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Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$585k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 34
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$4.8M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationPublic BenefitRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving24$560k42%
FY202316$593k25%
FY202222$311k27%
FY202134$521k32%
FY202027$704k37%
FY201928$543k46%
FY201824$462k29%
FY201727$570kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.8MHealth$865kArts & Culture$573kScience & Tech$557kHuman Services$275kPublic Safety & Disaster$53kPhilanthropy$25kRecreation & Sports$21kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
NC
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$880,00080%
Florida Studio Theatre Inc$391,00081%
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc$329,60082%
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation$325,50031%
Cristo Rey Network$250,00022%
Ncia Foundation Inc$200,000147%
Niagara University$168,40030%
Canisius High School$125,5005n/a
The Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Inc$100,40051%
N a R D I N Academy$70,0005n/a
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All grantees of Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$880,00080%
Florida Studio Theatre Inc$391,00081%
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc$329,60082%
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation$325,50031%
Cristo Rey Network$250,00022%
Ncia Foundation Inc$200,000147%
Niagara University$168,40030%
Canisius High School$125,5005n/a
The Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Inc$100,40051%
N a R D I N Academy$70,0005n/a
Sarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc$67,00081%
All Star Children's Foundation Inc$60,00021%
Colgate University$51,50080%
Asolo Theatre Inc$42,00050%
The Darien Foundation Inc$38,31971%
St Josephs Collegiate Institute$27,0002n/a
Skidmore College$25,00050%
The Town of Darien Firefighters Foundation Inc$23,000319%
The Greater Contribution$20,00013%
Sarasota Ballet of Florida Inc$15,00010%
Head Strong Project Inc$12,59130%
Golfology Fore Cardiology Inc$10,30037%
Via Visually Impaired Advancement$10,00010%
All Faiths Food Bank Inc$8,50040%
Prep for Prep$7,00020%
Youngstown Volunteer Fire Company Inc$5,00011%
New York Road Runners Inc$5,00010%
Food Bank for New York City$5,00010%
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Niagara Catholic High School$5,0001n/a
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida Inc$5,00020%
American Jewish Committee$2,50010%
Mather Homestead Foundation$2,00030%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$1,77630%
Elderhouse Inc$1,40010%
The Elders House Inc$1,25010%
Endeavor Health Clinical Operations$1,25010%
Darien Police Association Inc$1,25020%
Children's Tumor Foundation$1,03210%
Noroton Heights Depot Inc$1,02810%
St Lawrence University$1,00010%
The Umbrella Club Inc$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
Nextstep Fitness Inc$76120%
Cato Institute$75020%
American Cancer Society Inc$70020%
Boomer Esiason Foundation$52710%
The New Canaan Country School Incorporated$52310%
Swim Across America Inc$30910%
Experience Camps$26510%
Hackers for Hope Inc$26310%
716 Squash Inc$26310%
Niagara Hospice Inc$25010%
Domus Kids Inc$20010%
YWCA of Darien Norwalk Inc$4010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($954k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 51 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $880,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetFlorida Studio Theatre Inc: $391,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $329,600 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetRoswell Park Alliance Foundation: $325,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetCristo Rey Network: $250,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetNcia Foundation Inc: $200,000 over 1y, 47% of budgetNiagara University: $168,400 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Bison Children's Scholarship Fund Inc: $100,400 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetSarasota Performing Arts Center Foundation Inc: $67,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetAll Star Children's Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetColgate University: $51,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAsolo Theatre Inc: $42,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Darien Foundation Inc: $38,319 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetSkidmore College: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Town of Darien Firefighters Foundation Inc: $23,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetThe Greater Contribution: $20,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetSarasota Ballet of Florida Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHead Strong Project Inc: $12,591 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGolfology Fore Cardiology Inc: $10,300 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetVia Visually Impaired Advancement: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAll Faiths Food Bank Inc: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPrep for Prep: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoungstown Volunteer Fire Company Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetNew York Road Runners Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWestcoast Black Theatre Troupe of Florida Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMather Homestead Foundation: $2,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCrohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc: $1,776 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetElderhouse Inc: $1,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Elders House Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEndeavor Health Clinical Operations: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDarien Police Association Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Tumor Foundation: $1,032 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNoroton Heights Depot Inc: $1,028 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSt Lawrence University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Umbrella Club Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNextstep Fitness Inc: $761 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCato Institute: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoomer Esiason Foundation: $527 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe New Canaan Country School Incorporated: $523 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSwim Across America Inc: $309 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExperience Camps: $265 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHackers for Hope Inc: $263 over 1y, 0.1% of budget716 Squash Inc: $263 over 1y, 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 51.

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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.

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo IncNY18.9× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Colucci Family Foundation Inc · The Baird Foundation · Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Inc · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Education Collaborative of Wny Inc · 522 Foundation Inc · Joseph R Takats Foundation · ELSIE P AND LUCIUS B McCOWAN PRIVATE FOUNDATION · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Gulf Coast Community 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 Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation

How much does Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation give?
Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $584,788 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 34 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (41%), Health (20%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University at Buffalo Foundation Inc ($880k), Florida Studio Theatre Inc ($391k), Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc ($330k).
Does Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, Colucci Family Foundation Inc, The Baird Foundation.
Where is Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation based?
Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation 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 90 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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