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Leo Fontana Family Foundation at a glance

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Leo Fontana Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Food & Nutrition$113kPhilanthropy$64kHealth$62kHuman Services$49kEducation$29kArts & Culture$25kReligion$24kAnimals$16kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK$10,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$5,000
SHARE THE SPIRIT$5,000
MEALS ON WHEELS$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $48k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 8%SHARE THE SPIRIT: $5k → 11%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 8%CARING CHOICES: $2k → 18%SHARE THE SPIRIT: $5k → 11%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $1k → 8%SHARE THE SPIRIT: $5k → 11%GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND: $250 → 8%SHARE THE SPIRIT: $5k → 11%SHARE THE SPIRIT: $5k → 11%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $5k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 9%HOSPICE OF THE EAST BAY: $1k → 9%HOSPICE OF THE EAST BAY: $1k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 9%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 9%HOSPICE OF THE EAST BAY: $1k → 9%HOSPICE OF THE EAST BAY: $1k → 9%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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$395k · 40 repeat orgs$55k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +33% for those funded once.

40 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 36 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
32

Total granted

$395k
$55k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+33%

Still filing today

43%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
Human ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • ST
    SHARE THE SPIRIT FOUNDATION INC
    5× · 2018–2025 · $25k · revenue +83%
  • AN
    American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
    7× · 2017–2024 · $14k · revenue +46%
  • SF
    SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2023 · $7k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • HR
    HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL
    one grant, 2017 · $20k
  • SH
    SUTTER HEALTH PHILANTHROPY
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
  • AC
    ANTIOCH COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +7%
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
John Muir Health

The mission of john muir is to improve the health of the communities we serve with quality and compassion.

Health
2
Sutter Bay Hospitals

MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…

Health
3
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…

Health
4
Antioch Community Foundation Attn Keith Archuleta
Philanthropy
5
Transportation Alternatives for Marin
Public Benefit
6
California Human Trafficking Investigators and Prosecuters Asso
Crime & Legal
7
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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8
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
9
Cal Med Foundation
Education
10
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc

Protection of animal rights

Animals
11
California ReLeaf

California Releaf's mission is to empower grassroots efforts and build strategic partnerships that preserve, protect and enhance California's urban and community forests.

Environment
12
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Choice in Aging; the most unlike its peers is Antioch Schools Education Foundation. 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

29 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. 29 of the 73 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
20/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

VARIOUS CHARITIES: $60,517 · OtherVARIOUS CHARITIESMEALS ON WHEELS: $46,250 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELSCONTRA COSTA COUNTY FOOD BANK: $39,300 · OtherCONTRA COSTA COUNTY FOOD BANKPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $28,000 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODHOLY ROSARY SCHOOL: $20,000 · OtherHOLY ROSARY SCHOOLCONTRA COSTA FOOD BANK: $18,000 · OtherHOLY ROSARY CHURCH: $15,605 · OtherANTIOCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $14,205 · Other+48 more: $129,582 · Other+48 moreSHARE THE SPIRIT FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesSHARE THE SP…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $14,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Nat…EAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesEAST BAY INT…GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $3,250 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS F…Caring Choices Inc: $2,000 · Human ServicesCONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: $5,000 · AnimalsEAST BAY SPCA: $5,000 · AnimalsCELEBRATE ANTIOCH FOUNDATION: $3,500 · Arts & CultureLINDSAY WILDLIFE MUSEUM: $3,000 · Arts & CultureANTIOCH RIVERTOWN JAMBOREE: $1,000 · Arts & CultureCHOICE IN AGING: $3,000 · HealthAN ELDERLY WISH FOUNDATION: $2,200 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 · HealthDELTA LEARNING CENTER: $4,000 · EducationPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationThe Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc: $3,000 · EnvironmentJohn Muir Land Trust prev Muir Heritage Land Trust: $1,050 · Environment
Other$371,459Human Services$48,250Animals$10,000Arts & Culture$7,500Health$5,700Education$5,000Environment$4,050

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 budgetSHARE THE SPIRIT FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 5y, 15% of budgetANTIOCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $14,205 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEAST BAY SPCA: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDELTA LEARNING CENTER: $4,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetEAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCELEBRATE ANTIOCH FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHOICE IN AGING: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDELTA VETERANS GROUP: $3,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetThe Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLINDSAY WILDLIFE MUSEUM: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAN ELDERLY WISH FOUNDATION: $2,200 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCaring Choices Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetANTIOCH COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $2,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetJohn Muir Land Trust prev Muir Heritage Land Trust: $1,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAUI UNITED WAY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRISON UNIVERSITY PROJECT INC DBA MOUNT TAMALPAIS COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDELTA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetANTIOCH SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $750 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL VISION VOLUNTEERS: $500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION SMILE INC: $240 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTIOCH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU: $225 over 1y, 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.

  • Who funds SHARE THE SPIRIT FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTIOCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds SAN FRANCISCO AIDS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES ↗
  • Who funds CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds EAST BAY SPCA ↗
  • Who funds DELTA LEARNING CENTER ↗
  • Who funds EAST BAY INTEGRATED CARE INC ↗
  • Who funds CELEBRATE ANTIOCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC ↗
  • Who funds CHOICE IN AGING ↗
  • Who funds DELTA VETERANS GROUP ↗
  • Who funds The Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc ↗
  • Who funds LINDSAY WILDLIFE MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds AN ELDERLY WISH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Caring Choices Inc ↗
  • Who funds ANTIOCH COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND ↗

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.

East Bay Community Fo…Marin Community Found…Antioch Community Fou…The San Francisco Fou…Gordon E and Betty I …William a Kerr Founda…Ibm International Fou…Shell USA Company Fou…ImpactassetsincThe Blackbaud Giving …Silicon Valley Commun…Morgan Stanley Global…
East Bay Community FoundationCA24.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: East Bay Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Antioch Community Foundation Attn Keith Archuleta · The San Francisco Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · William a Kerr Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Impactassetsinc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Leo Fontana Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leo Fontana Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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 73 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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