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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2658221

Chrysanta Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 63 grants and $3.2 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

    $3,225,092

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $62,611,408
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,215,709

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $42,517,309
  • Tax year 2023

    $565,010

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $27,828,232
  • Tax year 2022

    $455,010

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,072,530
  • Tax year 2021

    $215,025

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $14,467,275
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,788,591
  • Tax year 2019

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,967,666
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,000

Grants paid in 2025

63 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Wissahickon TrailsAmbler, PA

    Help with its missions.

    $150,000
  2. Triplex Cinema IncGT Barrington, MA

    To provide entertainment, artistic, and educational opportunities to the local community and general public through film and cinema, including without limitation independent, commercial, foreign language, and classic films.

    $150,000
  3. Individual

    To assist with its missions.

    $100,000
  4. Hamptons Community OutreachWater Mill, NY

    To lift people out of poverty and reduce human suffering by meeting their most basic and critical needs, and by creating opportunities that change the life trajectories for our marginalized neighbors.

    $100,000
  5. Sophia FundCincinnati, OH

    To help families in their fight against cancer, financially and beyond.

    $100,000
  6. Change Today Change TomorrowLouisville, KY

    To help eradicate barriers that disproportionately impact black communitites.

    $100,000
  7. The Ryan Residency Training ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    To increase and strengthen training opportunities in abortion and contraception for residents in obstetrics and gynecology.

    $100,000
  8. Greater Philadelphia YMCAConshohocken, PA

    To connect people to healthier lives - in mind, body and spirit.

    $100,000
  9. Henrys Fork FoundationAshton, ID

    To conserve, protect and restore the unique fisheries, wildlife and aesthetic qualities of the Henry's Fork and its connected watersheds.

    $100,000
  10. Pushing ForwardLouisville, KY

    To respond to the needs of individuals who have experienced traumatic spinal cord injuries.

    $90,000
  11. Individual

    To permanently protect [individual] with signficant conservation value in [individual] for the benefit of future generations.

    $85,000
  12. Gowanus Canal ConservancyBrooklyn, NY

    To help with its missions.

    $80,000
  13. Laurel HouseNorristown, PA

    Assist with general operations

    $80,000
  14. High Desert Food and Farm AllianceBend, OR

    To help support a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration and inclusion.

    $75,000
  15. GASP IncBirmingham, AL

    To enhance the health and well being of Alabamians by reducing air pollution, advancing environmental jusitce and promoting climate solutions through education, advocacy and collaboration.

    $75,000
  16. Individual

    To promote the long-term health of the [individual] and its communities of life through advocacy, education, research and restoration projects.

    $75,000
  17. Arkansas Abortion Support NetworkLittle Rock, AR

    To empower Arkansans in their right to bodily autonomy and reduce barriers to abortion access by providing funding, resources and judgment free options counseling.

    $65,000
  18. Individual

    To help build power for Tennesseans by increasing access to reproductive and sexual health [individual], including safe [individual] for all people.

    $60,000
  19. Redemptorist Social Services CenterKansas City, MO

    To prevent a temporary crisis from becoming a permanent tragedy.

    $60,000
  20. Moms for Moms NYCBrooklyn, NY

    To help support single mothers in need with postpartum and newborn essentials.

    $50,000
  21. Journi For TwoTampa, FL

    To help ensure that every mother battling cancer is embraced with compassion, strength, and the unwavering belief that they are never alone.

    $50,000
  22. Black Mothers In PowerWilmington, DE

    To help dismantle systems of power to eradicate the racial health disparities that harm Black birthing people and Black babies throughout Delaware - while building new systems of care, healing, and power

    $50,000
  23. SafeQuest SolanoFairfield, CA

    To help provide prevention education, advocacy, and intervention services to those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault.

    $50,000
  24. Individual

    To empower all women to thrive by fostering skills and resources needed to obtain financial, mental and emotional self-sufficiency.

    $50,000
  25. New MomsChicago, IL

    To strengthen families by partnering with young moms and they progress towards housing stability, economic mobility and family well-being.

    $50,000
  26. Single Mothers Striving for SuccessPhiladelphia, PA

    To build better futures for single mothers and their families.

    $50,000
  27. Montana Abortion Access ProgramMissoula, MT

    To protect and foster reproductive autonomy by providing access to abortion care through financial, logistical and emotional support.

    $50,000
  28. New York Abortion Access FundNew York, NY

    To make abortion accessible to anyone living in or traveling to New York through direct funding, holistic support and trusted connections.

    $50,000
  29. Individual

    Have a dream...a world without violence.

    $50,000
  30. Giving Austin Labor SupportAustin, TX

    To provide emotional, physical and informational support to udner-supported birthing people and healthcare professionals.

    $50,000
  31. Individual

    To strengthen local, tribal government responses to domestic and sexual violence.

    $50,000
  32. Fort Greene Park ConservancyBrooklyn, NY

    To provide programming, maintenance and advocacy to protect everyone's right to belong, organize and connect with nature, ensuring the park thrives for all generations to come.

