Provident-Salierno Family Foundation
The Provident-Salierno Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Visalia, California. In 2024, it reported 19 grants totaling $69,230 to organizations and other recipients, including a Catholic parish, education and health organizations, and groups providing homeless, family, food, and youth assistance. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 21 grants totaling $74,408.
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Provident-Salierno Family Foundation gave $74K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $74,408
- +7.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- +10.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,543
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $2,730,408
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
How to apply to Provident-Salierno Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit a written request to Mary Salierno. Materials may be included to demonstrate the specific purpose planned for the requested grant. The filing states that the foundation has no deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Mary Salierno
Mailing address: 4640 W Buena Vista Ct, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (559) 805-9225
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Provident-Salierno Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
95 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 92 grants of 95 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 4% to recipients in Washington, and 2% to recipients in Georgia. Listed California recipients were primarily in Visalia, with other listed recipients in Fresno.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
How Provident-Salierno Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 192% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2024) to $195K (2021). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $74,408 |
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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 | $2,730,408 | $160,299 | $92,290 | $74,408 | 21 | $75,758 | $143,467 | $39,375 |
| 2024 | $2,651,072 | $206,103 | $83,636 | $69,230 | 19 | $70,705 | $117,972 | $136,132 |
| 2023 | $2,533,591 | $57,816 | $103,605 | $87,482 | 25 | $88,727 | $63,667 | $140,618 |
| 2022 | $2,686,939 | $203,736 | $140,600 | $115,367 | 25 | $116,722 | $29,858 | $104,890 |
| 2021 | $2,627,502 | $283,081 | $220,451 | $194,573 | 5 | $195,718 | $74,743 | $88,867 |
| 2020 | $2,531,397 | $159,959 | $118,373 | $106,100 | 5 | — | $29,159 | $101,778 |
| 2019 | $2,478,297 | $191,474 | $99,058 | $94,222 | 8 | — | $111,813 | $117,189 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Provident-Salierno Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for religious activities, education, hospice and hospital services, homeless assistance, family services, food assistance, youth sponsorship, and children’s enrichment.
Among the organizations it supported, Family Services of Tulare County describes its mission as helping children, adults, and families heal from violence and thrive in healthy relationships. An individual recipient describes itself as a Christian humanitarian organization working with children, families, and communities worldwide to address poverty and injustice. Golden State YMCA says it puts Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body. An individual recipient describes its mission as ending hunger in Central California.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $69,230. Grant amounts ranged from $750 to $16,620, with a median of $2,700. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 21 grants totaling $74,408.
Its largest listed grants included $16,620 to Good Shepherd Catholic Parish to promote the Catholic religion; $7,000 to Tulare County Office of Education Foundation for education scholarships; $6,200 to Kaweah Hospice Foundation to support Kaweah Health’s hospice program; $5,100 to an individual recipient for homeless assistance; and $5,000 each to Family Services of Tulare County and Kaweah Health Foundation. Other listed recipients included an individual recipient ($3,400), an individual recipient ($2,980), Assistance League ($2,700), Golden State YMCA ($2,000), and an individual recipient Tulare County ($1,900).
The foundation’s filing states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations. It specifies written requests and says applicants may submit materials demonstrating the specific purpose planned for the requested grant. Award restrictions are set by the board on a case-by-case basis.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Mary Salierno as President & CEO, and Bruce Bickel, Dave Safina, and Marilyn Barr as directors.
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation is led by Mary Salierno, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Salierno
President & CEO
Director → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Bickel
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Dave Safina (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Marilyn Barr (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tony Salierno (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Russell Hurley (2019) — Director
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 Provident-Salierno Family Foundation
How much does Provident-Salierno Family Foundation give each year?
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation gave $74K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 19 grants.
What is Provident-Salierno Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,543, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Provident-Salierno Family Foundation give grants?
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Provident-Salierno Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on Provident-Salierno Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Provident-Salierno Family Foundation?
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $76K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Provident-Salierno Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for religious activities, education, hospice and hospital services, homeless assistance, family services, food assistance, youth sponsorship, and children’s enrichment. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Provident-Salierno Family Foundation?
Submit a written request to Mary Salierno. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Provident-Salierno Family Foundation's EIN?
Provident-Salierno Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0300193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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