Ralph and Eleanor Cantisano Family Foundation

Gave $100K in 2024

Rochester, New York · EIN 20-0338384 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$100K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$3,000

Total assets$121K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $10,000.

Does Ralph and Eleanor Cantisano Family Foundation fit your nonprofit?

A free check of its grants against your cause and state, starting from Animal Welfare in New York - change them on the next page. You also see the foundations that fit you best, with the grants that show why.

Check the fit - free

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Paul H Salmin Cpa
Address	2300 Buffalo Road Bldg 200, Rochester NY 14624
Phone	(585) 279-0120
Form and materials	A letter of request stating charitable purpose along with proof of 501(c)(3) status.
Deadlines	None
Restrictions	Awards are limited to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations that are public charities.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Animal Welfare1
Arts & Culture1
Education1
Health1

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside New York.

New York3
Texas1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
University of Rochester Medical Cen	Rochester, NY	Education and research	$50,000
Humane Society at Lollypop Farm	Fairport, NY	Support programs for prevention of cruelty to animals	$10,000
Strong National Museum of Play	Rochester, NY	Support museum exhibits and programs	$3,000
National Breast Cancer Foundation	Frisco, TX	Cancer research	$2,000

Does Ralph and Eleanor Cantisano Family Foundation fit your nonprofit? Free check against these grants.

Check the fit - free

The return also lists 3 grants to individuals ($35,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$100,000	7
2023	$100,000	7

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523189349104607
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-0338384
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.