Lawrence P. Castellani Family Foundation

The Lawrence P. Castellani Family Foundation (Castellani Family Foundation) is a grantmaking foundation based in Sarasota, Florida. ¹ The Castellani Family Foundation primarily provides grants in the health and education fields although it provides additional grants to the arts, civic organizations, and other social causes. The Castellani Family Foundation ranks ninth in the country for nonprofit foundations giving to community foundations.

At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation

Formation:

1995

Trustees:

Lawrence P. Castellani
Joan J. Castellani
Lawrence P. Castellani Jr.
Julianne N. Vardan

Location: Sarasota, FL

Tax ID: 16-6399132

Most Recent Filing: 2024

Budget (2024): Assets: $11,440,015 Revenue: $674,693 Expenses: $709,434

Contents

History

The Lawrence P. Castellani Family Foundation is a grant-making foundation obtaining tax exempt status in 1995. ² The Castellani Family Foundation was founded and is run by Lawrence P. Castellani, his wife, son, and daughter. ¹ The largest portion of grant recipients of the Castellani Family Foundation are in the health and education fields. ³

Grants

In 2016, the Castellani Family Foundation made a $1 million donation to the University of Buffalo (UB) to be split between the school of law and school of medicine. ⁴ Lawrence Castellani had previously sat as the chair of the UB Foundation and on the UB Council. ⁵ Castellani’s daughter attended the University of Buffalo school of law and Castellani’s younger brother was a graduate from the school of medicine. ⁵ The Castellani Family Foundation previously made an additional donation toward construction of a new building for medical school. ⁶

The Castellani Family Foundation is ranked ninth in the country for nonprofit foundations giving to community foundations. ⁷ In 2021, the Castelli Family Foundation’s largest grant of $100,000 went to the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA.) ¹

Health

From 2019 through 2021, the Lawrence P. Castallani Family Foundation provided grants to the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Roswell Park Comprehensive Care Center, Golfology for Cardiology, Next Step Fitness, Hospice Foundation of Buffalo, Hackers for Hope, Niagara Hospice, Pathways for the Visually Impaired, Chron’s and Colitis Foundation, Olmsted Center for Sight, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, University of Kansas Health System, and Children’s Tumor Foundation. ³

Education

Since 2019, the Castallani Family Foundation made grants to Colgate University, Hamilton College, the University of Buffalo Foundation, Skidmore College, Canisius High School, Horizons at New Canaan Country School, St. Joseph Collegiate Institute, Woodway Scholarship Fund, Cristo Rey Network, Nardin Academy, and Bison Children’s Scholars. ³

Arts

Grants were made from 2019 through 2021 to the Florida Studio Theatre, Van Wezel Foundation, Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota Orchestra, and the Asolo Repertory Theatre. ³

Public Good and Social Issues

From 2019 until 2021, the Castellani Family Foundation provided funding to the Cato Institute, Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center, Darien Foundation, Darien Police Association, Darien Firefighters Foundation, All Faiths Food Bank, 716 Squash, All Star Children’s Foundation, Roswell Park Alliance, American Jewish Committee, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, and Coastal Conservation. ³

Finances

In 2021, the Lawrence P. Castellani Family Foundation held net assets of $4,143,481. ¹ According to the organization’s tax returns, in 2021 the Castellani Foundation recorded $1,197,600 in revenue and $659,171 in expenses. ¹ In 2020, the Castellani Foundation raised $1,356,812 in revenue and had $801,337 in expenses. ⁸

Lawrence P. Castellani

Lawrence P. Castellani was president and CEO of Tops Friendly Markets, a grocery store chain, from 1991 through 1997. ⁹ From 1997 through 1998 Castellani was executive vice president of Ahold USA, another supermarket chain, after it acquired Tops Friendly. ¹⁰ Castellani was president and CEO of Ahold Support Services in Latin America from 1998 through 2000. ⁹ From 2000 through 2005, Castellani was the CEO of Advance Auto Parts. ¹¹ Since his retirement in 2005, Castellani has been a consultant to Freeman Spagoli, a management investment firm. ¹² Castellani has made numerous political donations since 1993, almost exclusively to Republican candidates. ¹³

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

Year	Total Assets	Total Revenue	Total Expenses	Filing
2024	$11,440,015	$674,693	$709,434	View
2023	$11,685,119	$2,637	$717,188	View
2022	$8,352,150	$1,767,703	$419,672	View
2021	$13,985,525	$1,197,600	$659,171	View
2020	$11,780,849	$1,356,812	$801,337	View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

Employee	Title	Total Compensation
Joan J Castellani	TRUSTEE	$30,000
Lawrence P Castellani JR	TRUSTEE	$30,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

Total Grant Value: $5,988,549
Number of Grants: 254
Number of Recipients: 95

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

Amount	Year	Funder	Subject
$210,000	2020	University at Buffalo Foundation Inc	FURTHER THE DONEE'S MISSION
$200,000	2024	NATIONAL CENTER ON INSTITUTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES INC	FURTHER THE DONEE'S MISSION
$148,500	2023	Roswell Park Alliance Foundation	FURTHER THE DONEE'S MISSION
$125,000	2024	Roswell Park Alliance Foundation	GENERAL SUPPORT TO THE ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
$125,000	2022	CRISTO REY NETWORK	GENERAL SUPPORT
$125,000	2020	CRISTO REY NETWORK	GENERAL SUPPORT
$85,000	2024	Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$85,000	2023	Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.	GENERAL SUPPORT, ARTIST PLAZA PROJECT
$60,000	2021	Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.	GENERAL SUPPORT, ARTIST PLAZA PROJECT
$52,000	2021	Roswell Park Alliance Foundation	GENERAL SUPPORT, FAMILIAL OVARIAN CANCER REGISTRY ENDOWMENT
$50,000	2024	Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.	GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE FST AND THE MULVA ARTS PLAZA PROJECT
$50,000	2023	VIA – Visually Impaired Advancement	PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
$50,000	2021	All Star Children's Foundation	GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000	2021	Canisius High School	FURTHER THE DONEE'S MISSION
$50,000	2020	Canisius High School	FURTHER THE DONEE'S MISSION
$50,000	2020	VIA – Visually Impaired Advancement	GENERAL SUPPORT
$40,800	2022	Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$40,000	2022	Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.	GENERAL SUPPORT, ARTIST PLAZA PROJECT
$36,750	2023	Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$35,000	2020	Florida Studio Theatre, Inc.	GENERAL SUPPORT, FST ARTISTS PLAZA
$33,500	2021	VIA – Visually Impaired Advancement	PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
$32,900	2020	Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$31,800	2021	Safe Place And Rape Crisis Center Inc	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$25,000	2024	Community Foundation of Sarasota County	SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
$25,000	2022	VIA – Visually Impaired Advancement	PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

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