· Private foundation
Gary Messina Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k7 grants · $15k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $100k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ASLAN YOUTH MINISTRIES | $25,000 |
| SOLUTIONS HEALTH & PREGNANCY CENTER | $25,000 |
| STUDENTS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA | $20,000 |
| THOMAS MORE SOCIETY | $10,000 |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | $10,000 |
| TURNING POINT USA | $10,000 |
| SHRINERS HOSTPITALS FOR CHICLDREN | $2,500 |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | $2,500 |
| BABY STEPS | $2,500 |
| LOVE THY NEIGHBOR | $2,500 |
| JERSEY SHORE DREAM CENTER | $2,000 |
| MARY'S PLACE BY THE SEA | $1,500 |
| NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR HERITAGE | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY21–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 50% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
10 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SHSOLUTIONS HEALTH AND PREGNANCY4× · 2021–2025 · $75k · revenue +2%
- SFStudents for Life of America Inc4× · 2022–2025 · $58k · revenue +29%
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC4× · 2022–2025 · $13k · revenue +59%
Funded once
- MGMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALone grant, 2021 · $11k
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATIONgraduated3× · 2022–2024 · $5k · revenue +83%
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM3× · 2022–2024 · $5k · revenue +15%
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.
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.
Our mission is to represent everyday people - free of charge - when the government obstructs their pursuit of the american dream. we believe the tremendous promise of the american dream is fulfilled through our constitution's commitment to…
Allyfe pregnancy clinic exists to offer truth, hope, and love to every woman and family facing an unexpected pregnancy. founded in 1985, we have built four decades of integrity as a christ-centered center of excellence - providing…
The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.
St. marys university, as a catholic marianist university, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.
Women's law project creates a more just and equitable society by advancing the rights and status of all women throughout their lives. to this end, we engage in high-impact litigation, advocacy, and education. the core values of women's law…
Keeping faith with the teachings of the roman catholic church and guided by the bishop of metuchen, saint peter's university hospital is committed to humble service to humanity, especially the poor, through competence and good stewardship…
Power to decide envisions a world where everyone - no matter who they are or where they live - has control over their bodies and can decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. its mission is to advance…
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…
The society for maternal-fetal medicine supports the clinical practice of maternal-fetal medicine by providing education, promoting research, and engaging in advocacy to optimize the health of high-risk pregnant women and their babies.
The mission of the saint elizabeth university, sponsored by the sisters of charity, is to be a community of learning in the catholic liberal arts tradition for students of diverse ages, backgrounds, and cultures. (continued on schedule…
As philadelphia's jesuit catholic university, saint joseph's provides a rigorous, student-centered education rooted in the liberal arts. we prepare students for personal excellence, professional success, and engaged citizenship. striving…
We, st. joseph's physician health and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities.
How this is measured
14 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. 14 of the 22 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds SOLUTIONS HEALTH AND PREGNANCY ↗
- Who funds Students for Life of America Inc ↗
- Who funds THOMAS MORE SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗
- Who funds Jersey Shore Dream Center ↗
- Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗
- Who funds MARY'S PLACE BY THE SEA INC ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds LOVE THY NEIGHBOR ↗
- Who funds Baby Steps ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Gary Messina Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gary Messina Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.
- Jersey Shore Dream Center: 14% of income from government
- Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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