Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3978242

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $351K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $32K.

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,600
+137.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,300
+18.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,300
Total assets
$351,480
+16.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (42% 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 Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Individual: $10KIndividual$10KSeafarers International: $7KSeafarers International$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Individual ($10K). Together the top 2 received $17K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkNew Haven

How Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 137% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 112% 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$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual Purpose: Support for development of an artistic audiovisual film OScemo including storyboard screenwriting directing and animation activities. The foundation exercised expenditure responsibility for this grant. A pre-grant inquiry was conducted and a written agreement restricts the use of funds to charitable purposes. The grantee is required to provide a final narrative and financial report.$9,600
Seafarers International New York, NYaid to seafarers$7,000
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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$351,480$81,985$33,264$16,6002$16,600$31,985$14,826
2024$302,759$19,890$13,911$7,0001$7,000—$13,565
2023$273,303$126,066$12,201$5,0001$12,201—$12,041
2022$175,687$18,179$9,838$7,0001$7,000—$8,441
2021$168,840$123,630$16,454$14,5002$16,454—$7,696
2020$60,000$28,987$8,673$8,0001——$2,656

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc is led by A Pizzaruso, President As Reqd. since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • A Pizzaruso

    President As Reqd.

    President As Req'd. → President As Reqd., 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Campanala

    Director As Reqd

    Director As Req'd → Director As Reqd, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J Gerston

    Director As Reqd

    Director As Req'd → Director As Reqd, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc

How much does Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc give each year?

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc gave $17K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc?

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc reported $351K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc operate?

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut, New York.

What is Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc's EIN?

Leonardo Davinci Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3978242. 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 May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 27, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 19, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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