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Favaro Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Favaro Family Foundation Inc

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.

$181k
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$50k
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, FY2017 to 2024.

International$193kEducation$86kPhilanthropy$70kHealth$50kYouth Development$50kCrime & Legal$14kCommunity Improvement$10kHousing & Shelter$8kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $16k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $115k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GIVE WELL$50,000
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$45,000
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$20,000
INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT$15,000
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST$15,000
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CENTER$10,000
THE POSSIBILITY PROJECT$10,000
IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH$5,000
AMERICAS FOUNDATION$5,000
NYPIRG$2,600
MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE$2,000
NWBCCC$1,000
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, $45k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, 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%HOT BREAD KITCHEN: $4k → 17%GRAHAM-WINDHAM: $5k → 9%INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT: $15k → 17%INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT: $6k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$344k · 13 repeat orgs$88k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

13 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
14

Total granted

$344k
$42k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+82%
+34%

Still filing today

69%
71%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k 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
Human ServicesHealthInternationalCrime & LegalCivil RightsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • TC
    THE CLEAR FUND
    4× · 2018–2024 · $129k · revenue +648%
  • IR
    INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $36k · revenue +82%
  • IR
    IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC
    4× · 2019–2024 · $17k · revenue +122%

Funded once

  • NT
    NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE INC
    one grant, 2023 · $10k · revenue -15%
  • GW
    GRAHAM WINDHAMgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +34%
  • TC
    TIDES CENTER PROJECT NAME ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
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
Justice Innovation Inc

The center for justice innovation is a non-profit organization that works to create a fair, effective, and humane justice system and build strong, thriving communities.

Crime & Legal
2
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
3
The Poptech Institute

Poptech's mission is to accelerate the positive impact of world-changing people, projects and ideas. founded in 1996 by bob metcalfe (inventor, ethernet) and john sculley (apple, pepsi), poptech originally provided a forum to critically…

Education
4
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
5
The Fund for Peace Inc

Building bridges across diverse sectors, and developing innovative technologies and tools for policy makers. a leader in the conflict assessment and early warning field, the fund for peace focuses on the problems of weak and failing…

International
6
The International Institute On Race Equality and Human Rights

The international institute on race, equality and human rights contributes to the promotion and defense of human rights, through training, technical assistance, advocacy, and strategic litigation conducted at the regional and international…

International
7
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
8
Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc

To lead and coordinate the global initiative to address and prevent criminalization, violence, and impunity against indigenous peoples towards strengthening their collectives, solidarity, and actions.

Human Services
9
Namati Inc

Namati, inc. (namati) is dedicated to putting the law in people's hands. we strive to build a just world, in which every one of us can take part in the decisions and demand accountability from the institutions that affect our lives.…

Crime & Legal
10
Global Ties Us

Global ties u.s. (global ties) powers individuals, communities, and nations to build trust and advance peace and prosperity through international exchange.

International
11
Just Capital Foundation Inc

Just capital's mission is to build a more just economy that works for all americans by helping companies improve how they serve all their stakeholders - workers, customers, communities, the environment, and shareholders - as defined by the…

Social Science
12
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is We the Protesters Inc; the most unlike its peers is Cool Earth Action Usa 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

23 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. 23 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CLEAR FUND: $128,500 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEAR FUNDNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $35,000 · PhilanthropyNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTAMERICAS FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 · OtherAMERICAS FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN LAWRENCE HOSPITAL CENTER: $30,000 · OtherNEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN LA…CITY AT PEACE NATIONAL: $10,000 · OtherCITY AT PEACE NATIONALNYPIRG: $5,100 · OtherTIDES CENTER PROJECT NAME ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE: $5,000 · OtherCONCORDIA COLLEGE CONSERVATORY FUND: $4,000 · OtherOakland Community Land Trust: $8,000 · OtherOakland Community Land T…+9 more: $12,939 · Other+9 moreThe Trustees of Princeton University: $45,000 · EducationThe Trustees of Pri…THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $39,739 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTE…+1 more: $1,500 · EducationTHE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC: $50,000 · Crime & LegalTHE POSSIBIL…ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE: $5,000 · Crime & LegalALLIANCE FOR…INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC: $36,000 · Human ServicesINTERNATIO…GRAHAM WINDHAM: $5,000 · Human ServicesGRAHAM WIN…HOT BREAD KITCHEN LTD: $4,005 · Human ServicesHOT BREAD …THE BOMA PROJECT INC: $15,000 · InternationalNUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE INC: $10,000 · InternationalMIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE: $3,041 · InternationalIBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC: $17,000 · HealthLAWRENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: $1,850 · HealthNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $1,500 · Health
Philanthropy$163,500Other$110,039Education$86,239Crime & Legal$55,000Human Services$45,005International$28,041Health$20,350

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 budgetTHE CLEAR FUND: $128,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE POSSIBILITY PROJECT INC: $50,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $45,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $39,739 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT INC: $36,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAS FOUNDATION INC: $35,000 over 5y, 5.0% of budgetNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INC: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BOMA PROJECT INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOakland Community Land Trust: $8,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetGRAHAM WINDHAM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOT BREAD KITCHEN LTD: $4,005 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDDLE EAST CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE: $3,041 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE BRONX FREEDOM FUND INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLAWRENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: $1,850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORTH RISES INC: $1,029 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWE THE PROTESTERS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Community Law Foundation: $260 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.

Silicon Valley Commun…New Venture FundThe Ford FoundationNational Philanthropi…The San Francisco Fou…ImpactassetsincJewish Communal FundVanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationCA14.3× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · New Venture Fund · The Ford Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The San Francisco Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Jewish Communal Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Favaro Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Favaro Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
  • Ibis Reproductive Health Inc: 9% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report 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 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-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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