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Passano 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.

$124k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$45k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$412kPhilanthropy$190kHealth$125kReligion$53kCommunity Improvement$35kArts & Culture$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $105k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND$45,000
THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE$25,000
PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II$15,000
ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY$5,000
CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN$5,000
NOTRE DAME OF MD UNIVERSITY$5,000
ST PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH$2,500
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC$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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 19%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 98% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND: $20k → 11%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $45k → 19%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $45k → 19%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $20k → 19%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $20k → 19%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $20k → 19%UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND: $20k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $15k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $10k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $5k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $5k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $60k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $60k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $60k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $60k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $60k → 19%ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL: $10k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $9k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $9k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $8k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $8k → 19%THE CALVERT SCHOOL: $8k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $5k → 19%NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%CATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $5k → 19%NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL: $25k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL: $25k → 19%THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $25k → 19%THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $25k → 19%THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $25k → 19%THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $25k → 19%GREENLIGHT BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%GREENLIGHT BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%GREENLIGHT BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%GREENLIGHT BALTIMORE: $10k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $10k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $8k → 19%PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II: $5k → 19%MARYLAND CENTER FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE: $8k → 19%MARYLAND CENTER FOR HISTORY AND CULTURE: $8k → 19%NOTRE DAME OF MD UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%NOTRE DAME OF MD UNIVERSITY: $5k → 19%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.

100%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$862k · 14 repeat orgs$0 to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
0

Total granted

$862k
$0

Still filing today

57%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
EducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureOther
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

  • RP
    ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $310k · revenue +5%
  • TU
    THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC
    6× · 2019–2024 · $170k · revenue +27%
  • JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    6× · 2019–2024 · $60k · revenue +25%

Funded once

    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
    University of Maryland Physicians Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    2
    University of Maryland Pediatric Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    3
    University of Maryland Dermatologists Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    4
    University of Maryland Surgical Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    5
    University of Maryland Family Medicine Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    6
    University of Maryland Oncology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    7
    University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    8
    University of Maryland Neurosurgeryassociates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Education
    9
    University of Maryland Neurology Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    10
    University of Maryland Eye Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    11
    University of Maryland Obstetrical Andgynecological Associates Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    —
    12
    University of Maryland Otorhino-Laryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Pa

    Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

    Health
    How this is measured
    The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Notre Dame of Maryland University Inc; the most unlike its peers is The United Way of Central Maryland Inc. 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

    9 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. 9 of the 15 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)
    0
    Early backer (in before they grew)
    9/9
    Grantees still filing
    9/9
    Grew since first funded

    Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

    ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $310,000 · EducationROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL INCJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $60,000 · EducationJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYNOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 · EducationCALVERT SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $16,000 · Education+1 more: $6,000 · EducationTHE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: $75,000 · OtherTHE JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL…JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOL: $50,000 · OtherJOHNS HOPKINS MEDICAL SCHOOLCATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEEN: $44,500 · OtherCATHEDRAL OF MARY OUR QUEENIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientPRIDE OF BALTIMORE INC: $35,000 · OtherPRIDE OF BALTIMORE INCIndividual grant recipient: $12,500 · Other+1 more: $8,000 · OtherTHE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC: $170,000 · PhilanthropyTHE UNITED WAY OF CENTRA…PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $20,000 · PhilanthropyPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUN…MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $15,000 · Arts & Culture
    Education$412,000Other$265,000Philanthropy$190,000Arts & Culture$15,000

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

    25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL INC: $310,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetTHE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC: $170,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $60,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPRIDE OF BALTIMORE INC: $35,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetPLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY INC: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALVERT SCHOOL INCORPORATED: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 6y, 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 ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL INC ↗
    • Who funds THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC ↗
    • Who funds JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY ↗
    • Who funds PRIDE OF BALTIMORE INC ↗
    • Who funds PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND INC ↗
    • Who funds NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY INC ↗
    • Who funds CALVERT SCHOOL INCORPORATED ↗
    • Who funds MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC ↗
    • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC ↗

    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.

    France-Merrick Founda…T Rowe Price Program …Dr Frank C Marino Fou…The Kahlert Foundatio…Baltimore Community F…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
    France-Merrick Foundation IncMD15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

    Open a dossier: France-Merrick Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Dr Frank C Marino Foundation Inc · The Kahlert Foundation Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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

    2024
    ’20’21’22’23’24’25
    no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 9%
    • Pride of Baltimore Inc: 30% of income from government
    • Johns Hopkins University: 12% of income from government
    • Maryland Historical Society Inc: 9% of income from government
    • Notre Dame of Maryland University Inc: 9% of income from government
    • University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: 3% of income from government
    • The United Way of Central Maryland Inc: 2% of income from government
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    3get no government money at all
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Passano Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Passano 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 15 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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