The Deering Estate Foundation Inc
To provide resources and assistance for the enhancement & expansion of the educational, environmental, historical, cultural, archaeological, scientific, park and rec facilities, programs and other services offered at, through, or in conjuction with the deering estate at cutler, a 450 acre historical preserve located in South Florida on biscayne bay.
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Deering Estate Foundation Inc gave $453K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $453K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $453,105
- +19.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $453,105
- +19.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $453,105
- Total assets
- $8,008,613
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Deering Estate Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Deering Estate at Cutler ($453K).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 10 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Deering Estate Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $286K (2021) to $645K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $453K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Deering Estate at Cutler Miami, FL | General Funds | $453,105 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,008,613 | $978,000 | $1,098,629 | $453,105 | 1 | $128,245 |
| 2024 | $7,983,423 | $923,082 | $977,050 | $378,974 | 1 | $78,640 |
| 2023 | $7,592,604 | $848,633 | $923,757 | $378,454 | 1 | $62,142 |
| 2022 | $7,602,558 | $977,279 | $828,678 | $313,368 | 1 | $86,917 |
| 2021 | $8,053,399 | $872,274 | $727,930 | $286,388 | 6 | $41,377 |
| 2020 | $7,569,221 | $723,779 | $823,528 | $342,986 | 7 | $55,065 |
| 2019 | $7,464,069 | $855,371 | $1,260,138 | $644,701 | 16 | $78,156 |
About The Deering Estate Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $453K. Net investment income was $128K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc is led by Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja, President since 2024 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 44 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Suzanne Gottlieb Calleja
President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Johnson
Trustee
Secretary → Director, 2022
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Roper Matkov
Director
President → Past President, 2021
Past President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
C. Michael Cornely
Trustee
Secretary → Director, 2021
Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Reeder
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David A. Marley Jr.
Trustee
Past President → Director, 2021
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David McDonald
Director
President → Past President, 2020
Past President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric T. Haas
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard J. Tendrich
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Morale
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jocelyn Tennille
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter England
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Person
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Ann Szaro
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margarita B. Tokinson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy England
Director
President Ladies → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandy McCarthy
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Audrey Ross
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betty Noe
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Turner
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerrod Sharp
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn French
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter Flores
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Beamish
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Battaglia
Director
Ladies O → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Colby Gratton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Spike Anderson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ravi S. Ramjit Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aleksey Shtivelman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Santiago
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Furnari
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raul Garcia
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vance Aloupis
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fernando Salazar
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie L. Thomas
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liede Devaldivielso
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sergio Delgado
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vernon Brooks
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nina Zanella
Executive Di
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$86K (2021) → $123K (2025)
Carole Wright
Past President
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matias Perez
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Flanagan
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Walter Evanson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Machado
Ladies O
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Col Brodes Hartley Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Anzivino (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Timothy Klauda (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ashley Soderman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: James Harris (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Silver (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Yagoda (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jaime Thomas (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Edward Rosasco (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Tisthammer (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria Nardi (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Spring (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Christine Stiphany (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dan Yglesias (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Evelyn Gaiser (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Liede De Valdivielso (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Paul Neidhart (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Baldwyn English (2021) — Director
- Former: Rick Cohen (2021) — Director
- Former: Sallye Jude (2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Brockway-Serrate (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Barnes (2019–2020) — Executive Di
- Former: Patrick Roberts (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Maria Mc Donald (2020) — Pr President Ladi
- Former: Thomas Cromer (2020) — Director
- Former: Joann Szaro (2019) — Director
- Former: Larissa Seigel (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Laura Beaton Aguilera (2019) — Director
- Former: Leonor Lagomasino (2019) — Director
- Former: Maria McDonald (2019) — Ladies of Deering President
- Former: Thomas Cromer I (2019) — Director
- Former: Tim Klauda (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $123K, to Nina Zanella (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about The Deering Estate Foundation Inc
How much does The Deering Estate Foundation Inc give each year?
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc gave $453K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $379K across 1 grant.
How large is The Deering Estate Foundation Inc?
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc reported $8.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $978K.
Where does The Deering Estate Foundation Inc operate?
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is The Deering Estate Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Deering Estate Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0121026. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 5, 2024)
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