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Columbus Citizens Foundation Inc

To perpetuate & honor significance of the disocvery of america by christopher columbus.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Education$607kArts & Culture$94kHealth$71kCommunity Improvement$18kCrime & Legal$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$5k
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 12 grants below total $130,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,534,538 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,404,038 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $108k
$10,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE PAIDEIA INSTITUTE$25,000
ITALIAN HERITAGE & CULTURE$12,500
TUNNEL TO TOWERS$10,500
ITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE$10,000
ITALIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM$10,000
FUTURES IN EDUCATION$10,000
LT DETECTIVE JOSEPH PETROSINO$10,000
COOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION$10,000
MAYORS FUND TO ADVANCE NY$10,000
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN$7,500
CATHOLIC FAITH NETWORK$7,500
NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FD$7,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE: $10k → 17%ITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE: $10k → 17%ITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE: $8k → 17%IWL: $5k → 17%A CHANCE IN LIFE: $25k → 17%LA SCUOLA D'ITALIA: $10k → 17%NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: $10k → 17%NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: $8k → 17%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.
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.

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$353k · 10 repeat orgs$446k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +10% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
18

Total granted

$353k
$403k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+10%

Still filing today

80%
83%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthPublic Safety & DisasterCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • SO
    SONS OF ITALY FOUNDATION
    5× · 2018–2023 · $60k · revenue +59%
  • CA
    COOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION
    6× · 2018–2024 · $59k · revenue +2%
  • STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $37k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • AF
    ANDREAS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $87k · revenue -16%
  • PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $50k · revenue +33%
  • NC
    NATIONAL COLUMBUS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $50k · revenue -95% · 25% of their budget
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
Mario Negri Institute Foundation
International
2
Magazzino Italian Art Foundation
Arts & Culture
3
American-Italian Cancer Foundation

To support cancer research, education and early detection, (cont. on schedule o)emphasizing the unique resources of italy & usa, recognizing world-class scientific excellence in medicine.

Health
4
Center for Italian American Memoryfoundation Inc
—
5
Foundation for Research of the New York Academy of Osteopathy Inc
—
6
The Sergio Franchi Music Foundation
Arts & Culture
7
The International Foundation
—
8
The Laugeni Family Foundation
Philanthropy
9
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
10
The Anthony & Catherine Fusco Foundation
Philanthropy
11
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
12
The American Society for the Florence Academy of Art Inc
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sons of Italy Foundation; the most unlike its peers is International Friends of Festival V. 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

27 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. 27 of the 32 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.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/27
Grantees still filing
17/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ANDREAS FOUNDATION: $86,600 · OtherANDREAS FOUNDATIONITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF NY INC: $65,000 · OtherITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF NY INCSONS OF ITALY FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherSONS OF ITALY FOUNDATIONCOOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION: $59,000 · OtherCOOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATIONHERITAGE FILM PROJECT: $50,000 · OtherHERITAGE FILM PROJECTLIEUTENANT DETECTIVE JOSEPH PETROSINO ASSOCIATION IN AMERICA: $25,000 · OtherLIEUTENANT DETECTIVE JOSEPH PETROSINO ASSOCIATION IN AMER…NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $18,000 · OtherLAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS: $15,000 · Other+3 more: $29,500 · Other+3 moreNATIONAL COLUMBUS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL COLUMB…PAIDEIA INSTITUTE FOR HUMANISTIC STUDY: $25,000 · Arts & CulturePAIDEIA INSTITU…NATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATIONINC: $17,500 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL ITALIA…INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL V: $10,000 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL F…REMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION INC: $5,500 · Arts & CultureALBANIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $36,500 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER …FUTURES IN EDUCATION: $22,500 · EducationFUTURES IN EDUC…MARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · EducationMARINE CORPS-LA…IONA UNIVERSITY: $15,000 · EducationIONA UNIVERSITYGRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION: $10,800 · EducationGRANTMAKERS FOR…THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE ITALIAN LAN…ITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE INC: $32,500 · Human ServicesITALIAN WEL…A CHANCE IN LIFEINC: $25,000 · Human ServicesA CHANCE IN…NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN INC: $17,500 · Human ServicesNATIONAL OR…Charity Navigator: $10,000 · Human ServicesCharity Nav…PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION: $50,000 · HealthPARTNERSH…ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 · HealthARTHRITIS…BOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION: $6,000 · HealthBOOMER ES…THE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $17,500 · Community ImprovementFDNY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$408,100Arts & Culture$113,000Education$109,800Human Services$85,000Health$71,000Community Improvement$17,500Public Safety & Disaster$5,000

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 budgetANDREAS FOUNDATION: $86,600 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSONS OF ITALY FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetCOOLEY'S ANEMIA FOUNDATION: $59,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL COLUMBUS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $36,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetITALIAN WELFARE LEAGUE INC: $32,500 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetPAIDEIA INSTITUTE FOR HUMANISTIC STUDY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetA CHANCE IN LIFEINC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFUTURES IN EDUCATION: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY INC: $18,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF ITALIAN AMERICAN WOMEN INC: $17,500 over 2y, 7.9% of budgetNATIONAL ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATIONINC: $17,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MAYOR'S FUND TO ADVANCE NEW YORK CITY: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARINE CORPS-LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDA FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIONA UNIVERSITY: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALERIE FUND: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGRANTMAKERS FOR EDUCATION: $10,800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL V: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE ITALIAN LANGUAGE FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 27% of budgetCharity Navigator: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREMEMBER THE TRIANGLE FIRE COALITION INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALBANIAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetFDNY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 Francesco and Mar…National Italian Amer…The Leandro P Rizzuto…Jewish Communal FundVerizon FoundationMorgan Stanley Global…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…
The Francesco and Mary Giambelli Foundation IncDE20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Francesco and Mary Giambelli Foundation Inc · National Italian American Foundationinc · The Leandro P Rizzuto Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Verizon Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment 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 Columbus Citizens Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Columbus Citizens Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%2%8%17%30%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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 32 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 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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