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Big Nova Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$6.4M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
57
Grants FY2025
34
Organizations funded FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$800,000
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$76M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Idignity Inc$1,000,000124%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$995,00011%
Conservation Florida Inc$978,448217%
Nmdp Foundation$750,00022%
Unity Youth Association Inc$626,0002n/a
Salt Outreach Inc$535,000210%
One Purse$450,000222%
The Christian Sharing Center Inc$352,86522%
Habitat for Humanity of Seminole Co & Greater Apopka Florida Inc$350,78514%
Christian Service Center for Central Florida Inc$302,50022%
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All grantees of Big Nova Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Idignity Inc$1,000,000124%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$995,00011%
Conservation Florida Inc$978,448217%
Nmdp Foundation$750,00022%
Unity Youth Association Inc$626,0002n/a
Salt Outreach Inc$535,000210%
One Purse$450,000222%
The Christian Sharing Center Inc$352,86522%
Habitat for Humanity of Seminole Co & Greater Apopka Florida Inc$350,78514%
Christian Service Center for Central Florida Inc$302,50022%
Blood Cancer United Inc$250,00010%
Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc$250,00011%
Grace Medical Home Inc$250,0001n/a
Easter Seals Florida Inc$200,00011%
Florida Superior Properties Economi$180,0001n/a
Diocesan Council of Orlando Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc$170,00020%
Samaritan Resource Center Inc$160,0001n/a
Foundation for Foster Children Inc$150,61016%
Conductive Education Center of Orlando Inc$150,00014%
Touched by Type 1 Inc$138,000211%
4roots Foundation Inc$100,00012%
The Mustard Seed of Central Florida Inc$100,00014%
Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation Inc$100,0001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida Inc$85,38222%
Picnic Project Inc$85,000230%
Central Florida Zoological Society Inc$83,47611%
Find Feed & Restore Inc$75,00015%
Christian Help Foundation Inc$70,00023%
The Salvation Army$65,0001n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida Inc$65,000114%
The Arbor School of Central Florida$63,00012%
Aeras Foundation$50,00015%
Mercy Road Initiatives Inc$50,0001n/a
Lighthouse Central Florida Inc$50,00011%
The Faine House Inc$47,76025%
For Nina Foundation Inc$45,0002n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$25,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc$25,00010%
Whipping Childhood Cancer Inc$25,000298%
Heartland Haven Foundation Inc$23,660118%
Neighborhood Center of West Volusia Inc$20,0001n/a
Autoinflammatory Alliance Inc$20,000136%
Goldsboro Front Porch Council Inc$20,000130%
Hope Helps Inc$15,0001n/a
Adult Literacy League Inc$14,00022%
Shepherd's Hope Inc$10,0001n/a
United Way of Lake and Sumter Counties Inc$10,0001n/a
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation$10,00011%
Breaking Bread Beyond Inc$10,0002n/a
Sistas Inspiring Sisters to Achieve Success Inc$10,0001n/a
Samaritan Village Inc$10,0001n/a
Bite Me Cancer Inc$5,00013%
Orlando Union Rescue Mission Inc$5,00010%
Life Concepts Inc$5,00010%
Feed Hunger Now Inc$5,000110%
Sanford & Orlando Ent$5,0001n/a
United Foundation of Central Florida Inc$5,00013%
Page 15 Inc$5,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($642k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Big Nova Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIdignity Inc: $1,000,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: $995,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetConservation Florida Inc: $978,448 over 2y, 17% of budgetNmdp Foundation: $750,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetSalt Outreach Inc: $535,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetOne Purse: $450,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetThe Christian Sharing Center Inc: $352,865 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Seminole Co & Greater Apopka Florida Inc: $350,785 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetChristian Service Center for Central Florida Inc: $302,500 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEaster Seals Florida Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetDiocesan Council of Orlando Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc: $170,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFoundation for Foster Children Inc: $150,610 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetConductive Education Center of Orlando Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTouched by Type 1 Inc: $138,000 over 2y, 11% of budget4roots Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Mustard Seed of Central Florida Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Central Florida Inc: $85,382 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetPicnic Project Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 30% of budgetCentral Florida Zoological Society Inc: $83,476 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFind Feed & Restore Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetChristian Help Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetThe Arbor School of Central Florida: $63,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetAeras Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetLighthouse Central Florida Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Faine House Inc: $47,760 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Nc Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWhipping Childhood Cancer Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 98% of budgetHeartland Haven Foundation Inc: $23,660 over 1y, 18% of budgetAutoinflammatory Alliance Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 36% of budgetGoldsboro Front Porch Council Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetAdult Literacy League Inc: $14,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetPediatric Cancer Research Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetBite Me Cancer Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetOrlando Union Rescue Mission Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLife Concepts Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeed Hunger Now Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetUnited Foundation of Central Florida Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetPage 15 Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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.

Central Florida FoundationFL26× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Florida Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Adventist Health SystemSunbelt Inc · Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · Acahand Foundation · The Father's Table Foundation · Orlando Health Inc · Victory Cup Initiative Inc · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · The Chatlos Foundation Inc · Truist Foundation Inc · Duke Energy Foundation

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.

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How do I get to Big Nova Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Big Nova Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Big Nova Foundation

How much does Big Nova Foundation give?
Big Nova Foundation reported 57 grants totaling $6,351,608 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
What does Big Nova Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (41%), Health (22%), Environment (16%).
Who are Big Nova Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Idignity Inc ($1.0M), Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc ($995k), Conservation Florida Inc ($978k).
Does Big Nova Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Big Nova Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Central Florida Foundation, Universal Orlando Foundation Inc, Adventist Health SystemSunbelt Inc.
Where is Big Nova Foundation based?
Big Nova Foundation is based in FL.

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 64 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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