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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3446719

Life's Requite Inc

A private foundation in St Petersburg, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $2.7 million paid in grants.

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

    $2,730,600

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $9,529,802
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,972,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,305,236
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,119,950

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $9,273,073
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,075,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $9,394,047
  • Tax year 2021

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $15,296,707
  • Tax year 2020

    $631,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,932,183
  • Tax year 2019

    $690,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,903,709
  • Tax year 2018

    $442,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,161,917

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Academy Prep Foundation IncLakeland, FL

    General support

    $800,000
  2. First United Methodist ChurchSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $150,000
  3. Infinite Potential Learning AcademySt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $110,000
  4. Friends of Albert Whitted AirportSt Petersburg, FL

    Documentary support

    $105,000
  5. WeduTampa, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  6. The Dali MuseumSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  7. The James MuseumSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Lift AcademyClearwater, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  9. St Petersburg Free ClinicSaint Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  10. Straz CenterTampa, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  11. Palladium at St Petersburg CollegeSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  12. Bascom Palmer of the Palm BeachesPalm Beach Gardens, FL

    General support

    $100,000
  13. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  14. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    General support

    $100,000
  15. Academy Prep of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $65,000
  16. Shorecrest Preparatory SchoolSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $60,000
  17. Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH

    General support

    $50,000
  18. Historic Saranac LakeSaranac Lake, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  19. St Anthony's Hospital FoundationSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $50,000
  20. National Flight AcademyPensacola, FL

    General support

    $30,600
  21. Museum of Fine ArtsSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  22. Academy Prep of TampaSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  23. Mahaffey TheaterSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  24. Cat Cay Restoration and PreservationFt Lauderdale, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  25. Cat Trap FeverSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  26. American StageSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  27. The Salvation ArmySt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $15,000
  28. St John's in the WildernessWhite Bear Lake, MN

    General support

    $10,000
  29. YMCA of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  30. Morean Arts CenterSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  31. Friends of Joshua HouseLutz, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  32. Regional Food Bank New YorkLatham, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  33. Feeding Tampa BayTampa, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  34. Friends of StraysSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  35. Tampa Bay Water KeepersSt Petersburg, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  36. Smoking Shields Florida IncValrico, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  37. Adirondack Center for Loon ConservationSaranac Lake, NY

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $1,170,00074% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $260,00017% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $105,0007% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $30,0002% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida30 grants $2,405,600
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $100,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $100,000
  4. New York3 grants $65,000
  5. Ohio1 grant $50,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Thomas A SansonePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura A Sansone ShawDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffery T SansoneDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cathy UnruhDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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