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Carosella Family 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.

$20k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$128kEducation$31kPhilanthropy$29kHuman Services$25kFood & Nutrition$24kCommunity Improvement$17kEnvironment$11kArts & Culture$7kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$535k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOUNDATION$5,000
DELRAY BEACH CHAMBER EDUCATIONAL FUND$4,500
CHIERA FAMILY FOUNDATION$2,640
ROOTS & WINGS INC$2,000
SWEET DREAM MAKERS$1,061
MILAGRO FOUNDATION$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS INC$535
BOCA HELPING HANDS$500
Individual grant recipient$200
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 (FY22–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 5%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 8% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ROOTS & WINGS INC: $2k → 4%ROOTS & WINGS INC: $1k → 4%WOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND: $250 → 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

NY
SD
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$258k · 30 repeat orgs$37k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +43% since the first grant, against +24% for those funded once.

30 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 23 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

30
47

Total granted

$258k
$25k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+43%
+24%

Still filing today

53%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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
HealthPhilanthropyEducationFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesOther
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

  • BH
    Bethesda Hospital Foundation Inc
    4× · 2017–2020 · $47k · revenue +186%
  • CF
    CHIERA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
    6× · 2017–2024 · $32k · revenue +83%
  • LU
    LYNN UNIVERSITY INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $25k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • JS
    JDRF SOUTHERN FL CHAPTER
    one grant, 2023 · $6k
  • DC
    Delray Citizens for Delray Police Incgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue +36%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF DELRAY INC
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue 0%
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
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
3
Debbie's Dream Foundation

Debbie's dream foundation:curing stomach cancer is dedicated to raising awareness about stomach cancer, providing education, advocacy, and support internationally to patients, families, and caregivers affected by the disease, and advancing…

Human Services
4
Feeding South Florida Inc

Feeding south florida's mission is to end hunger in south florida by providing immediate access to nutritious food, leading hunger and poverty advocacy efforts, and transforming lives through innovative programming and education.

Food & Nutrition
5
University of Florida Health Corporation

UF Health's mission is to promote health through outstanding and high-quality patient care, innovative and rigorous education in the health professions and biomedical sciences, and high-impact research across the spectrum of basic,…

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6
Palm Healthcare Foundation Inc

Palm Health Foundation invests in bold, community-led solutions that improve health and well-being in Palm Beach County. (Continued on Schedule O)Established in 2001 from the sale of Good Samaritan and St. Mary's hospitals, the Foundation…

Health
7
Miami Children's Health System Inc

Nicklaus Children's Health System is the region's only healthcare system exclusively for children. Our mission is to inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child. TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, OR TO…

Health
8
The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice institute is now inactive.

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9
The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast Inc

Suncoast hospice's mission is to be the center to improve life for those touched by advanced illness, death, dying, grief, bereavement and other end-of-life issues.

Human Services
10
Variety Children's Hospital

To inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child.

Health
11
The Hospice Foundation of the Florida Suncoast Inc

The mission of suncoast hospice foundation is to advance the understanding, participation, and support of the mission and programs of suncoast hospice and its affilated organizations, honoring the community's sacred trust through sound…

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12
Oceana Inc

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life and return the oceans to their former abundance.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Roots & Wings Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Save Lucy Committee Inc. 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

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 83 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
36/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Bethesda Hospital Foundation Inc: $46,600 · OtherBethesda Hospital Foundation IncBAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION: $30,850 · OtherBAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATIONCAMDEN COUNTY WOMENS CENTER: $20,000 · OtherCAMDEN COUNTY WOMENS CENTERDELRAY BEACH CHAMBER EDUCATION: $12,500 · OtherDELRAY BEACH CHAMBER EDUCATIONPROJECT AMAZONAS INC: $10,500 · OtherThe Michelle McGann Foundation: $8,000 · Other+56 more: $70,415 · Other+56 moreCHIERA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $32,480 · PhilanthropyCHIERA FAMILY FOU…The Michelle McGann Fund Inc: $10,035 · PhilanthropyThe Michelle McGa…Sweet Dream Makers Inc: $5,173 · PhilanthropySweet Dream Maker…+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyLYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $25,000 · EducationLYNN UNIV…DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,500 · EducationDELRAY BE…+2 more: $512 · EducationNETWORK FOR GOOD: $15,400 · Public Safety & DisasterBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $9,100 · Food & NutritionPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $3,263 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $200 · Food & NutritionPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $3,704 · Youth DevelopmentSAMARITANS 365 FOUNDATION INC KINDNESS MATTERS 365: $250 · Youth DevelopmentDIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 · HealthROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC: $1,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $263 · HealthJOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $250 · HealthHelp Our Wounded Foundation: $250 · HealthQUANTUM HOUSE INC: $250 · Health+1 more: $50 · Health
Other$198,865Philanthropy$48,688Education$27,012Public Safety & Disaster$15,400Food & Nutrition$12,563Youth Development$3,954Health$3,563

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBethesda Hospital Foundation Inc: $46,600 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCHIERA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $32,480 over 6y, 4.7% of budgetLYNN UNIVERSITY INC: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $15,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT AMAZONAS INC: $10,500 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetThe Michelle McGann Fund Inc: $10,035 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetBOCA HELPING HANDS INC: $9,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSweet Dream Makers Inc: $5,173 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $3,704 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $3,263 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChristians Reaching Out To Society Inc: $3,030 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDelray Citizens for Delray Police Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetROOTS & WINGS FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF DELRAY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY CHILD CARE CENTER OF DELRAY BEACH INC: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMILAGRO FOUNDATION INC: $1,350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMilagro Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEat Better Live Better Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPeggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDELRAY BEACH ROTARY FUND INC: $350 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWAYSIDE HOUSE INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $263 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $262 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHelp Our Wounded Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetQUANTUM HOUSE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAMARITANS 365 FOUNDATION INC KINDNESS MATTERS 365: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINDEPENDENCE MISSION SCHOOLS: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED VETERANS RELIEF FUND INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE A21 CAMPAIGN INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE OUR STRENGTH: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE LUCY COMMITTEE INC: $50 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA Inc: $50 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 Bethesda Hospital Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds CHIERA FAMILY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds LYNN UNIVERSITY INC ↗
  • Who funds NETWORK FOR GOOD ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT AMAZONAS INC ↗
  • Who funds The Michelle McGann Fund Inc ↗
  • Who funds BOCA HELPING HANDS INC ↗
  • Who funds Sweet Dream Makers Inc ↗
  • Who funds PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC ↗
  • Who funds Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc ↗
  • Who funds Christians Reaching Out To Society Inc ↗
  • Who funds Delray Citizens for Delray Police Inc ↗
  • Who funds ROOTS & WINGS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF DELRAY INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY CHILD CARE CENTER OF DELRAY BEACH INC ↗
  • Who funds DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds DELRAY BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MILAGRO FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Milagro Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ROYAL DAMES OF CANCER RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds Eat Better Live Better Inc ↗
  • Who funds Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc ↗

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.

Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL25.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · Libra Foundation Inc · Impact 100 Palm Beach County Inc · Pechter Family Foundation · Marcy & Leona Chanin Foundation Inc · The Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Agencies in Palm Beach County Inc · The Jim Moran Foundation Inc · Quantum Foundation Inc · United Way of Palm Beach County Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Carosella Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Carosella Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 140%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Save Lucy Committee Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
  • Wayside House Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Lynn University Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
14get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.
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Find your warmest path to Carosella Family 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.

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 83 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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