Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 81-3498653

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $116K.

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,500
-99.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,500
-96.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$3,842,512
+6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (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 Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Recreation Unlimited Foundation: $3KRecreation UnlimitedFoundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Recreation Unlimited Foundation ($3K).

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 17 (71%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ColumbusSanta MonicaBridgeportElk Grove VLGEvanstonPlymouthAshleyBostonCharlestonConcord

How Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 10% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$100K$200K$300K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 6 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $286K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Recreation Unlimited Foundation Ashley, OHCharitable Event$2,500
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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$3,842,512$352,928$125,031$2,5001$18,268$116,047$180,411
2024$3,614,615$96,334$386,002$285,5004$297,754$75,229$182,400
2023$3,904,283$44,853$192,870$100,0003$115,960$37,339$173,930
2022$4,052,300$36,126$180,453$89,5006$117,107$29,963$179,370
2021$4,196,627$1,918,222$143,454$122,0003$138,954$1,522,844$109,008
2020$2,421,859$1,223,929$65,995$55,8004—$3,304$60,438

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $180K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation is led by Andrea DeFeo, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrea DeFeo

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex DeFeo

    Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric DeFeo

    Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron DeFeo

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    2 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 Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation

How much does Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation give each year?

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $286K across 4 grants.

How large is Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation?

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $180K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation operate?

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Carolina.

What is Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation's EIN?

Ron and Andrea DeFeo Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3498653. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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