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Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation

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.

$22k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$25kEducation$20kHuman Services$13kReligion$10kInternational$4kArts & Culture$4kFood & Nutrition$4kPhilanthropy$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$3,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$319k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MAKE-A-WISH GREATER PITTSBURGH AND WEST VIRGINIA$5,000
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL$3,600
ST ANTHONY SCHOOL PROGRAMS$3,500
APHON STAR FUND$3,500
SOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY$3,500
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK$2,000
ST JUDE PARISH - SACRED HEART CHURCH$1,000
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA$250
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 (FY21–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 94% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%NURSING FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA: $3k → 12%PRE-BORN: $1k → 16%TASH INC: $250 → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
PA
CT
VA
AZ
KS
TN
TX
FL
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.

49%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$40k · 12 repeat orgs$41k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
39

Total granted

$40k
$28k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+45%

Still filing today

75%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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

  • SH
    SOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $12k · revenue +454%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2020–2025 · $7k · revenue +78%
  • DU
    DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
    2× · 2022–2024 · $4k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • CT
    CHRIST THE DIVINE SHEPERD PARISH
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF KENYAN MISSIONSgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +149%
  • NF
    NURSING FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIAgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue +53%
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 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
2
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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3
Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation

The mission of Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation is to advance scientific knowledge in the fields of reproductive biology and women's health; translate this knowledge into improved health for women and infants; train current…

Health
4
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
5
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
6
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Inc

We, pittsburgh mercy health system (pittsburgh mercy) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. pittsburgh mercy is a member of trinity…

Health
7
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
8
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Inc

Mission: johns hopkins all children's hospital (all children's), a member of johns hopkins medicine, strives to provide the highest quality care to improve the health of our entire community through innovation, collaboration, service…

Health
9
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
10
St Peter's Hospital

We, st. peter's health partners and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. st. peter's hospital is a member of st. peter's health partners and…

Health
11
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

Children's hospital of pittsburgh foundation is the sole fundraising arm of upmc children's hospital of pittsburgh.the foundation exists to provide financial support for the hospital's mission of improving the health and well-being of…

Health
12
American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc

See schedule o:asco is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wounded Warrior Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Little Sisters of the Poor. 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

32 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. 32 of the 56 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
25/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MAKE-A-WISH GREATER PITTSBURGH AND WEST VIRGINIA: $5,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH GREATER PITTSBURGH AND WEST VIRG…CHRIST THE DIVINE SHEPERD PARISH: $5,000 · OtherCHRIST THE DIVINE SHEPERD PARISHST ANTHONY SCHOOL PROGRAMS: $3,500 · OtherST ANTHONY SCHOOL PROGRAMSAPHON STAR FUND: $3,500 · OtherAPHON STAR FUNDST BERNADETTE CHURCH: $2,100 · OtherST BERNADETTE CHURCHALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter: $2,000 · OtherALS Association Western Pennsylvania ChapterMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $2,000 · OtherMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and Wes…THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · OtherTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC+28 more: $6,800 · Other+28 moreSOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY: $11,500 · EducationSOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC AC…DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $4,000 · EducationDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF …PETER C DOZZI FAMILY FOUNDATION AKA EUGENE DOZZI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · EducationPETER C DOZZI FAMILY FO…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,350 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S …RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF PITTSBURGH AND MORGANTOWN INC: $3,000 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOU…A GLIMMER OF HOPE INC: $2,000 · HealthA GLIMMER OF HOPE I…THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S ONCO…+3 more: $300 · HealthNURSING FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA: $3,000 · Human ServicesNURSING F…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,850 · Human ServicesWOUNDED W…Mission Pre-Born Inc: $1,000 · Human ServicesMission P…TASH INC: $250 · Human ServicesFoster Love Project: $4,000 · PhilanthropyROSE HILL FOUNDATION: $500 · PhilanthropyGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $3,600 · Food & NutritionFRIENDS OF KENYAN MISSIONS: $3,000 · InternationalSave The Children Federation Inc: $500 · International+1 more: $100 · International
Other$31,900Education$16,500Health$13,650Human Services$7,100Philanthropy$4,500Food & Nutrition$3,600International$3,600

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 budgetSOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY: $11,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $7,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFoster Love Project: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $3,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF KENYAN MISSIONS: $3,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF PITTSBURGH AND MORGANTOWN INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNURSING FOUNDATION OF PENNSYLVANIA: $3,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetA GLIMMER OF HOPE INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMission Pre-Born Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPETER C DOZZI FAMILY FOUNDATION AKA EUGENE DOZZI CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSE HILL FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADDICTION RECOVERY MINISTRY: $250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMONROEVILLE VOL FIRE CO 4 INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTASH INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUDUBON SOCIETY OF WESTERN PA: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAngels Place Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOCUS ON RENEWAL STO-ROX NEIGHBORHOOD CORPORATION: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR: $200 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBROTHER'S BROTHER FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLEGHENY LAND TRUST: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRONT PORCH THEATRICALS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION HOMEFRONT INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $100 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.

The Pittsburgh Founda…The Jack Buncher Foun…The United Way of Sou…Richard King Mellon F…Hillman Family Founda…Pittsburgh Penguins F…Opportunity FoundationThe Pfizer Foundation…Network for GoodCharities Aid Foundat…American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…
The Pittsburgh FoundationPA27.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Jack Buncher Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation · Opportunity Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Endowment 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Henry J Bud Rossi Charitable Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 56 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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