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Paro Family Foundation at a glance

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Paro Family Foundation

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.

$175k
Granted FY2024still arriving
24
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Human Services$234kHealth$145kEducation$32kPhilanthropy$13kYouth Development$13kInternational$12kCommunity Improvement$10kFood & Nutrition$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 24 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k19 grants · $43k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $82k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $50k
$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$4.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE$50,000
GUADALUPE CENTER$30,250
WELLNESS HOUSE$30,000
CLARENDON HILLS INFANT WELFARE$11,000
OPERATION ACCESS$11,000
WALKER SCHOOL PTO$7,500
FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY$5,200
THE LEAGUE CLUB$5,000
DOCTOR VEGETABLE$5,000
SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ILLINOIS$5,000
PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$2,500
EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION$2,500
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SILICON VALLEY$1,000
HOSPITAL DE LA FAMILIA FOUNDATION$1,000
FUND RECOVERY$1,000
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 (FY19–24, $198k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 62% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION: $500 → 9%WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT: $500 → 14%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $50k → 7%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $5k → 7%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $500 → 14%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $5k → 7%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $5k → 7%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $4k → 7%GUADALUPE CENTER: $33k → 10%KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $3k → 7%GUADALUPE CENTER: $30k → 10%GUADALUPE CENTER: $20k → 10%GUADALUPE CENTER: $15k → 10%FUN TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY: $5k → 10%OPERATION DEPLOYED: $1k → 7%SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ILLINOIS: $10k → 14%OPERATION DEPLOYED: $1k → 7%SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ILLINOIS: $5k → 14%OPERATION DEPLOYED: $1k → 7%SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE ILLINOIS: $2k → 14%UCAN: $1k → 14%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

WA
ID
IL
WI
NY
CA
CO
VA
TN
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$432k · 22 repeat orgs$44k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
17

Total granted

$432k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
0%

Still filing today

68%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthPhilanthropyInternationalEducationYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • WH
    Wellness House
    5× · 2020–2024 · $102k · revenue +31%
  • GC
    Guadalupe Center Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $98k · revenue +50%
  • KH
    KING-BRUWAERT HOUSE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $72k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • BT
    By The Hand Club For Kids
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue -28%
  • CF
    CHAMPIONS FOR LEARNING
    one grant, 2023 · $9k
  • HF
    HCS FAMILY SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $2k · revenue +37%
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
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

The Chicago School educates the next generation of change-makers in innovative theory and culturally competent practice to strengthen the integrated health of individuals, organizations, and communities.

Education
2
The Family Institute

Our mission is to strengthen and heal families and individuals from all walks of life through clinical service, education and research.

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3
South Central Family Health Center

To improve the quality of life for the diverse communities we serve providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare and education in a welcoming multi-cultural environment.

Health
4
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
5
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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6
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
7
Coop Careers Inc

Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.

Education
8
People Inc

People inc. provides health and human services that enrich lives and communities through innovation and supportive services. with a goal to help people achieve greater independence and quality of life, people inc. provides day,…

Human Services
9
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis

Jewish family and children's service of minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Human Services
10
Florida Community Health Centers Inc

Florida community health centers, inc. (fchc) is a federally qualified health center serving medically needy populations in south florida, with an emphasis on serving rural and farm worker communities.

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11
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
12
Chicago Family Health Center Inc

Chicago family health center will promote health, work to prevent disease and provide treatment through the delivery of quality, accessible primary healtcare that is culturally sensitive, affordable, and responsive to community and…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ucan; the most unlike its peers is The Life You Can Save. 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

33 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. 33 of the 47 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
21/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Guadalupe Center Inc: $97,750 · Human ServicesGuadalupe Center IncKING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $72,407 · Human ServicesKING-BRUWAERT HOUSEONE FAMILY ILLINOIS: $17,000 · Human ServicesONE FAMILY ILLINOIS+6 more: $10,700 · Human Services+6 moreWellness House: $102,000 · HealthWellness HouseAmbulatory Surgery Access Coalition: $23,000 · HealthAmbulatory Surgery Access Coaliti…NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $10,000 · HealthNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC+2 more: $4,000 · HealthCLARENDON HILLS INFANT WELFARE: $31,200 · OtherCLARENDON HILLS INFANT WELF…WALKER SCHOOL PTO: $12,500 · OtherWALKER SCHOOL PTOBy The Hand Club For Kids: $10,000 · OtherBy The Hand Club For KidsThe League Club Inc: $10,000 · OtherThe League Club IncDOCTOR VEGETABLE INCORPORATED: $10,000 · OtherDOCTOR VEGETABLE INCORPORAT…CHAMPIONS FOR LEARNING: $8,500 · OtherCHAMPIONS FOR LEARNINGEVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUND: $7,500 · OtherEVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUNDPRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $5,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $4,000 · Other+16 more: $16,500 · Other+16 moreThe Life You Can Save: $8,500 · PhilanthropyEAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION: $5,500 · PhilanthropyUniversity of Chicago: $2,000 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · EducationHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsGOLDEN STATE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 · Recreation & SportsJanyaa: $2,000 · InternationalHospital De La Familia Foundation: $1,000 · International
Human Services$197,857Health$139,000Other$115,700Philanthropy$14,000Education$4,000Recreation & Sports$3,500International$3,000

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 budgetWellness House: $102,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetGuadalupe Center Inc: $97,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetKING-BRUWAERT HOUSE: $72,407 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAmbulatory Surgery Access Coalition: $23,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetONE FAMILY ILLINOIS: $17,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBy The Hand Club For Kids: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe League Club Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Life You Can Save: $8,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFun Time Early Childhood Academy Inc: $5,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHIGHER GROUND USA INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOPERATION DEPLOYED INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHCS FAMILY SERVICES: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJanyaa: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAccess Institute for Psychological Services: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFUND RECOVERY: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF SILICON VALLEY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartnership for a Healthier America Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUCAN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospital De La Familia Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSafer Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO FELLOWSHIP: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGOLDEN STATE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBAY AREA RESCUE MISSION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetARTIS-NAPLES INC: $500 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.

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.

The Chicago Community…Kaiser Foundation Hos…The Dupage Community …The Ayco Charitable F…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Silicon Valley Commun…National Philanthropi…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Vanguard Charitable E…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…
The Chicago Community TrustIL15.3× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Dupage Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Gulfshore Playhouse Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Guadalupe Center Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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 47 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.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $208k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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