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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $170,288,508 | $3,329,420 | $3,407,823 | $167,037,283 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 3% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FL | Organizational grant | $700,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Ledesma Jr | Secretary/Treasurer | 15.00 | $119,187 |
| Paul Orsenigo | Vice President | 2.00 | $21,687 |
| Patrick T Altman | Director | 2.00 | $21,687 |
| P Derek Orsenigo | Director |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $167,024,558 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $250,274 | $184,194 | $160,000 | $65,470 | $65,470 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $136,024 | $146,561 | $146,500 | $38,390 | $38,390 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $205,022 | $193,112 | $192,500 | $29,927 | $29,927 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $195,019 | $193,502 | $193,502 | $2,017 | $2,017 |
| Organizational grant |
| $170,000 |
| 2024 |
| Glades Day SchoolBelle Glade, FL | Organizational grant | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Stetson UniversityDeLand, FL | Organizational grant | $150,000 | 2024 |
| University of Florida FoundationGainesville, FL | Organizational grant | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Cross Training MinistriesClewiston, FL | Organizational grant | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Glades Day SchoolBelle Glade, FL | Organizational grant | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Henderson County Rescue Squad IncHendersonville, NC | Organizational grant | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Connie and Ricky Sparks Scholarship FoundationHendersonville, NC | Organizational grant | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Frontline Healing FoundationBandera, TX | Organizational grant | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Quantum HouseWest Palm Beach, FL | Organizational grant | $40,000 | 2024 |
| CROS MinistriesMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Lake Worth, FL | Organizational grant | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Dunklin Memorial Church IncOkeechobee, FL | Organizational grant | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationChicago, IL | Organizational grant | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Henderson CountyMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Hendersonville, NC | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Residing Hope (Florida United Methodist Children's Home)Enterprise, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Trustbridge Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind of Palm Beaches IncWest Palm Beach, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach CountyMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.West Palm Beach, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| CIELO - Community for Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadership & OpportunityHuntington Beach, CA | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Junior League of the Palm BeachesWest Palm Beach, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Care CenterHermitage, TN | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Florida Fruit & Vegetable AssociationMaitland, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Light House Cafe Ministries of the Glades IncPahokee, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Florida Agriculture in the ClassroomGainesville, FL | Organizational grant | $25,000 | 2024 |
| 2.00 |
| $21,687 |
| Wesley A Ledesma | Director | 2.00 | $21,687 |
| Thomas L Altman | Director | 2.00 | $21,687 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202530779349100608
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323179349104162
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202202869349100920
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202112739349101001
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.