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David and Sherry Cordani Family 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.

$889k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2025
15
Organizations funded FY2024
40%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 20
FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 40% of the organizations David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $359k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesAnimalsPhilanthropyEducationOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving19$889k37%
FY202415$869k40%
FY202314$548k57%
FY202218$274k50%
FY202111$127k55%
FY202018$421k78%
FY201720$185kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$1.7MEducation$713kRecreation & Sports$561kHealth$268kYouth Development$44kReligion$19kInternational$8kPhilanthropy$8kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
NY
MA
NV
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Gary Sinise Foundation$1,625,00055%
Achilles International Inc$534,750513%
Trustees of Boston College$440,00020%
Texas A&M Foundation$235,00040%
The Cigna Group Foundation$129,1001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$73,42550%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$43,93720%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$25,00010%
Simsbury High School Student-Parent-Teacher Council Inc$20,0103n/a
Baby2baby$20,0001n/a
Show all 52 grantees
All grantees of David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Gary Sinise Foundation$1,625,00055%
Achilles International Inc$534,750513%
Trustees of Boston College$440,00020%
Texas A&M Foundation$235,00040%
The Cigna Group Foundation$129,1001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$73,42550%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$43,93720%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$25,00010%
Simsbury High School Student-Parent-Teacher Council Inc$20,0103n/a
Baby2baby$20,0001n/a
Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance Inc$11,54662%
Simsbury High School Boosters Inc$9,6042n/a
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc$8,33310%
United States Fund for Unicef$8,33310%
March of Dimes Inc$5,0001n/a
Blood Cancer United Research Foundation$5,0001n/a
St Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church$4,3511n/a
Covenant House$2,50010%
Fenwick Improvement Fund Inc$2,50010%
A Million Stars Inc Dba College Bound$2,50010%
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Inc$2,16140%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,76150%
American Diabetes Association$1,00010%
Macular Degeneration Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$60020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$51220%
Veterans Legal Aid Society Nfp$50011%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$50010%
Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice Inc$50010%
GivenGain Foundation USA$50010%
Palm Beach Dramaworks Inc$50010%
Catholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford$42010%
Simsbury Friends for Music and the Performing Arts Inc$4002n/a
Friends of Simsbury Crew Inc$35030%
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Inc$25010%
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc$25010%
Apt Foundation$25010%
Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry Inc$25010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$20010%
Hospice of the Western Reserve Inc$20010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$20010%
The Connecticut Hospice Inc$20010%
Connecticut Amvets Service Foundation Inc$2001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$15020%
Henry James Memorial School Parent Teacher Council$1201n/a
Rutland County Humane Society Inc$10310%
Mercy Housing & Shelter Corporation$10010%
Friends of the Simsbury Public Library$10010%
Tariffville School PTO Inc$1001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Global$10010%
Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated$6010%
Uniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut Emergency Rel$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($94k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $1,625,000 over 5y, 4.7% of budgetAchilles International Inc: $534,750 over 5y, 13% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $440,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTexas A&M Foundation: $235,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $73,425 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $43,937 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFellowship of Christian Athletes: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Brain Tumor Alliance Inc: $11,546 over 6y, 1.7% of budgetIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Inc: $8,333 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $8,333 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFenwick Improvement Fund Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetA Million Stars Inc Dba College Bound: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut Veterans Legal Center Inc: $2,161 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,761 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $512 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans Legal Aid Society Nfp: $500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan Healthcare & Hospice Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGivenGain Foundation USA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Dramaworks Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford: $420 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Simsbury Crew Inc: $350 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Baltimore Medical Center Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetApt Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFranciscan Center for Urban Ministry Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of the Western Reserve Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Connecticut Hospice Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRutland County Humane Society Inc: $103 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Housing & Shelter Corporation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Simsbury Public Library: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHome for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Incorporated: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniformed Professional Fire Fighters Association of Connecticut Emergency Rel: $50 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 40.

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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.

Aetna Foundation IncCT16.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aetna Foundation Inc · Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Peoples United Community Foundation · Mutual of America Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · 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.

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About David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation

How much does David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation give?
David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $889,184 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (51%), Education (22%), Recreation & Sports (17%).
Who are David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Gary Sinise Foundation ($1.6M), Achilles International Inc ($535k), Trustees of Boston College ($440k).
Does David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aetna Foundation Inc, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Ge Aerospace Foundation.
Where is David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation based?
David and Sherry Cordani Family Foundation is based in CT.

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 71 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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