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Andrew U Ferrari Foundation at a glance

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Andrew U Ferrari Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$12k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$241kArts & Culture$84kEnvironment$64kReligion$34kAnimals$33kHuman Services$22kHealth$20kEmployment$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $2k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
POWHATAN SCHOOL$10,000
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS WINCHESTER AREA$1,000
BARNS OF ROSE HILL$1,000
BLUE RIDGE WILDLIFE CENTER$250
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HEKIMA PLACE: $500 → 11%HEKIMA PLACE: $5k → 11%BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE: $1k → 16%BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE: $1k → 16%Blue Ridge Hospice: $1k → 16%Blue Ridge Hospice: $1k → 16%Blue Ridge Hospice: $1k → 16%FAMILIES REACHING OUT GROUP: $250 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
PA
CA
VA
DC
GA
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 53% of Andrew U Ferrari Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 81% of the giving stays in VA; by stated purpose, 47%.

Andrew U Ferrari Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$466k · 35 repeat orgs$33k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +27% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 32 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
18

Total granted

$466k
$32k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+27%

Still filing today

57%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
    7× · 2017–2023 · $156k · revenue +39%
  • BO
    BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE
    6× · 2018–2023 · $36k · revenue +74%
  • BR
    BLUE RIDGE WILDLIFE CENTER
    7× · 2017–2024 · $33k · revenue +460%

Funded once

  • SN
    SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUSTgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $5k · revenue +97%
  • VO
    VIRGINIA OUTDOOR FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2017 · $4k
  • SB
    ST BRIDGE OF IRELAND CATHOLIC CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia wesleyan university is a fully accredited liberal arts, united-methodist related institution founded in 1961.

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2
University of Virginia Investment Management Company

The university of virginia investment management company (uvimco) is organized to invest funds on behalf of the rector and visitors of the university of virginia (the university or uva) and university-associated organizations (uaos).

Education
3
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
4
Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

Alliance for the shenandoah valley informs and engages people to protect the natural resources, cultural heritages, and rural character of our region.

Community Improvement
5
Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital

To deliver important healthcare services with exceptional quality and patient-centered care.

Health
6
University of Virginia Foundation

To provide administrative services to university of virginia (university) entities, university associated organizations, or other entities involved in activities which support the university. to engage in matters pertaining to real…

Education
7
Washington and Lee University

Mission statement of washington and lee university: washington and lee university provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically, and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity,…

Education
8
Washington & Jefferson College

To graduate people of uncommon integrity, competence, and maturity, who are effective lifelong learners and responsible citizens, and who are prepared to contribute substantially to the world in which they live.

Education
9
Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation

The mission of vt-arc is to extend the impact of the virginia tech research and innovation enterprise, delivering superior analytic and technology solutions to government and non-government customers.

Science & Tech
10
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
11
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
12
Virginia Living Museum Inc

The museum connects people to nature by delivering educational classes, programs, exhibits, events and demonstrations. staff and volunteers engage learners of all ages on a 23 acre campus setting. indoor and outdoor learning opportunities…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union; the most unlike its peers is Smithsonian Institution. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 55 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
24/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $155,500 · EducationSHENANDOAH UNIVERSITYBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $35,500 · EducationBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGETHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $15,800 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF…POWHATAN SCHOOL INC: $15,000 · EducationPOWHATAN SCHOOL INC+2 more: $7,000 · EducationMUSEUM OF SHENANDOAH VALLEY: $25,500 · OtherMUSEUM OF SHENANDOAH VALLEYChrist Church: $14,500 · OtherChrist ChurchSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $8,500 · OtherSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CE…WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION: $7,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $7,000 · OtherST BRIDGET OF IRELAND CATHOLIC CHURCH: $6,000 · OtherSUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE: $6,000 · OtherHABIT FOR HUMANITY: $5,250 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherSinclair Health Center: $4,500 · Other+23 more: $44,000 · Other+23 moreBARNS OF ROSE HILL: $22,500 · Arts & CultureBARNS OF RO…SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $19,500 · Arts & CultureSMITHSONIAN…SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC: $7,000 · Arts & CultureSHENANDOAH …LONG BRANCH HISTORIC HOUSE & FARM: $2,500 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $25,500 · EnvironmentTHE PIEDM…FOUNDATION OF THE STATE ARBORETUM OF VIRGINIA: $7,000 · EnvironmentFOUNDATIO…SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST: $5,120 · EnvironmentSHENANDOA…THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT: $4,000 · EnvironmentTHE DOWNS…BLUE RIDGE WILDLIFE CENTER: $32,950 · PhilanthropyTHE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE: $9,000 · Human ServicesHEKIMA PLACE INC: $5,500 · Human ServicesBLUE RIDGE HOSPICE INC: $5,000 · Human Services+1 more: $250 · Human ServicesNW WORKS INC: $4,500 · Employment
Education$228,800Other$133,250Arts & Culture$54,000Environment$41,620Philanthropy$32,950Human Services$19,750Employment$4,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY: $155,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE: $35,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBLUE RIDGE WILDLIFE CENTER: $32,950 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetTHE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL: $25,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetBARNS OF ROSE HILL: $22,500 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION: $19,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $15,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPOWHATAN SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE: $9,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION OF THE STATE ARBORETUM OF VIRGINIA: $7,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetSHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC: $7,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST: $5,120 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLUE RIDGE HOSPICE INC: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNW WORKS INC: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCLARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $4,250 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT: $4,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetLONG BRANCH HISTORIC HOUSE & FARM: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYCE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLITERACY VOLUNTEERS - WINCHESTER AREA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE WILDLIFE CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds BARNS OF ROSE HILL ↗
  • Who funds SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds POWHATAN SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LAUREL CENTER INTERVENTION FOR DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION OF THE STATE ARBORETUM OF VIRGINIA ↗
  • Who funds SHENANDOAH VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds Teach for America Inc ↗
  • Who funds HEKIMA PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST ↗
  • Who funds BLUE RIDGE HOSPICE INC ↗
  • Who funds NW WORKS INC ↗
  • Who funds CLARKE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds THE DOWNSTREAM PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds DR TERRY SINCLAIR HEALTH CLINIC INC ↗
  • Who funds LONG BRANCH HISTORIC HOUSE & FARM ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Bank of Clarke Co…American Woodmark Fou…Tj Guarriello Jr Fami…The Community Foundat…The Clara Weiss FundUnited Way of Norther…John L Harrell & Marg…Stern FoundationThe Brandt FoundationBuckley Family Endowm…Feltner Community Fou…Ridgeway Em-Charittuw
The Bank of Clarke County FoundationVA34.6× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bank of Clarke County Foundation · American Woodmark Foundation Inc · Tj Guarriello Jr Family Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley · The Clara Weiss Fund · United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley Inc · John L Harrell & Margaret T Harrell Charitable Trust C/O First Bank Trustee · Stern Foundation · The Brandt Foundation · Buckley Family Endowment Inc · Feltner Community Foundation · Ridgeway Em-Charittuw

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Andrew U Ferrari Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Andrew U Ferrari Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 55 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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