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Ned & Georgia Gian 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.

$76k
Granted FY2024still arriving
29
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$17k
Largest
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$204kHealth$191kInternational$54kHuman Services$48kRecreation & Sports$43kFood & Nutrition$10kEducation$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 29 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k27 grants · $44k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $31k
$1,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$489k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE$17,100
THE CHAPEL AT CROSSPOINT$14,150
BISONS FUND$6,000
SALVATION ARMY$5,500
HOSPICE BUFFALO FOUNDATION$5,000
SAMARITAN'S PURSE$5,000
BUFFALO CITY MISSION$5,000
CALVARY CHAPEL$3,900
Individual grant recipient$2,000
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL$1,200
FEEDMORE WNY$1,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$1,000
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES$1,000
02The need
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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 (FY17–24, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOYS TOWN: $300 → 12%BOYS TOWN: $125 → 12%BOYS TOWN: $100 → 12%BOYS TOWN: $45 → 12%BEST SELF FOUNDATION: $300 → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $10k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%BUFFALO CITY MISSION: $5k → 13%AMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS: $1k → 13%AMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS: $500 → 13%AMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS: $500 → 13%AMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS: $250 → 13%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

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MI
NY
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
NC
DC
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$560k · 31 repeat orgs$17k to everyone else

31 repeat relationships: 26 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
20

Total granted

$560k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+28%

Still filing today

45%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalHealthReligionEducationOther
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

  • SP
    SAMARITAN'S PURSE
    8× · 2017–2024 · $40k · revenue +134%
  • CM
    CITY MISSION SOCIETY INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $40k · revenue +2%
  • Compassion International Incorporated
    8× · 2017–2024 · $10k · revenue +16%

Funded once

  • TB
    THE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
    one grant, 2023 · $6k · revenue +6%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • FG
    FF GIVE 716
    one grant, 2023 · $1k
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.

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New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
2
New York Blood Center Inc

As one of the most preeminent and comprehensive blood centers in theworld, nybc operates under a four-part mission. for more information,see sch. o and part iii, 4a-c.

Health
3
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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4
St Francis Hospital Foundation Inc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
5
City of Hope National Medical Center

City of Hope National Medical Center's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
6
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
7
Mercy Medical Center

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
8
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
9
Saratoga Care Inc

To serve the people of the Saratoga region by providing them access to excellence in healthcare in a supportive and caring environment.

Health
10
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christs healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
11
Chs Physician Partners Pc

We, at ch, humbly join together to bring christ's healing mission and the mission of mercy of the catholic church expressed in catholic health care to our communities.

Health
12
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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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. 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

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 54 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)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/22
Grantees still filing
17/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CHAPEL AT CROSSPOINT: $125,993 · OtherTHE CHAPEL AT CROSSPOINTBISONS FUND: $41,000 · OtherBISONS FUNDTHE SALVATION ARMY: $40,500 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYHOSPICE BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherHOSPICE BUFFALO FOUNDATIONCALVARY CHAPEL: $33,200 · OtherCALVARY CHAPEL+30 more: $42,052 · Other+30 moreROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $137,500 · PhilanthropyROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDAT…CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO: $7,000 · PhilanthropyTHE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $6,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $400 · PhilanthropyCITY MISSION SOCIETY INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesAMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $2,250 · Human Services+2 more: $870 · Human ServicesSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,133 · ReligionCompassion International Incorporated: $9,635 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $950 · International+1 more: $200 · InternationalTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $2,500 · HealthMacular Degeneration Association: $1,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $800 · HealthBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $200 · HealthSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Education
Other$322,745Philanthropy$150,900Human Services$43,120Religion$40,133International$13,785Health$5,000Education$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $137,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSAMARITAN'S PURSE: $40,133 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCITY MISSION SOCIETY INC: $40,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $9,635 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5,550 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS INC: $2,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMacular Degeneration Association: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC: $1,350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $570 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEast Amherst Fire Department: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBESTSELF FOUNDATION INC: $300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE 11 DAY POWER PLAY INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $200 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.

  • Who funds ROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
  • Who funds CITY MISSION SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds Compassion International Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF BUFFALO ↗
  • Who funds THE BISON CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds SISTERS OF CHARITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMHERST MEALS ON WHEELS INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Macular Degeneration Association ↗
  • Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS NEW YORK INC ↗
  • Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Father Flanagan's Boys' Home ↗

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.

Equitable Foundation IncNY15× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Equitable Foundation Inc · Wh Greene Foundation · Demakos Foundation · The Osc Charitable Foundation · Health Foundation for Western & Central New York · The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · Verizon Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good

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 Ned & Georgia Gian Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ned & Georgia Gian Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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 Ned & Georgia Gian Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Ned & Georgia Gian Family 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 54 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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