    $50,000
  33. 3 Sisters Garden ProjectIpswich, MA

    To nurture and promote a sustainable community through sustainable land stewardship, food and farm-based community engagement and education.

    $50,000
  34. Gently HuggedSan Diego, CA

    To collect and distribute new and gently used baby clothing and blankets to babies in need, ensuring they are warmly clothed during their crucial first year of life.

    $50,000
  35. Lets Go CompostPhoenix, AZ

    To revolutionize waste management, reduce landfill waste and combat harmful greenhouse gases by providing free bins and K-12 STEAM curriculum to schools and communities.

    $50,000
  36. Wilcox Little AngelsMiramar, FL

    To support families who have faced the loss of an infant child up to one year of age.

    $50,000
  37. Kindle Hill FoundationGwynedd Vly, PA

    Assist with construction of Control Tactics Studio.

    $40,000
  38. 305 Pink PackCoral Gables, FL

    To help provide transportation, child care, and more at no cost, for local women in cancer treatment so they can focus on treatment and spend time with their families.

    $40,000
  39. Individual

    To support, empower and advocate for young people.

    $40,000
  40. Individual

    To inspire all [individual]s to be strong, smart and bold.

    $40,000
  41. Environmental Health CoalitionNational City, CA

    To achieve environmental and social justice.

    $40,000
  42. Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation IncBozeman, MT

    Help veterans rekindle their love for the outdoors.

    $39,000
  43. Grow Native MassachusettsLexington, MA

    To help promote the use of native plants in Massachusetts to support local ecosystems and wildlife.

    $35,000
  44. City GrowersBrooklyn, NY

    To help use urban agriculture to engage youth in experiential learning, nurturing a lifelong relationship to food, their health, and the natural world.

    $30,000
  45. Connected NestCranberry TWP, PA

    To provide trauma informed mental health and community support for parents navigating infertility, pregnancy, postpartum and early parenting.

    $30,000
  46. The FlowLos Angeles, CA

    To provide discipleship programs that address addiction, offer tangible help to those who are homeless, and teach people to live in healthy, supportive relationships to build self-sustaining futures.

    $30,000
  47. Alaska Community Action on ToxicsAnchorage, AK

    That everyone has a right to clean air, clean water and toxic-free food.

    $26,397
  48. Individual

    To care for injured and orphaned bats.

    $25,000
  49. Individual

    To empower first generation and non-traditional students to transform their lives trhough post-secondary education.

    $25,000
  50. Individual

    To help improve the mental health and well-being of families who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, and other pregnancy losses.

    $20,000
  51. Raphael House of PortlandPortland, OR

    To help end domestic and sexual violence.

    $20,000
  52. Hearts of ValorLand O Lakes, FL

    To improve heart health through education, advocacy and community based programs.

    $20,000
  53. Lambies LoveHurst, TX

    To offer compassion, inclusive support and resources to bereaved familes of child loss.

    $20,000
  54. Individual

    To foster improved living standards, poverty reduction and environmental respect in disadvantaged communities.

    $18,000
  55. Prairie Abortion FundFargo, ND

    To bridge the gap between patients and their reproductive care by offering financial assistance for individuals traveling to, from and within the Upper Midwest.

    $14,000
  56. Individual

    To preserve and enahcne the unique cultural and natural resources of Michigan's [individual] Penisula.

    $12,000
  57. Brave Step IncConcord, NC

    To help support adults impacted by sexual violence.

    $10,695
  58. Individual

    To break the cycle of [individual] by providing safety, hope and empowerment.

    $10,000
  59. Individual

    To conserve [individual] awhere people and nature can thrive.

    $10,000
  60. Women Aware IncNew Brunswick, NJ

    To promote the safety and self-sufficiency of individuals and families affected by domestic violence in Middlesex County NJ

    $10,000
  61. Bagel RescueBrookhaven, GA

    To reduce food waste and support hunger relief...one bagel at a time.

    $10,000
  62. Muscle Inspires New EmpowermentBrooklyn, NY

    To work with low-income survivors of gender-based violence to teach tem strength training fundamentals to use for self-care, health and community.

    $10,000
  63. Portland Fruit Tree ProjectPortland, OR

    To increase equiable access to healthful food and strengthen communities by empowering neighbors to share in the harvest and care of city-grown produce.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services13 grants $560,00029% of the total
  2. Environment7 grants $456,39724% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $300,00015% of the total
  4. Health6 grants $279,00014% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $130,0007% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture3 grants $115,0006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $95,6955% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania6 grants $450,000
  2. New York7 grants $370,000
  3. California5 grants $270,000
  4. Massachusetts3 grants $235,000
  5. Kentucky2 grants $190,000
  6. Florida4 grants $160,000
  7. Idaho1 grant $100,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $100,000
  9. Oregon3 grants $100,000
  10. Montana2 grants $89,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Mario GianniniTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ann LaughlinTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kyera M GianniniTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nicole GianniniTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

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