Skip to content
Frank Cassata Family Foundation at a glance

· Private foundation

Frank Cassata Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4k
Granted FY2023
3
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Environment$117kEducation$56kHealth$29kReligion$22kArts & Culture$11kHuman Services$8kYouth Development$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kOther$0
02FY2023 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$518k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES$2,500
SMILE TRAIN INC$1,000
SPARCC$875
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:

Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%COMMUNITY HAVEN: $1k → 9%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.

42%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$108k · 11 repeat orgs$151k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +68% since the first grant, against +56% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 8 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
20

Total granted

$108k
$151k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+68%
+56%

Still filing today

55%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentAnimalsHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • GS
    GIRL SCOUTS OF GULFCOAST FLORIDA INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $8k · revenue +42%
  • University of South Florida Foundation Inc
    2× · 2018–2020 · $6k · revenue +74%
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc
    5× · 2017–2023 · $4k · revenue +118%

Funded once

  • CF
    CONSERVATION FOUNDATION GULF COAST
    one grant, 2018 · $117k
  • AI
    AMDA INC (AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY)graduated
    one grant, 2017 · $8k · revenue +57%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $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
The Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc

The florida center supports the healthy development of young children, specializing in those with delays, disabilities or mental health challenges. our mission- "to help build and foster strong families and expand the potential of young…

Human Services
2
Orlando Health Foundation Inc

The mission of the orlando health foundation is to support the strategic priorities of orlando health through philanthropy. this is accomplished through special events and annual major and planned gift fundraising efforts.

Health
3
Southern California University of Health Sciences

The mission of southern california university of health sciences (scu) is to educate students as competent, caring and successful practitioners of integrative healthcare. the university is committed to providing excellence in academics,…

Education
4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
5
Orlando Health Inc

Orlando health is a trusted leader inspiring hope through the advancement of health. our mission as a community-owned organization is to improve the health and quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve.

Health
6
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
7
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
8
Variety Children's Hospital

To inspire hope and promote lifelong health by providing the best care to every child.

Health
9
Mote Marine Laboratory Inc

The advancement of marine and environmental sciences through scientific research, education and public outreach, leading new discoveries, revitalization and sustainability of our oceans and greater public understanding of our marine…

—
10
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
11
Nova Southeastern University Inc

The mission of Nova Southeastern University-a selective, doctoral research university-is to deliver academic programs in a dynamic, innovative environment. We foster academic excellence, leadership, integrity (continued on Schedule O) and…

Education
12
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sarasota County Youth Baseball 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

19 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. 19 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
15/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CONSERVATION FOUNDATION GULF COAST: $116,666 · OtherCONSERVATION FOUNDATION GULF COASTKINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WITNESSES: $21,500 · OtherKINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH WITNESSESIndividual grant recipient: $21,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INC: $21,000 · OtherCARDINAL MOONEY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INCAMDA INC (AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY): $8,000 · Other+11 more: $26,500 · Other+11 moreWOBBLY FEET FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 · HealthWOBBLY FEE…Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $3,515 · HealthSafe Place…AUTISM HOPE ALLIANCE INC: $2,500 · HealthAUTISM HOP…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,025 · HealthSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 · Health+3 more: $1,225 · HealthUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $6,000 · EducationFLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE: $2,500 · EducationTHE OAKS WOMEN'S CLUB INC: $500 · EducationGIRL SCOUTS OF GULFCOAST FLORIDA INC: $7,500 · Youth DevelopmentCommunity Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesWILDLIFE CENTER OF VENICE INC: $1,000 · AnimalsSARASOTA COUNTY YOUTH BASEBALL INC: $900 · Recreation & SportsGULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $250 · Philanthropy
Other$214,666Health$24,765Education$9,000Youth Development$7,500Human Services$1,000Animals$1,000Recreation & Sports$900Philanthropy$250

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 budgetWOBBLY FEET FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetAMDA INC (AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY): $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF GULFCOAST FLORIDA INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of South Florida Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $3,515 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,025 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Haven For Adults And Children With Disabilities Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILDLIFE CENTER OF VENICE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $525 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OAKS WOMEN'S CLUB INC: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFACE AUTISM INC: $500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetGULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $200 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.

Gulf Coast Community …The Community Foundat…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gulf Coast Community Foundation IncFL17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Sarasota Co Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Frank Cassata Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frank Cassata Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 70%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: 23% of income from government
  • Florida Southern College: 0% of income from government
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
7get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Frank Cassata Family’s filings →

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
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