Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Allegretti Foundation supports health, animals and wildlife, education, the environment, housing and arts and culture with a strong focus on the states of Florida, Illinois and Colorado.
IP TAKE: The Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation maintains somewhat of a low-profile but is transparent and accessible. Organizations of any size operating in Florida, Illinois or Colorado stand a good chance here. Submit a letter of inquiry between November and May for consideration. Full proposals are accepted by invitation only.
PROFILE: The Florida-based Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation pursues a mission to support “domestic charitable organizations and institutions that work to improve the lives, minds, health and well being of children, adults, the elderly, animals and those physically challenged.” Its grantmaking areas of interest include health, animals, education, the environment, housing and arts and culture. This foundation does not provide a great deal of information about its specific funding goals and appears to work broadly in its areas of interest.
Grants for Public Health
Health is one of the Allegretti Foundation’s larger areas of giving. Children’s health appears to be a priority, with recent grants having gone to Chicago’s La Rabida Children’s Hospital and the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Other recent grantees include the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, the Lee Health Foundation of Florida and Chicago’s Resurrection Healthcare.
Grants for Animals and Wildlife
Allegretti’s grantmaking for animals has increased dramatically in recent years. The foundation gives to a variety of organizations serving the wellbeing of both domesticated and wild animals and appears to prioritize animal organizations in the state of Flordia. Recipients include Florida’s Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, the Lee County Humane Society, Canine Companions of Orlando and the Southwest Florida Horse Rescue. Elsewhere in the U.S. the foundation has supported the Animal Legal Defense Fund of California and Hartt of Phoenix, an organization that “humanely captures lost family pets, homeless dogs, and homeless cats who are severely injured.“
Grants for K-12 and Higher Education
The Allegretti Foundation does not name priorities for its education funding but appears to give to both K-12 and higher education initiatives and schools. K-12 grantees include Chicago’s St. Patrick’s High School, the Denver Public Schools Foundation and Denver’s Sun Valley Youth Center. In higher education, the foundation has given to the University of Colorado.
Grants for Environment, Climate and Energy
This funder’s giving for initiatives related to clean energy transition and conservation has increased recently. In Colorado, the foundation has made grants to GRID Alternatives, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.and Fundamental Needs, which helps Indigenous communities meet their utility needs. In California, the foundation has supported Cloud Forest, an environmental education program.
Grants for Housing, Homelessness and Mental Health
Allegretti earmarks grantmaking for shelter and services for homeless and vulnerable people. Grantees include the Food Bank of the Rockies, Mile High United Way of Denver, Our Mother’s Home in Southwest Florida and Chicago’s Misericordia, which provides housing opportunities to disabled adults.
Grants for Arts and Culture
The Allegretti Foundation has given to a handful or arts and culture organizations in its home state of Florida. Recent grants have supported the Florida Repertory Theatre, Florida Arts, Inc. and the IMAG History and Science Center of Fort Myers.
Important Grant Details:
The Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation’s grants range from $2,500 to $27,500.
- This funder made close to 100 grants in a recent year to organizations of all sizes.
- Grants appear to cluster in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Illinois.
- The foundation accepts letters of inquiry from November through May via its application portal. Full proposals are accepted by invitation only.
- For information about past grantmaking, see the foundation’s tax filings.
Contact this funder via its contact page or by telephone at ( 224) 655-6405.
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