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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3624581

The Vincent Cestone Foundation Inc

A private foundation in West Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,832,694

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,798,855

  • Tax year 2023

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $996,866

  • Tax year 2022

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $996,577

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,050,935

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,036,412

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,088,406

  • Tax year 2018

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,103,129

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The VC Foundation IncWest Orange, NJ

    Scholarship

    $704,722
  2. Blue Skies Foundation IncWest Orange, NJ

    Scholarship

    $528,987
  3. The Vincent Cestone II FoundatioWest Palm Beach, FL

    Scholarship

    $528,986
  4. Fairleigh Dickenson UniversityFlorham Park, NJ

    Scholarship

    $23,333
  5. Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ

    Scholarship

    $23,333
  6. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ

    Scholarship

    $23,333

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,233,70998% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $23,3332% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey5 grants $1,303,708
  2. Florida1 grant $528,986

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jaqueline A CestonePRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michele Agnes CestoneV.P. AND DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ralph CestoneV.P. AND DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Vincent Cestone IIV.P. AND DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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