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Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John at a glance

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Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$602k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$307k
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 2025.

Education$2.5MHuman Services$528kHealth$527kFood & Nutrition$250kArts & Culture$200kEmployment$200kCrime & Legal$100kReligion$90kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k4 grants · $120k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $175k
  • $250k+1 grant · $307k
$40,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$9.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$306,500
ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION$100,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF PITTSBURGH$75,000
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$40,000
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH$30,000
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$25,000
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$25,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–25, $175k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%FAYETTE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY: $100k → 17%CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF PITTSBURGH: $75k → 11%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.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.4M · 7 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +37% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
12

Total granted

$3.4M
$894k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+37%

Still filing today

57%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $175k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

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EducationHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
    8× · 2018–2025 · $2.1M · revenue +40%
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    3× · 2018–2024 · $102k · revenue +26%
  • CL
    CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH
    3× · 2018–2025 · $50k · revenue +7%

Funded once

  • GP
    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANKgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $250k · revenue +91%
  • CL
    CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
    one grant, 2017 · $200k · revenue -21%
  • FC
    FAYETTE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +48%
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
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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2
Pittsburgh Council On Higher Education

To provide a means for sharing resources and information among members, engage in joint projects, and offer a common voice on educational matters.

Education
3
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
4
Pennsylvania State Education Association

We support, empower, and advocate for members, students, and public education.

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5
Pennsylvania Municipal League

The mission of the pennsylvania municipal league is to represent the interests of its membership and to serve local government by providing programs and cost-effective services and legislation, which strengthens the autonomy of…

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6
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
7
Youth Enrichment Services Inc

Youth enrichment services, inc. was founded in 1994 for the purpose of providing at-risk teens and low-income families residing in allegheny county a comprehensive in-home peer mentoring program, juvenile alternative to detention,…

Human Services
8
Women's Law Project

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…

Civil Rights
9
Drexel University

Drexel university fulfills its founder's vision of preparing each new generation of students for productive professional and civic lives while also focusing its collective expertise on solving society's greatest problems. drexel is an…

Education
10
Allegheny Conference On Community Development

See schedule othe allegheny conference on community development (accd) and affiliates - the greater pittsburgh chamber of commerce (chamber), the pennsylvania economy league of greater pittsburgh(pelgp) and the pittsburgh regional alliance…

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11
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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12
Highmark Health Group

Working as an integrated system within highmark health, employees at all of ahn's care sites, including hospitals, health + wellness pavilions, primary and specialty care offices and more, are committed to improving health and promoting…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is University of Pittsburgh; the most unlike its peers is American Heart Association 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

13 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. 13 of the 21 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)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
9/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $2,142,904 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH+2 more: $100,000 · EducationCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH: $642,800 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF PITT…CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH: $300,000 · OtherCHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGHCARNEGIE LIBRARY: $120,000 · OtherCARNEGIE LIBRARYUPMC MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL: $95,000 · OtherUPMC MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITALUNION AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT: $94,000 · OtherUNION AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT+6 more: $100,583 · Other+6 moreGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $250,000 · Food & NutritionCIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH: $200,000 · Arts & CultureFAYETTE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PGH: $75,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Heart Association Inc: $101,667 · HealthYOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS UNITED: $5,000 · HealthALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION: $100,000 · Crime & Legal
Education$2,242,904Other$1,352,383Food & Nutrition$250,000Arts & Culture$200,000Human Services$175,000Health$106,667Crime & Legal$100,000

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $2,142,904 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $250,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH: $200,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $101,667 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetFAYETTE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PGH: $75,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS UNITED: $5,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetGRANTMAKERS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: $1,083 over 2y, 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.

Hillman Family Founda…The Pittsburgh Founda…Fisa FoundationStaunton Farm Foundat…Richard King Mellon F…The Heinz EndowmentsEqt FoundationThe Benter FoundationMcAuley MinistriesThe Buhl FoundationThe Grable FoundationUpmc Group
Hillman Family FoundationsPA19.6× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hillman Family Foundations · The Pittsburgh Foundation · Fisa Foundation · Staunton Farm Foundation 540-054 Dba Staunton Farm Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Eqt Foundation · The Benter Foundation · McAuley Ministries · The Buhl Foundation · The Grable Foundation · Upmc Group

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 Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Gismondi Family Foundation Co Mr John. 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 →
    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 21 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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