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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-3031478

La Speranza Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Blue Bell, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $70,800 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $70,800

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,232,253

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,463

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,259,616

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,879

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,362

  • Tax year 2022

    $77,113

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,269,345

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,289

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,350

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,178,116

  • Tax year 2019

    $82,054

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171,279

  • Tax year 2018

    $71,300

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,160,748

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Germantown AcademyFt Washington, PA

    General support

    $25,000
  2. National Italian American FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $17,500
  3. The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Boys and Girls Club of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $9,000
  5. The Justinian FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  6. Italian Welfare LeagueNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,800
  7. Bringing Hope HomeMalvern, PA

    General support

    $1,500
  8. Community BackstomNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  9. Philadelphia Montessori SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Partnership in OutreachChester Springs, PA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $35,00054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $17,50027% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $9,00014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,8003% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania7 grants $50,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $17,500
  3. New York2 grants $3,300

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Anthony S DisandroPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony S Disandro Jr EsqSECETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dennis GeorgeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maria A DownsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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