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Cigarran Family Foundation at a glance

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Cigarran 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.

$1.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$1.1M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0181% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$7.3MEducation$574kArts & Culture$433kHealth$71kCommunity Improvement$25kEnvironment$23kHuman Services$20kFood & Nutrition$14kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $18k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $67k
  • $250k+2 grants · $1.5M
$5,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION$1,147,175
Individual grant recipient$351,000
RIEGELSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY$25,000
NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN$21,700
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$10,000
SOCIETY OF THE FINE ARTS$10,000
ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE$5,000
Individual grant recipient$3,000
SAVE OUR SOUND$3,000
NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION$2,500
ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC$2,000
PARTNERSHIP TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING$1,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF PALM BEACH COUNTY$500
ANDREW JACKSON FOUNDATION$500
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 96% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $88k → 6%SAVE OUR SOUND: $5k → 8%RIEGELSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $25k → 6%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $10k → 8%AUSL: $5k → 14%HELPING HANDS FOUNDATION: $5k → 9%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $83k → 6%SAVE OUR SOUND: $5k → 8%BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $25k → 11%AUSL: $5k → 14%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $75k → 6%SAVE OUR SOUND: $4k → 8%BETHESDA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $25k → 11%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $22k → 6%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $5k → 14%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $9k → 6%NANTUCKET ATHENEUM: $7k → 6%NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSN: $5k → 6%HARPETH HALL: $351k → 14%NANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST: $5k → 6%HARPETH HALL: $18k → 14%BLAKEFORD: $15k → 14%HARPETH HALL: $12k → 14%HARPETH HALL: $5k → 14%HARPETH HALL: $5k → 14%HARPETH HALL: $5k → 14%MCWHORTER SOCIETY: $25k → 14%MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER: $5k → 14%MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY: $500k → 14%MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY: $35k → 14%MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY: $11k → 14%ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE: $10k → 14%CHEEKWOOD: $7k → 14%ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE: $5k → 14%CHEEKWOOD: $4k → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $1.6M → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $1.4M → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $1.2M → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $1.1M → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $775k → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $704k → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $294k → 14%CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $175k → 14%FRIST ART MUSEUM: $6k → 14%FRIST ART MUSEUM: $5k → 14%SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK: $10k → 14%NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION: $25k → 14%NASHVILLE SYMPHONY: $5k → 14%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

IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
TN
NC
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.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.8M · 19 repeat orgs$146k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

19 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

19
15

Total granted

$8.8M
$107k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+19%

Still filing today

53%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k 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 & CultureEducationEnvironmentHealthReligionPublic 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

  • MB
    MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE
    3× · 2021–2023 · $546k · revenue +11%
  • NH
    NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $281k · revenue +76%
  • BH
    Bethesda Hospital Foundation Inc
    2× · 2020–2021 · $50k · revenue +46%

Funded once

  • TN
    THE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $25k · revenue +32%
  • MS
    MCWHORTER SOCIETY
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • BI
    BLAKEFORD INC
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
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
National Academy of Design

The mission of the national academy of design is to promote the fine arts in america through exhibition and education.

Education
2
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville public radio's mission is to be the most trusted & independent nashville voice, connecting our communities through non-partisan journalism, compelling storytelling, civil conversation and music discovery.

Arts & Culture
3
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
4
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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6
National Public Radio Inc

National public radio, inc. ("npr") works collaboratively with member public radio station licensees ("member stations") to create a more informed public, one that is challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of…

Arts & Culture
7
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
8
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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9
Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc

To cultivate and develop an expansive collection of trees, gardens, and plants for all to explore, enjoy and study; and to provide through education and stewardship, a greener, healthier, more beautiful environment.

Environment
10
Norwalk Seaport Association Inc

The norwalk seaport association, inc. offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the norwalk islands. the sheffield island lighthouse and the light keeper's cottage provide a unique historical and educational venue which…

Arts & Culture
11
The Company of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Founded in 1747 on the enlightenment ideals of intellectual pursuit and civic engagement, the redwood library and athenaeum generates knowledge in the humanities for the benefit of the widest possible audience with nothing in view but the…

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12
National Tropical Botanical Garden

To enrich life by perpetuating tropical plants, ecosystems and cultural heritage through discovery, scientific research, conservation, and education.

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nantucket Historical Association; the most unlike its peers is Helping Hands Foundation 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

24 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. 24 of the 40 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)
23/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATION: $7,312,102 · OtherCATHEDRAL OF THE INCARNATIONIndividual grant recipient: $395,000 · Other+21 more: $247,975 · OtherMONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE: $546,000 · EducationRIEGELSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $25,000 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $281,490 · Arts & CultureCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART: $13,500 · Arts & CultureFRIST ART MUSEUM: $12,000 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $14,750 · Arts & CultureALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC: $17,600 · EnvironmentNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 · EnvironmentANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE INC: $15,000 · PhilanthropyALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 · HealthMARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $5,000 · Religion
Other$7,955,077Education$573,500Arts & Culture$321,740Environment$23,100Philanthropy$15,000Health$6,000Religion$5,000

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 budgetMONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE: $546,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetNANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: $281,490 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetBethesda Hospital Foundation Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NASHVILLE CHAMBER PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetRIEGELSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: $25,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetALLIANCE TO PROTECT NANTUCKET SOUND INC: $17,600 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW OF NASHVILLE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN AND MUSEUM OF ART: $13,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIST ART MUSEUM: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET ATHENEUM INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNashville Symphony Association: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $5,250 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSEMONT COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNANTUCKET BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANDREW JACKSON FOUNDATION FKA LADIES' HERMITAGE ASSOCIATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PBC: $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.

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.

Ebs FoundationEnchiridion FoundationCommunity Foundation …Memorial Foundation I…The Community Foundat…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Raymond James Charita…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…
Ebs FoundationTN15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ebs Foundation · Enchiridion Foundation · Community Foundation for Nantucket Inc · Memorial Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Cigarran Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Cigarran Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%4%8%11%15%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Nantucket Conservation Foundation Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Nantucket Historical Association: 1% of income from government
  • Artists Association of Nantucket Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get 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
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–15%
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 40 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home