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US nonprofit · EIN 236276526 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 236276526)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sons of Italy Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$5.4m
$501k liabilities
Net assets
$4.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
5.9 years on average
Staff
14
50 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
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Sons of Italy Foundation's network

13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 21 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Anne AnneTrustee2023
3 yrs
Carlo MatteucciTrustee Emer2018
8 yrs
Carol DitrapaniTrustee2023
3 yrs
Eldora PerfilioTrustee2023
3 yrs
Frank J PanessaTrustee Emer2018
8 yrs
Joanne L StrolloTrustee Emer2018
8 yrs
Joseph CicippioTrustee Emer2018
8 yrs
Maria Fassio - Pignati (also filed as Maria Fassio Pignati)Trustee2018
8 yrs
Marianna Proncipe O'NeilTrustee2021
5 yrs
Mary KovachTrustee2023
3 yrs
Phil PriviteraTrustee2023
3 yrs
Salvatore LanzilottaTrustee Emer2018
8 yrs
Tony NaccaratoSif Trustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Joseph DitrapaniPresident Emsince 2023
Joseph RondinelliRecording Sesince 2023
Joseph SciameSif Presidensince 2023
LOU SantoroFinancial Sesince 2023
Michael PoloChairmansince 2023
Paul S PoloPresident Emsince 2023
Robert Bianchi ESQVice Chairsince 2023
Robert FerritoTreasurersince 2023
Thomas LupoVice Presidesince 2023
Vincent SarnoPresident Emsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Joseph SciameSif Presiden10$0
Tony NaccaratoSif Trustee2$0
Marianne Principe O'neilTrustee2$0
Michael PoloVice Chair10$0
Thomas LupoChairman10$0
Louis SantoroTreasurer10$0
Maria Fassio - PignatiTrustee2$0
Anne EvansTrustee2$0
Philip PriviteraTrustee2$0
Eldora PerfilioTrustee2$0
Mary KovachTrustee2$0
Carol DitrapaniTrustee2$0
Joseph RussoTrustee2$0
Vera GiorlamiTrustee2$0
Philip BoncoreTrustee2$0
Kevin CairaVice Preside10$0
Lynn Lawrence-MurphyRecording Se2$0
Giancarlo ArraTrustee2$0
Mike D'amoreTrustee2$0
Pierpaolo SileriTrustee2$0
Biagio IsgroFinancial Se10$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

Colorado roster

24 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263024596). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Joseph SciamePresident
Salvatore LanzilottaTrustee Emertis
Joseph RondinelliRecording Secretary
Anne AnneTrustee
Joseph CicippioTrustee Emeritus
Shayla Kaestle
Louis R SantoroFinancial Secretary
Maria Fassio-PignatiTrustee
Joseph DitrapaniTrustee
Tony NaccaratoSif Trustee
Carlo MatteucciTrustee Emeritus
Robert BianchiVice Chair
Philip J. PriviteraTrustee Emeritus
Joanne L. StrolloTrustee Emeritus
Mary KovachTrustee
Michael PoloChairman
Frank J. PanessaTrustee
Paul S. PoloPresident Emeritus
Vincent SarnoPresident Emeritus
Eldora PerfilioTrustee
Marianna Proncipe O'neilTrustee
Robert FerritoTreasurer
Carol DitrapaniTrustee
Thomas LupoVice President

About

Legal name
Sons of Italy Foundation
EIN
236276526
Address
219 E St Ne, Washington, DC, 20002-4922
State
District of Columbia
Mission
The sons of italy foundation was founded as a grant-making institution with the purpose of preserving italian american culture, encouraging educational excellence, supporting medical research, preventing discrimination and improving the quality of life in other areas. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1959
Principal officer
Thomas Lupo (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1930
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Relatedrelated organisationOrder Sons of Italy in AmericaRelatedrelated organisationCommission for Social Justice

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCarlo Matteucci
≥8years on the filingsFrank J Panessa
≥8years on the filingsJoanne L Strollo
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Cicippio

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5.4m
Total liabilities
$501k
Net assets or fund balances
$4.9m
Contributions and grants received
$248k
Program service revenue
$471k
Grants and similar paid out
$458k
Employees
14
Volunteers
50

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.7m$1.1m$649k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

16 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cooley's Anemia Foundation$113k
Alzheimer's Association$68k
Doug Flutie Jr Found for Autism$52k
Garibaldi Meucci MuseumEducation, museum$30k
Cornell University$20k
Stanford University$15k
University of Delaware$10k
University of Michigan$10k
University of Miami$10k
Brown University$10k
University of Hartford$10k
University of Notre Dame$10k
Colby College$10k
Pepperdine University$10k
University of San Diego$10k
Rebuilding Together$8k

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Sons Of Italy Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
District of Columbia
Entity type
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
Status
Active - In Good Standing
Formed
7 June 2018
Registered agent
Shayla Kaestle (city and state not held)