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The Naples Italian American Foundation, Inc. tax id #20-5045417 (NIAF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable corporation. As one of only two Italian American organizations in all of Florida to earn GuideStar’s Platinum Seal, NIAF provides you with numerous opportunities to support our community, ensure our future, and impact your current and future tax liabilities as well. Gifts may be either unrestricted or directed to one of our four funds: NIAF Cares, Cultural Programming, Scholarship and Building Capital Fund. All gifts to these four funds are deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Your support is essential for the ongoing success of NIAF. If you choose, gifts can be directed to any of the funds below in memory of a loved one.
Visit Donatori D’Onore to see the list of those generous members who have contributed so much to our success.
Support
The Naples Italian American Foundation is a nonprofit organization that relies on the generous support of donors like you to continue our work in the community. Your contribution helps us to celebrate, promote, and preserve Italian culture and heritage in Naples and Southwest Florida. Click here to learn more about our mission and how you can support our cause.
NIAF Cares
We care about our community. For over twenty years, we have supported Special Olympics of Collier County Bocce. Last year, we also developed a relationship with the Gulf Coast High School Italian Honor Society. Each year, we support our first responders with an appreciation breakfast over three days. We’ve also supported the Naples Neighborhood Health Clinic and Wounded Veterans Relief.
Help us fund and expand these programs and identify other opportunities to help our community.
Cultural Programming
Help support and expand our Cultural Programming. NIAF provides a wide array of cultural opportunities for our members and our community, including culturally themed dinners and events, an Italian movie series, an Italian topic lecture series, Italian language studies, bocce, and Italian festivals and celebrations of our national holidays.
Your support can help underwrite these programs and allow us to add additional programs, as well as allowing us to invite our junior members without charge.
Building Capital Fund
Our buildings and grounds are a crown jewel. They are our face to the community, and we want them to sparkle. They house our cultural programs, member events and our Special Olympics bocce.
Your donation to this fund will allow us to upgrade and modernize our facilities, beautify our grounds and, with sufficient funding, ultimately create an even larger and more significant complex on our property.
NIAF Scholarship Fund
Help deserving high school students from Collier and Lee counties take that first giant step towards a college education. Your donations can help establish and grow our six initial scholarships:
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The NIAF Emerging Leaders Scholarship – to encourage recipients to follow in the footsteps of NIAF’s own early leaders.
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The NIAF Memorial Scholarship recalls the memory of all the deceased members of NIAF throughout our history.
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The George & Motoko Giunta Scholarship funded by George and Motoko to benefit aspiring students in their initial college experience.
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The Carfang Family Scholarship funded by Tony and Carol to celebrate the importance of education in the Italian family.
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The Renato Stella Special Olympics Scholarship established in Renato’s memory to help one of our Special Olympians achieve their next level of preparation on their life journey.
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The NIAF Special Olympics Scholarship established to help a second Special Olympians achieve their next level of preparation on their life journey.
If you’d like to learn more about endowing a scholarship in your name or in memory of a loved one, please email us at niaf@niafoundation.org.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS
Naples Italian American Foundation, Inc.
LIFETIME DONATORI D'ONORE
2008-2024​
Benefactors ($50,000 -$250,000)
Joe & Vi D'Annunzio
Joseph D'Annunzio Memorial
Platinum Donors ($25,000 - $49,999)
Edward & Mary Bernardi
Daniell Family Foundation
Anonymous
Tony & Carol Carfang
George & Motoko Giunta
Gold Donors ($10,000 - $24,999)
Eustace & Ann Anselmi
Germain Motor Co.
Marilyn Romeo
Alex & Wilma DeBartolo
Eileen Renzi
Renato Stella
Silver Donors ($5,000 - $9,999)
Daniel & Margaret Balsamo
Martha Iazetti
Ron Trevelone
Daniel Culnan
Daniel & Lillian Ragone
Antonio Zampogna
Gene & Julianne DeFeudis
Frank Rizzo
Cal & Dee Gaeta
Carl & Sally Santolli
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Bronze Donors ($2,000 - $4,999) ​
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B & I Contractors
John & Marie Kuechmann
Brad & LIsa Nelson
Gary Bonavita
Joel Martineau
NIAF Cigar Bocce League
Brent Material Co.
