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Cassill Foundation Inc

Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$217k
Granted FY2021
19
Grants FY2021
6
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Education$363kReligion$78kRecreation & Sports$25kArts & Culture$17kHealth$17kYouth Development$9kAnimals$4kHousing & Shelter$3kOther$0
02FY2021 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k12 grants · $41k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $176k
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Bishop McCort Catholic High School$40,000
Cardinal Gibbons High School$37,400
Ernest & Estelle Cassill Dental Scholarship$25,000
State University of Iowa Foundation$25,000
St Paul The Apostle Catholic Church$22,000
City of Lighthouse Point$15,000
Hillsboro Lighthouse Preservation$12,000
South Florida Council of Boy Scouts of America$5,550
Civilian Marksmanship Program$5,000
North Broward Hospital District$5,000
ABCD$5,000
First Lutheran Church of Cresco$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
Cresco Public Library Foundation$5,000
Boys and Girls Club of Broward County$1,600
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 (FY17–17, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%HOPE SOUTH FLORIDA: $2k → 13%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
NV
IA
OH
PA
CA
VA
KS
DC
GA
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.
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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 26% of Cassill Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 61% of the giving stays in FL; by stated purpose, 43%.

Cassill Foundation Inclessmore 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.

53%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$284k · 9 repeat orgs$249k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2021, 2 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
26

Total granted

$284k
$169k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+11%

Still filing today

44%
23%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $81k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’20’21
EducationAnimalsHealthYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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

  • SU
    STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $75k · revenue +13%
  • BM
    BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
    2× · 2020–2021 · $56k · revenue +77%
  • HC
    HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC
    2× · 2017–2020 · $9k · revenue +52%

Funded once

  • EA
    Ernest and Estelle Cassill Dental S
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • EA
    ESNEST AND ESTELLE CASSILL DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $25k
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
Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The primary mission of the humane society is to end animal cruelty, neglect and overpopulation in south carolina.

Animals
2
Spca Inc

Spca florida exists to eliminate animal suffering and to engage the entire community in the welfare and well-being of animals.we accomplish this by advancing model programs to promote the adoption of healthy animals, prevent dog and cat…

Animals
3
Humane Society of Yuma

To reduce the number of homeless pets through adoption, rescue and spay and neuter programs.

Animals
4
Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County Inc

None

Animals
5
Saint Andrew's School of Boca Raton Inc

Saint andrew's school is an independent school founded in the episcopal tradition. our mission is to build a community of learners, provide excellence in education, and nurture each student in mind, body, and spirit.

Education
6
Los Angeles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Spcala is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through education, law enforcement, intervention and advocacy.

Animals
7
Tri County Humane Society

Tri-county animal rescue is a no-kill, nonprofit animal shelter working to prevent the killing of over 573,000 unwanted pets in broward, miami-dade, and palm beach counties. tri-county has no boundaries; we go all over the u.s. whenever we…

Animals
8
Clark County Humane Society

Clark county humane society (cchs) is dedicated to promoting a more humane world through: operating a no-kill shelter, adopting out homeless cats & dogs, low cost spay/neuter services, humane education, reducing pet overpopulation,…

Animals
9
Children's Hospital & Medical Center

To improve the life of every child - through exceptional care, advocacy, research and education.

Health
10
Harvard Club of Washington Dc

To inform and enrich the intellectual lives of 20,000 alumni of harvard university in the washington, dc area and to assist harvard university with respect to applicants and undergraduates from the dc area.

Education
11
Pasado's Safe Haven

Fighting to end animal cruelty and create a more compassionate world.(continued in schedule o)fiscal year 2024-2025 highlights include:investigated/resourced 71 animal cruelty cases, provided care andrehabilitations for 398 animals at our…

Animals
12
Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Santa barbara humane operates two campuses located in santa barbara and santa maria providing care for community-owned and homeless animals. both campuses offer affordable high quality veterinary care, compassionate behavior training…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Parrots Haven Rescue and Sanctuary Inc. 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

12 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. 12 of the 47 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
7/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

St Paul The Apostle Catholic Church: $62,000 · OtherSt Paul The Apostle Catholic ChurchErnest and Estelle Cassill Dental S: $50,000 · OtherErnest and Estelle Cassill Dental SCardinal Gibbons High School: $49,200 · OtherCardinal Gibbons High SchoolESNEST AND ESTELLE CASSILL DENTAL SCHOLARSHIP: $25,000 · OtherESNEST AND ESTELLE CASSILL DENTAL SCHOLARSHIPErnest & Estelle Cassill Dental Scholarship: $25,000 · OtherErnest & Estelle Cassill Dental ScholarshipUNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATIONCity of Lighthouse Point: $15,000 · OtherCARDINAL GIBBIONS HIGH SCHOOL: $13,650 · Other+28 more: $117,050 · Other+28 moreSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $75,000 · EducationSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FO…BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $56,000 · EducationBISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH…+1 more: $200 · EducationHOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC: $9,300 · HealthBROWARD CHILDRENS CENTER INC: $1,000 · HealthHUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEE-TAHOE: $2,400 · AnimalsPARROTS HAVEN RESCUE AND SANCTUARY INC: $1,000 · AnimalsNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $500 · AnimalsBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $2,600 · Youth DevelopmentHOPE SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesCONSUMER REPORTS INC: $1,000 · Public Benefit
Other$381,900Education$131,200Health$10,300Animals$3,900Youth Development$2,600Human Services$2,000Public Benefit$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSTATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: $56,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC: $9,300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC: $2,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE SOUTH FLORIDA INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBROWARD CHILDRENS CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSUMER REPORTS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARROTS HAVEN RESCUE AND SANCTUARY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetROTARY CLUB OF POMPANO BEACH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC: $200 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 STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BISHOP MCCORT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BROWARD COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds HUMANE SOCIETY OF TRUCKEE-TAHOE ↗
  • Who funds HOPE SOUTH FLORIDA INC ↗
  • Who funds BROWARD CHILDRENS CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CONSUMER REPORTS INC ↗
  • Who funds PARROTS HAVEN RESCUE AND SANCTUARY INC ↗
  • Who funds ROTARY CLUB OF POMPANO BEACH 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 of Broward IncFL13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Broward Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · 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 Cassill Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cassill Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Broward Childrens Center Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Holy Cross Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 47 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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