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Milano Foundation Inc

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.

$76k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
17
Organizations funded FY2024
53%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
17 to 20
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$263k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 53% of the organizations Milano Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 59% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 41% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEducationCivil RightsEnvironmentOther
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 arriving19$76k16%
FY202417$85k53%
FY202318$110k28%
FY202218$109k11%
FY202119$94k53%
FY202017$91k29%
FY201920$1.2M35%
FY201817$186k0%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$1.2MArts & Culture$320kEducation$220kHealth$87kHuman Services$66kCivil Rights$56kInternational$56kEnvironment$51kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
NY
MA
PA
NJ
CA
UT
MO
MD
NC
DC
OK
AL

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
The New School$85,00040%
Kcrw Foundation Inc$75,00060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$63,00090%
DAP Health Inc$51,40080%
St Benedicts Preparatory School Inc$50,0002n/a
Earthjustice$38,00090%
The Center in Hollywood$35,00060%
Outfest$30,20060%
Fund Arts Now$23,25029%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$20,57550%
Show all 43 grantees
All grantees of Milano Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The New School$85,00040%
Kcrw Foundation Inc$75,00060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$63,00090%
DAP Health Inc$51,40080%
St Benedicts Preparatory School Inc$50,0002n/a
Earthjustice$38,00090%
The Center in Hollywood$35,00060%
Outfest$30,20060%
Fund Arts Now$23,25029%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$20,57550%
The Desert Biennial Dba Desert X$20,00030%
Collegiate School Inc$20,00040%
The L-Fund$18,50063%
Central Asia Institute$18,00040%
National Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights$15,50040%
Silverlake Childrens Theatre Group$14,75029%
The New York Center for Children$14,00021%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$13,00020%
Glaad Inc$10,50040%
Lambda Archives of San Diego$10,00022%
New West Charter School$10,00010%
Team Rubicon Inc$10,00010%
Childrens Medical Care Foundation$10,000143%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$10,00010%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,00010%
The Lgbtq Community Center of the D$9,00020%
Fotokids Inc$7,50022%
Villanova University$7,50020%
Collegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles$6,00020%
Feed the Children Inc$5,00010%
The Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation$5,00010%
Glsen Inc$4,00020%
Friends of Project 10$3,00022%
The LGBT Sanctuary Palm Springs Inc CO Oak Grove Center$2,50010%
Putnam Chorale Ltd$1,5001n/a
Film Independent$1,50030%
Palm Springs Sisters Incorporated$1,5001n/a
Equality California Institute$1,50010%
Los Angeles Press Club$1,00020%
Best Friends Animal Society$1,0001n/a
Colgate University$1,00010%
Wake Forest University$1,00010%
She Angels Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.5M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Milano Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe New School: $85,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKcrw Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPalm Springs Art Museum: $63,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetDAP Health Inc: $51,400 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $38,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center in Hollywood: $35,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetOutfest: $30,200 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetFund Arts Now: $23,250 over 2y, 8.6% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Foundation: $20,575 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Desert Biennial Dba Desert X: $20,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCollegiate School Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe L-Fund: $18,500 over 6y, 3.5% of budgetCentral Asia Institute: $18,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNational Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights: $15,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSilverlake Childrens Theatre Group: $14,750 over 2y, 9.0% of budgetThe New York Center for Children: $14,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $13,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlaad Inc: $10,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLambda Archives of San Diego: $10,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetNew West Charter School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildrens Medical Care Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 43% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lgbtq Community Center of the D: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFotokids Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetVillanova University: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCollegiate Charter High School of Los Angeles: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFeed the Children Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGlsen Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Project 10: $3,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetThe LGBT Sanctuary Palm Springs Inc CO Oak Grove Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFilm Independent: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEquality California Institute: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Press Club: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetColgate University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShe Angels Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.3% 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 39.

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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.

Liberty Hill Foundati…Western Wind Foundati…The Grace Helen Spear…Inland Empire Communi…California Community …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Charities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…American Endowment Fo…The Pfizer Foundation…
Liberty Hill FoundationCA15.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Liberty Hill Foundation · Western Wind Foundation · The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation · Inland Empire Community Foundation · California Community Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · The Pfizer 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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How do I get to Milano Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Milano Foundation Inc 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.

About Milano Foundation Inc

How much does Milano Foundation Inc give?
Milano Foundation Inc reported 21 grants totaling $76,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 20 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Milano Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (54%), Arts & Culture (15%), Education (10%).
Who are Milano Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The New School ($85k), Kcrw Foundation Inc ($75k), Palm Springs Art Museum ($63k).
Does Milano Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 53% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Milano Foundation Inc 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 Milano Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Liberty Hill Foundation, Western Wind Foundation, The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation.
Where is Milano Foundation Inc based?
Milano Foundation Inc is based in CA.

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 69 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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