James Massa
Gene and Mary Sarazen Foundation
Joseph Catanzariti
John & Loraine Minio
William Spina
Carmine & Lyn Errico
Moretrench Corp
Michael Stander
Forever Young
Mueller Francis & Helen Suozzi
Peter Hanley
Al & Carol Lenza
Peter Vivonetto Memorial
Harris Bank
Louis Mangone
Frank Wyland
Michael & Jennifer Hoy
Laurence Mohn
Matthew Young
Italian Cultural Society
Rocco Monticello​​
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Supporting Donors ($1,000 -$1,999)
Alman Group
Farfalla Ristorante
PNC Bank
Achielli & Maryann Altobelli
Farino Porsche of Naples
Arlington of Naples
Moira Fennessey
Rauch Barbella Constr. Services, LLC
Carlo and Rosemary Fusaro
Bart Rossi
Kim Borselli
Frank & Marcia Greczyna
Carl Santoli
Jack & Mary Jane Breen
Roger & Aida Guidice
James Scartz
Brent Material Co.
Harrington, Heyse, Alexander, Jones Roland
Sorace Build LLC
David Iannone
Armando & Lida Stavole
Bushmann Ind. Excavating
R Stefanacci
Capri Resturant
Gianfranco Loreti
Charles Stuart
Joseph & Ines Carlucci
Maucele Matthew & Donna Tedisco
Robert Carter
Miaza Food Titan Spec Services
Tom & Betsy Cernosia Miscelli
Nick & Flora Tomassetti
CD Conversion
Ren & Josephine Morani
Tuscany Villa of Naples
Elana Buthgheri
Cibula Naples Money Managers
Union Auto Body Court James, Ltd
New York Pizza & Pasta
Watermark Grille
Evaristo Cruz NJ Laborers
Clara Zenzola Dalfanso
NRT Associates
Joe & Carol Zerbo
Dan’s Auto Collision
(Balsamo) Richard & Millie Persichetty
Bonnie Zonas
William Diamond
Ralph & Patricia Picascio
Advocates ($500 -$999)
Frank Albanese
Dunnickay North
Star Cruises
David Amico
E. W. Mc Clave, inc
O. S. Services
Joe & Teresa Bandy
Gaeta, Calvin Memorial
Tony Oliveira
John & Ann Basler
Geo Harms Const Co
Palmieri
Bay House
JoAnn Gosei
Pennetta Enterprises
Blueberry's Restaurant
Jack Hartwell
Plantation Club
BMW Naples
Hovland
Eva & Elmer Saiennia
Ron Bowman
I 'Angolo 5th
George & Maria Schwind
Jim Britton
Tony Iglio
Jeff Robinson
Dawn Brown
J J Pamasu Inc
Ryan Senkarik
Mike Bushalacchi
Joey E
Smith & Co
Cafe Alfredo
John and Pauline Kaiser
Sophia's Restorante Italiano
John Campbell
Kohl's Store
Ernest Spinelli
John Cardillo
LaFontanella Restr
Michael & Karin Standen
William Cary
Frank & Mary Ann Lagonigro
Superior Roofing
Stephen Cedrone
James and Anna Lagonigro
Memorial T-Michaels
Celma Group
Raymond & Joyce LeCatta
Frank Taylor
Charlie Chiang's Restr.
Bill Lindemann
The Local
Cider Press
Donna Lomanto Memorial
Thomas
Edith Coleman
Frank Magari
Dolores Spinelli Tripodo
Contorno
McBrady
John & Lisa Tuccinardi
Rosalba Coppola
Memory Various
Rose Marie Caso Turrino Memorial
Crisdel Group
Mercedes Benz of Naples
Concettina Von Zwehl
David Weber Oil
Francesco Morsill
Vantage Properties
Dave & Judy D'Eramo
Vincent Muffoletto
Vantagepoint Properties
Carmine & Ida DeVita
Naples Generator
Robert & Barbara Weinberg
DeVoe Cadillac
Noodles
Virginia Wile
* Our donors support the Foundation in a number of ways. If we missed your contributions in the list above, please let us know at niaf@niafoundation.org so that we can properly reflect your generosity.