Marino Family Charitable Foundation

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OVERVIEW: The Marino Family Charitable Foundation focuses on services for disabled people, especially Down’s syndrome.

IP TAKE: The Marino Family Charitable Foundation prioritizes organizations serving people with Down’s syndrome and their families. Only a few grants each year support organizations that focus on other types of disabilities. If your organization works with people with Down’s syndrome and is located in California or Florida, it is probably well worth your time to apply. Grants are due on July 30 and reviewed before the end of the calendar year. Apply via Wells Fargo’s philanthropic services portal.

PROFILE: Established in 2012, the Marino Family Charitable Foundation (MFCF) is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services. The family members serve as this foundation’s officers. The foundation’s mission involves “enhancing the lives of individuals by offering support to non-profit organizations who have demonstrated, through their charitable works and core values, the ability to make a positive difference in and further advance, educate, or enrich their communities.” This funder mainly makes grants for operating support and gives special consideration to “to organizations that work with and assist individuals with Down syndrome.” Grantmaking mainly serves organizations in the states of California and Florida.

Grants for Disabilities

Virtually all of this funder’s giving focuses on organizations that support people with Down’s syndrome. Specific areas of focus within this field include wellness, education, job training and other human services for people with Down’s syndrome and their families. Grantees working with Down’s syndrome populations include the Down’s Syndrome Association of Jacksonville, the Gold Coast Down’s Syndrome Organization and the Down’s Syndrome Foundation of Orange County. Grantees that work with disabled populations but not exclusively with people with Down’s syndrome include the Lighthouse of the Blind of Palm Beaches and Neuro Talent Works of Pasadena, which helps people on the autism spectrum find meaningful and gainful employment.

Important Grant Details:

Grants range from $5,000 to $35,000.

  • This funder is laser focused on disabilities, and more than half of its giving supports organizations working with people with Down’s syndrome.

  • California and Florida are the sites of the Marino Family Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking.

  • The foundation accepts applications via Wells Fargo’s online grant application portal. Applications are due on June 30 and reviewed by the end of the calendar year.

  • For information about past giving, see the foundation’s tax filings.

Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.

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