James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc
Orlando, FL · EIN 59-2986845. Reported 180 grants totalling $354,103 to 95 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $750. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,490; the smallest was $50 and the largest $63,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Cathedral | Orlando, FL | $64,902 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Orlando Health Foundation | Orlando, FL | $63,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Catholic Foundation | Orlando, FL | $37,452 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Mountains | Highlands, NC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Catholic Leadership Institute | Wayne, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Liberty | Plano, TX | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Relevant Radio | Lincolnshire, IL | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Legatus | Ave Maria, FL | $7,488 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Concerts for Hope | Simpsonville, KY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eagle Rock | Maryville, TN | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Aid to the Church in Need | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Atholic Leadership Institute | Wayne, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washigton, DC | $4,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Food for the Poor | Coconut Creek, FL | $4,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dynamic Catholic | Erlander, KY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Our Catholic Appeal | Oorlando, FL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ewtn | Iirondale, AL | $3,900 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| United Arts | Orlando, FL | $3,650 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Liberty Institute | Plano, TX | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| I Dignity | Orlando, FL | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Healthnetwork Foundation | Pepper Pike, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grace Medical Home | Orlando, FL | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $2,685 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | Orlando, FL | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Life League | Stafford, VA | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Prision Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $2,030 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Foundation for Foster Children (ffc) | Winter Park, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lookout Mountain Presbyterian | Lookout Mountain, TN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Students for Life of America | Fredricksburg, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholics Come Home | Roswell, GA | $1,952 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Care Center for the Homeless | Orlando, FL | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Harbor House of Central Fl | Orlando, FL | $1,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Parkinson Disease Assoc | Staten Island, NY | $1,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ashbrook's | Ashland, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando | Orlando, FL | $1,467 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Orlando, FL | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Christian Service Center | Orlando, FL | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Paintsville, KY | $1,173 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Clarksburg, MD | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Project K9 Hero | Merrifield, VA | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American College of Pediatricians | Menneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Augustine Institute | Florissant, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Care Net | Lansdowne, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frc Action | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knights of Columbus Charities | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orlando Union Rescue Mission | Orlando, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea | New Smyrna Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Mission | Highlands, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thomas More Society | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Council of the United States | Maryland Heights, MO | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Joseph's Indian School | Chamberlain, SD | $774 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Meals | Bloomfield, NJ | $755 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coalition for the Homeless of Central Fl | Orlando, FL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Covenant House Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Florida Family Council | Orlando, FL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mary's Meals | Bloomfield, NJ | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Finley Project | Maitland, FL | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $628 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Committee of 100 of Orange | Orlando, FL | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| National Legal & Policy Center | Falls Church, VA | $504 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adult Literacy League | Orlando, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Archdiocese for the Military Services | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Orlando Foundation | Orlando, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund | Sarasota, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Brigid Catholic Church | Johns Creek, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Orlando, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| US Deputy Sheriff's Association | Wichita, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Covenant House | Orlando, FL | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Augustine Institute | Greenwood Village, CO | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Orlando, FL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness | Tarpon Springs, FL | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | Chicago, IL | $389 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Youth Ranches | Tallahassee, FL | $340 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brotherhood of Hope | Denver, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Guardian Angel Medical Services for Dogs | Williston, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historical Society of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orlando Rescue Mission | Orlando, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Support Our Scholars | Winter Park, FL | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boone High School Athletic Assoc | Orlando, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Solitude Monastery Inc | Tonopah, AZ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Humane Society | Orlando, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior League of Orlando | Orlando, FL | $114 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Veterans Memorial & Museum | Columbus, OH | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
46 of 95 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 48%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Orlando Health Foundation
Donation tothe generaloperating fund - United Arts
Donation tothe general operating fund - Students for Life of America
Donation to the generaloperating fund - Mercy Meals
Donation to the general operating fund
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 78 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $54,585 | $500 |
| 2022 | 47 | $52,731 | $750 |
| 2023 | 37 | $70,723 | $900 |
| 2024 | 26 | $37,924 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 37 | $138,140 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
61% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $750. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 568367, Orlando, FL, 32856. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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