington, DC, and 5% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is La Speranza Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 10 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 137% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2021) to $82K (2019). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $71K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Germantown Academy Fort Washington, PA | General Support | $25,000 |
| National Italian American Foundation Washington, DC | General Support | $17,500 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $9,000 |
| The Justinian Foundation Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $2,500 |
| Italian Welfare League New York, NY | General Support | $1,800 |
| Bringing Hope Home Malvern, PA | General Support | $1,500 |
| Community Backstom New York, NY | General Support | $1,500 |
| Philadelphia Montessori School Philadelphia, PA | General Support | $1,000 |
| Partnership in Outreach Chester Springs, PA | General Support | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,232,253 | $78,603 | $105,966 | $70,800 | 10 | $89,634 | $62,271 | $65,571 |
| 2024 | $1,259,616 | $134,060 | $90,806 | $70,463 | 9 | $78,337 | $121,111 | $63,836 |
| 2023 | $1,216,362 | $29,764 | $82,747 | $70,879 | 9 | $77,510 | $24,527 | $60,253 |
| 2022 | $1,269,345 | $69,813 | $90,757 | $77,113 | 13 | $83,910 | $26,903 | $69,026 |
| 2021 | $1,290,289 | $182,398 | $70,225 | $58,250 | 11 | $63,854 | $176,027 | $77,355 |
| 2020 | $1,178,116 | $79,096 | $75,078 | $66,350 | 8 | — | $74,671 | $64,009 |
| 2019 | $1,171,279 | $82,191 | $95,587 | $82,054 | 17 | — | $76,692 | $61,401 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, La Speranza Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $66K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2025 grants included organizations whose missions, as described by the organizations themselves, include promoting Italian American culture and heritage, distributing donations to charitable organizations and needy individuals of Italian extraction, and providing emotional and financial support to local cancer patients and their families. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 10 grants totaling $70,800. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median grant of $2,150. The listed grants were for general support.
The largest grants were $25,000 to Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania; $17,500 to the National Italian American Foundation in Washington, DC; $10,000 to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania; and $9,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia. Other recipients included the Justinian Foundation ($2,500), Italian Welfare League ($1,800), Bringing Hope Home ($1,500), Community Backstom ($1,500), Philadelphia Montessori School ($1,000), and Partnership in Outreach ($1,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anthony S Disandro as president; Anthony S Disandro Jr Esq as secretary; and Dennis George and Maria A Downs as directors.
La Speranza Charitable Foundation is led by Anthony S. Disandro, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anthony S. Disandro
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis George
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria A. Downs
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony S. Disandro Jr. Esq.
Secetary
Secretary → Secetary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 La Speranza Charitable Foundation
How much does La Speranza Charitable Foundation give each year?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation gave $71K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $70K across 9 grants.
What is La Speranza Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,150, and its average grant was $7,080, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from La Speranza Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does La Speranza Charitable Foundation give grants?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (4 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does La Speranza Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of La Speranza Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are La Speranza Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Germantown Academy ($25,000), National Italian American Foundation ($17,500) and The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is La Speranza Charitable Foundation?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $66K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does La Speranza Charitable Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2025 grants included organizations whose missions, as described by the organizations themselves, include promoting Italian American culture and heritage, distributing donations to charitable organizations and needy individuals of Italian extraction, and providing emotional and financial support to local cancer patients and their families. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from La Speranza Charitable Foundation?
The foundation stated on its 2024 IRS filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is La Speranza Charitable Foundation's EIN?
La Speranza Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-3031478. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does La Speranza Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). La Speranza Charitable Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/la-speranza-charitable-foundation-morg_017038d447a04f9f882c15a08cc74ab1
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