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Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$158k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2025
32
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$33,333
Organizations funded a year
11 to 36
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
10
Total assets, FY2025
$2.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
Human ServicesHealthAnimalsFood & NutritionPhilanthropyCrime & LegalOther
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 arriving40$158k15%
FY202432$140k13%
FY202336$109k31%
FY202236$87k31%
FY202127$82k26%
FY202029$383k34%
FY201928$71k71%
FY201811$202k91%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$507kEducation$311kPhilanthropy$270kHuman Services$48kYouth Development$26kAnimals$16kReligion$6kFood & Nutrition$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
IL
MI
NY
PA
CT
CA
KY
VA
TN
DC
OK
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
Michigan State University$325,0002n/a
University of Michigan$220,004816%
Dynami Foundation$102,40046%
Beaumont Health Foundation$75,00060%
Trinity Health - Michigan$50,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan$47,50090%
The Discovery Land Company Foundation$25,00010%
Dearborn Goodfellows Inc$21,00057%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,10020%
Hockey Has Heart$10,00016%
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All grantees of Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Michigan State University$325,0002n/a
University of Michigan$220,004816%
Dynami Foundation$102,40046%
Beaumont Health Foundation$75,00060%
Trinity Health - Michigan$50,00010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan$47,50090%
The Discovery Land Company Foundation$25,00010%
Dearborn Goodfellows Inc$21,00057%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,10020%
Hockey Has Heart$10,00016%
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation$10,00020%
College for Creative Studies$8,19210%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$8,00030%
Michigan Humane Society$8,00070%
Paws With A Cause$7,50070%
Grievewell$6,50081%
Aim at Melanoma$5,30020%
Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit$4,00070%
Detroit Dog Rescue$3,50070%
Emerson School Inc$3,00030%
Children's Tumor Foundation$2,50040%
Humane Society of Huron Valley$2,00040%
Meals on Wheels America$2,00040%
Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan$1,80020%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,50030%
The Victoria Project Inc$1,50010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$1,30040%
Howell Nature Center$1,1003n/a
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County$1,00020%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$1,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$1,00010%
Children's Healing Center$1,00010%
Wreaths Across America$1,0001n/a
Leader Dogs for the Blind$80070%
Smile Train Inc$80070%
Northridge Church$8001n/a
Special Olympics Michigan Inc$80070%
Operation Smile Inc$80070%
Mercy High School$7006n/a
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan$50010%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$50010%
Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue Inc$50010%
American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan$50010%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$50010%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$50010%
Hope Medical Clinic Inc$50010%
Mutts With a Mission$40040%
Covenant House$30030%
Pilots to the Rescue Inc$3001n/a
Humble Design Inc$25020%
Paws for Purple Hearts$15010%
Vista Maria$10010%
Forgotten Harvest Inc$10010%
Feeding America$10010%
Courage Worldwide Inc$10010%
The Seeing Eye Inc$10010%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$10010%
Student Advocacy Center of Michigan Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($318k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Michigan: $220,004 over 8y, 16% of budgetDynami Foundation: $102,400 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetBeaumont Health Foundation: $75,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTrinity Health - Michigan: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Michigan: $47,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetThe Discovery Land Company Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDearborn Goodfellows Inc: $21,000 over 5y, 6.6% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $10,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHockey Has Heart: $10,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetChadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCollege for Creative Studies: $8,192 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMichigan Humane Society: $8,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $7,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGrievewell: $6,500 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetAim at Melanoma: $5,300 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends for Animals of Metro Detroit: $4,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDetroit Dog Rescue: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEmerson School Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Tumor Foundation: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Huron Valley: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels America: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Victoria Project Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $1,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Social Services of Washtenaw County: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Healing Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Michigan Inc: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Michigan: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarley's Mutts Dog Rescue Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Medical Clinic Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMutts With a Mission: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHumble Design Inc: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVista Maria: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetForgotten Harvest Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 53.

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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.

Ann Arbor Area Community FoundationMI21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation · Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan · The Kresge Foundation · J Ferrantino Charitable Foundation · United Way of Washtenaw County · DTE Energy Foundation · Charles Stewart Mott Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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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How do I get to Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc?

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About Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc reported 42 grants totaling $158,033 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 36 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (42%), Education (26%), Philanthropy (22%).
Who are Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Michigan State University ($325k), University of Michigan ($220k), Dynami Foundation ($102k).
Does Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, The Kresge Foundation.
Where is Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Ferrantino Charitable Foundation Inc is based in MI.

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 87 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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