OVERVIEW: The Frank J. Guarini Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, the arts, and Italian causes.
IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.
PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Frank J. Guarini Foundation was founded by lawyer and real estate developer Frank Guarini. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Frank J. Guarini Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, the arts, and Italian causes.
The foundation's education grantmaking addresses schools with which the family has a personal connection, including Frank’s alma maters Dartmouth College and NYU. Frank served in the New Jersey State Senate and in the U.S. House of Representatives and some education grantmaking has involved international and civic education. Guarini recently made a $10 million gift to New Jersey City University, establishing the Frank J. Guarini Institute for International Studies and a community performing-arts center.
Grants range between $10,000 and $90,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away $437,2000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking primarily focuses on New Jersey and New York. Past local grantees include Jersey City Free Public Library Foundation, Stockton University, Liberty Science Center, and BelovED Community Charter School.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
The Frank J. Guarini Foundation, Inc.
30 Montgomery St., Ste. 685
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 434-6875