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Congratulations to the recipients of awards and grants from the William F. DiPietra Foundation:

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                                             2025

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Archbishop Molloy HIgh School  

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Photography Exhibition: Aiden Valerio ($200); Ryota Sato ($150); Ariela Loveras ($100); Jayden Chang,

Isaac Contreras, Matthew Giannone, Sophie Morales, Hubert Skrzypek, Ashley Tiwari, Krystal Valentin 

($50 Gift Cards)

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​William F. DiPietra Media Arts Award:  Krystal Valentin ($500), Ashley Tiwari ($500)

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These Archbishop Molloy Photography Club students, shown here with their moderator, Mr. DiDonato, 

were winners in the Foundation's 2025 Photography Exhibition.

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Fordham University

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William F. DiPietra Film Award: John Ramsay Macdonald ($1000) 

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William F. DiPietra Film Production Grant: Nicholas Verone ($1000), Dylan Wright ($1000)

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William F. DiPietra Screenwriting Award: Nicholas Verone ($1000)

William F. DiPietra Film Award: Nicholas Cammarano ($1000)

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Additional Grants Awarded in 2025:

EMS FDNY Help Fund

FDNY Family Assistance

FDNY Fired Up For a Cure

Ronald McDonald House

St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

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                                             2024

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Archbishop Molloy HIgh School  

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Photography Exhibition: Salvatore Romano ($200); Matthew Mena $150);Tiffany Esquen ($100); Angeleyna Chapusette, Serena Day, Alexa Lugo, Matthew Mlnarczyk, Sophie Morales, Ryota Sato, Hubert Skrzypek ($50 Gift Cards)

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William F. DiPietra Media Arts Award ($1000):  Matthew Mena

 

 

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These Archbishop Molloy Photography Club students, shown here with their moderator, Mr. DiDonato, 

were winners in the Foundation's 2024 Photography Exhibition. Honorable Mention recipient, Matthew Mlynarczyk,

is not pictured.

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Fordham University 

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William F. DiPietra Screenwriting Awards:  Jelaney Wright ($500), Annika Suderburg ($500), Nicholas Cammarano ($500)

William F. DiPietra Film/Video Production Awards:  Nicholas Verone ($1000), Marco Peinado ($1000), Tzipporah Goins ($1000)

​William F. DiPietra Award for Excellence in Film:  Jay Doherty ($500) 

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William F. DiPietra Media Arts Award:  Allison Merz ($500)

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St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy

William F. DiPietra Awards:  Mikayla Figueroa ($1000), Matthew McGlynn ($1000) 

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Additional Grants Awarded in 2024:

EMS FDNY Help Fund

Harvest for the World, Inc.

Fired Up For A Cure (FDNY Family Assistance)

Ronald McDonald House New York

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                                             2023

   

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Archbishop Molloy HIgh School  

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Photography Exhibition: Serena Day ($200); Anthony Romano ($150); Anna Lampman ($100); Emily

Layden, Alexa Lugo, Matthew Mena, Sofia Morales, Sophie Morales, Valentina Ramirez-Mendez, Ryota Sato

($50 Gift Cards)

William F. DiPietra Media Arts Award ($1000): Anthony Romano

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These Archbishop Molloy Photography Club students

were winners in the Foundation's 2023 Photography Exhibition.

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Fordham University 

William F. DiPietra Screenwriting Awards: Olivia Macdonald ($500), Kayla Champion ($500)

William F. DiPietra Film/Video Post-Production Award: Spencer Balter ($1000)

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William F. DiPietra Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: Slav Velkov ($500), Samuel B. ($500)

Jennings

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Long Island University

William F. DiPietra Film Award ($500): (Not awarded in 2023)

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St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy

William F. DiPietra Awards ($1000): Natalia Fertitta, Isabella Melendez

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Additional Grants Awarded in 2023: 

Holy Child Jesus Teen Drama Group ($500)

Along Comes Hope (Pediatric Cancer)

EMS FDNY Help Fund

FDNY Honor Emergency Fund

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