Ippolito Charitable Foundation Of Galveston
The Ippolito Charitable Foundation of Galveston’s official website (ippolitofoundation.org) presents the foundation’s mission, leadership bios, lists supported organizations, and detailed grant application instructions. The site references Galveston-focused grantmaking and provides a grants email ([email protected]) and application deadlines. Content appears current with explicit application cycle timing noted for 2025/2026.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A 501(c)(3) organization or a program that operates within the City of Galveston, offering community-focused services in areas like education, food access, health, arts, disaster relief, or local economic development.
Good Fit
- • Program or project physically serving Galveston residents or located in the City of Galveston.
- • Clear 501(c)(3) status with ability to submit one proposal per year.
- • Project budgets at or below the stated $10,000 consideration threshold and aligned with community services.
- • Demonstrated track record of local impact or partnerships with Galveston organizations.
Geography
Giving is strongly Galveston-focused historically; most large grants and many recipients are in Galveston, and in the latest year 93% of dollars went to a Texas recipient despite three states appearing in the small 2024 sample.
Recipient Variety
Across observed years the foundation funded dozens of distinct organizations (71 recipients in 2023 and 54 in 2021), indicating a broad recipient set historically even though the most recent year had only three grants.
New Applicants
A public application process, posted deadline, and contact details are available on the website, and past-year data shows many new grantees (42 new in 2023 and 2 new in 2024), so unfamiliar local applicants appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio within the stated geographic eligibility.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
