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James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$138k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$63,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 56
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$98k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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 ServicesEducationInternationalHealthArts & CultureCivil RightsOther
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 arriving36$136k8%
FY202426$38k15%
FY202335$68k26%
FY202246$52k28%
FY202133$55k30%
FY202044$56k34%
FY201955$67k33%
FY201856$100k50%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$311kHealth$86kPhilanthropy$65kHuman Services$43kCivil Rights$26kPublic Benefit$17kInternational$13kFood & Nutrition$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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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
Orlando Health Foundation Inc$69,10040%
Catholic Leadership Institute$56,00060%
On This Rock Communications Inc$56,0003n/a
The Catholic Foundation$47,1527n/a
First Liberty Institute$15,00060%
Concerts for Hope$14,32581%
Legatus$13,57570%
The Dynamic Catholic Institute$8,35080%
Immaculate Heart Media Inc$8,0003n/a
Aid to the Church in Need Inc$7,7008n/a
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All grantees of James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Orlando Health Foundation Inc$69,10040%
Catholic Leadership Institute$56,00060%
On This Rock Communications Inc$56,0003n/a
The Catholic Foundation$47,1527n/a
First Liberty Institute$15,00060%
Concerts for Hope$14,32581%
Legatus$13,57570%
The Dynamic Catholic Institute$8,35080%
Immaculate Heart Media Inc$8,0003n/a
Aid to the Church in Need Inc$7,7008n/a
Food for the Poor Inc$7,60080%
The Heritage Foundation$7,00070%
Grace Medical Home Inc$4,75080%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$4,73560%
Eternal Word Television Network Inc$4,36060%
Idignity Inc$4,30080%
Mercy Corps$4,18570%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,00060%
Students for Life of America Inc$3,90050%
Catholics Come Home Inc$3,85261%
Covenant House Florida Inc$3,70040%
American Life League Inc$3,05050%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$3,0003n/a
Healthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc$3,00010%
Foundation for Foster Children Inc$2,86860%
Health Care Center For The Homeless Inc$2,60060%
St Paul Catholic School$2,5002n/a
Thomas More Society$2,30030%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$2,25070%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$1,98260%
Care Net$1,80040%
Augustine Institute Inc$1,73230%
Mercy Ships International$1,67540%
Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc$1,66750%
Judicial Watch Inc$1,50040%
The Finley Project Inc$1,45040%
Adult Literacy League Inc$1,35040%
Thomas Aquinas College$1,30030%
Catholic Relief Services$1,2502n/a
Christian Service Center Inc$1,25020%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$1,17340%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,10040%
Disabled Veterans National Foundation$1,10020%
Samaritan's Purse$1,00030%
Knights of Columbus Charities Inc$1,00010%
American College of Pediatricians$1,00010%
Paws for Purple Hearts$1,00020%
Orlando Union Rescue Mission Inc$1,00030%
Strengthen Orlando Inc$1,00010%
Freedom Alliance$96420%
National Council of the US Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc$90020%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$90030%
40 Days for Life$90030%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$87850%
Camaraderie Foundation Inc$80020%
St Josephs Indian School$7741n/a
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc$75010%
Mary's Meals USA Inc$75020%
Catholic Medical Mission Board Inc$66620%
Cato Institute$60020%
Committee of 100 of Orange County Inc$60041%
National Legal and Policy Center$50410%
Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund Inc$50010%
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc$50010%
Mary's Place Inc$50010%
Cross Catholic Outreach Inc$5001n/a
First Orlando Foundation Inc$5001n/a
Warrior Canine Connection Inc$50020%
St Brigid Catholic Church Johns Creek Inc$5001n/a
The Children's Home Society of Florida$50010%
The Center For Medical Progress$4781n/a
National Park Foundation$40010%
Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness$40010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$40010%
One Purse$40010%
Historical Society of Central Florida Inc$30020%
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$27810%
Samaritan Village Inc$25010%
Our Lady of Solitude Monastery Inc$2502n/a
Young Life$25010%
Page 15 Inc$25020%
Workforce Advantage Academy Inc$25010%
Orlando Family Stage Inc$20010%
Orlando Science Centerinc$20010%
La Amistad Foundation Inc$15010%
Heart of the City Foundation Inc$1501n/a
Girls Preparatory School Inc$12510%
Under the Stars Mission$1201n/a
Orlando Museum of Art Inc$10010%
Salesian Missions Inc$1002n/a
Crealde Arts Inc$501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 52 recipients with no EIN on record ($222k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOrlando Health Foundation Inc: $69,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Leadership Institute: $56,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFirst Liberty Institute: $15,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetConcerts for Hope: $14,325 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetLegatus: $13,575 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Dynamic Catholic Institute: $8,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $7,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Medical Home Inc: $4,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,735 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEternal Word Television Network Inc: $4,360 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetIdignity Inc: $4,300 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Corps: $4,185 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStudents for Life of America Inc: $3,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCatholics Come Home Inc: $3,852 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetCovenant House Florida Inc: $3,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Life League Inc: $3,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHealthnetwork Foundation Fka Health Net Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Foster Children Inc: $2,868 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHealth Care Center For The Homeless Inc: $2,600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThomas More Society: $2,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $2,250 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: $1,982 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCare Net: $1,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAugustine Institute Inc: $1,732 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $1,675 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPet Alliance of Greater Orlando Inc: $1,667 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Finley Project Inc: $1,450 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAdult Literacy League Inc: $1,350 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThomas Aquinas College: $1,300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Service Center Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $1,173 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled Veterans National Foundation: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKnights of Columbus Charities Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican College of Pediatricians: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOrlando Union Rescue Mission Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStrengthen Orlando Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFreedom Alliance: $964 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Council of the US Society of St Vincent de Paul Inc: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budget40 Days for Life: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $878 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCamaraderie Foundation Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.1% 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 74.

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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.

Magruder Chesley G Fdn ImFL43× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · Central Florida Foundation · The Lee Foundation · The Elinor and Tw Miller Jr Foundation Inc · The Galloway Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Orlando Health Inc · Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida Foundation · For Giving Foundation Inc · Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation Inc

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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About James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc

How much does James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc give?
James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc reported 37 grants totaling $138,140 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 56 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (48%), Health (13%), Philanthropy (10%).
Who are James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Orlando Health Foundation Inc ($69k), Catholic Leadership Institute ($56k), On This Rock Communications Inc ($56k).
Does James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im, Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation, The Dr P Phillips Foundation.
Where is James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc based?
James P Caruso & Christine S Caruso Charitable Fund Inc is based in FL.

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 145 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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