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Bostons Pizza Foundation at a glance

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Bostons Pizza 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.

$17k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
14
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.

Human Services$8kFood & Nutrition$8kHousing & Shelter$5kEducation$4kPublic Benefit$2kReligion$1kArts & Culture$671Philanthropy$612Other$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$335
Median grant
14
States reached
$14k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FAMILY PROMISE OF DELAWARE COUNTY$4,932
NO KID HUNGRY BY SHARE OUR STRENGTH$2,734
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF THE MARYSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY$2,168
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE GLOBAL$1,436
LEND A HAND UP INC$938
FENTON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION$754
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS$612
OPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME$544
COON RAPIDS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROGRAM$429
THE VERTICAL CHURCH$377
IRVING SCHOOLS FOUNDATION$335
POMONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$295
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION DBA ARTEMIS HOUSE$279
LINC NW IN MARYSVILLE$274
OLIVIA CALDWELL FOUNDATION INC$269
02The need
03

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 (FY24–25, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 10% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%THE ART OF YOGA PROJECT: $125 → 7%YMCA OF COASTAL GEORGIA: $130 → 8%YMCA OF COASTAL GEORGIA: $165 → 16%CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY: $4k → 5%VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION DBA ARTEMIS HOUSE: $279 → 11%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
ND
MN
IL
MI
WY
SD
OH
CA
CO
AZ
DC
GA
TX
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

37%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$11k · 4 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 0 since wound down; 16 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
5

Total granted

$11k
$5k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+21%

Still filing today

75%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 23% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’24’25
Human ServicesHealthPublic BenefitReligionHousing & ShelterEducationOther
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

  • SHARE OUR STRENGTH
    2× · 2024–2025 · $8k · revenue +14%
  • OO
    OPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME
    2× · 2024–2025 · $2k · revenue 0%
  • TV
    THE VERTICAL CHURCH
    2× · 2024–2025 · $1k

Funded once

  • CT
    CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY
    one grant, 2024 · $4k · revenue +21%
  • NV
    NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM
    one grant, 2024 · $671
  • IN
    INLAND NORTHWEST CAR CLUB COUNCIL-SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    one grant, 2024 · $421
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
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
2
Feeding South Dakota

To eliminate hunger in south dakota.

Food & Nutrition
3
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation

The mission and purpose of marine toys for tots foundation is to assist the u.s. marine corps in providing a tangible sign of hope to economically disadvantaged children at christmas. this assistance includes supporting the u.s. marine…

Philanthropy
4
Children's Trust of South Carolina

To strengthen families, organizations, and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Human Services
5
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
6
The Albertsons Companies Foundation

See schedule othe albertsons companies foundation, working in collaboration with local organizations, seeks to improve the quality of life in the communities it serves. by carefully directing its fundraising efforts and the generous…

Philanthropy
7
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
8
York County Food Bank

The mission of the york county food bank is to increase dignified access to nutritious food and community resources that enhance food security in york county.

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9
Cook Children's Health Plan

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease, and injury.

Health
10
Feeding Southwest Virginia

To provide food and other related products primarily to member agencies for distribution to those in need, and also for direct distribution.

Food & Nutrition
11
Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

Health
12
Lutheran Family Services Foundation Inc

To educate, inspire, motivate and assist stakeholders in developing gifts supporting the human care provided by lutheran family services of nebraska, inc.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communities Foundation of Texas Inc; the most unlike its peers is Linc Nw. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 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. 16 of the 26 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
5/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHARE OUR STRENGTH: $7,604 · OtherSHARE OUR STRENGTHFRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF THE MARYSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $2,168 · OtherFRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OF THE MARYSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRAR…THE VERTICAL CHURCH: $1,303 · OtherTHE VERTICAL CHURCHNATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM: $671 · Other+9 more: $2,522 · Other+9 moreFAMILY PROMISE OF DELAWARE COUNTY: $4,932 · Housing & ShelterFAMILY PROMISE OF …CARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY: $3,799 · Human ServicesCARE TRAIN OF UNI…YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC: $295 · Human ServicesYOUNG MENS CHRIST…VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION: $279 · Human ServicesVICTIMS OF VIOLEN…+1 more: $125 · Human ServicesRonald McDonald House Global: $1,436 · HealthRonald McD…Lend A Hand Up Inc: $938 · HealthLend A Han…OLIVIA CALDWELL FOUNDATION INC: $269 · HealthOLIVIA CAL…OPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME: $1,704 · Public BenefitOPERATION COMMUNITY CARES: $184 · Public BenefitFENTON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $754 · EducationCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $612 · PhilanthropyLINC NW: $175 · Religion
Other$14,268Housing & Shelter$4,932Human Services$4,498Health$2,643Public Benefit$1,888Education$754Philanthropy$612Religion$175

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 budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $7,604 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCARE TRAIN OF UNION COUNTY: $3,799 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetOPERATION ONCE IN A LIFETIME: $1,704 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $1,436 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLend A Hand Up Inc: $938 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFENTON AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $754 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $612 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC: $295 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVICTIMS OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION: $279 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOLIVIA CALDWELL FOUNDATION INC: $269 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION COMMUNITY CARES: $184 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLINC NW: $175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART OF YOGA PROJECT: $125 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.

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 Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Blackbaud Giving FundSC8.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Bostons Pizza Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Bostons Pizza 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 26 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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