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Peter & Paula Fasseas 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.

$2.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2023
74%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$2,661,280
Organizations funded a year
16 to 33
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$49M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 74% of the organizations Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $104k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
AnimalsHealthEducationArts & CultureScience & TechPublic BenefitOther
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
FY2024still arriving17$2.9M24%
FY202323$2.3M74%
FY202221$3.3M57%
FY202129$2.8M55%
FY202016$2.1M50%
FY201933$2.5Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Animals$13MEducation$1.7MHealth$311kHousing & Shelter$124kReligion$105kCommunity Improvement$102kYouth Development$50kArts & Culture$33kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Paws Chicago$13,067,865613%
Culver Educational Foundation$1,130,00050%
Chicago City Day School$374,40036%
Wings Program Inc$122,50060%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$100,0002n/a
University of Arizona Foundation$75,00030%
University of Chicago$62,50020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$50,00030%
Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc$40,00020%
Orthodox Christian Laity$36,000312%
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All grantees of Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Paws Chicago$13,067,865613%
Culver Educational Foundation$1,130,00050%
Chicago City Day School$374,40036%
Wings Program Inc$122,50060%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$100,0002n/a
University of Arizona Foundation$75,00030%
University of Chicago$62,50020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$50,00030%
Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc$40,00020%
Orthodox Christian Laity$36,000312%
Assistance Dogs of Hawaii$30,00011%
Tucson Wildlife Center Inc$28,00012%
Nalas New Life Rescue Inc$25,00027%
Cherokee County Humane Society$25,00027%
Unconditional Inc$25,00025%
Hellenic Foundation$22,75030%
Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church$20,0002n/a
Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control$20,00015%
Morning Meadow Animal Rescue$17,5002n/a
Lookingglass Theatre Company$15,00020%
Rescued Pets Movement Inc$15,00011%
Alberts Dog Lounge$15,00022%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$15,00010%
Humane Society of Shelby County$15,00021%
YMCA Foundation of Southern Arizona$12,50024%
The H Foundation$10,10011%
Canine Therapy Corps Inc$10,00012%
The Inner Sciences Foundation$10,000129%
Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation$10,00015%
Give to Research$10,00010%
Social Compassion in Legislation$10,000110%
Northwestern University$7,50020%
Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center$7,50020%
Better Government Association Inc$7,50020%
Uatx$5,00010%
Paws - Providing Animal Welfare Services$5,00010%
Austin Pets Alive Inc$5,00020%
Charlie's Angels Saving Animals Inc$5,00015%
Greener Days Ahead Rescue$5,0001n/a
Judicial Watch Inc$5,00010%
Animal Zone International Inc$5,00015%
Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Inc$5,00015%
Lokaa Foundation$5,00019%
The Church of the Holy Family Inc$5,0001n/a
Nourishing Hope$5,00010%
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society Inc$5,00010%
Window to the World Communications Inc$2,50810%
Harold E Eisenberg Foundation$2,50010%
Let It Be US$2,50010%
University of Rochester$2,50010%
Second Chance Senior Revival Animal Rescue$2,5001n/a
Amici Cannis$2,50010%
Als United Greater Chicago$1,53020%
Family Matters Inc$1,40010%
Catalina High School Foundation$1,1951n/a
Million Meal Movement Inc$1,03010%
Therapeutic Riding of Tucson Inc$1,00010%
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois$1,00010%
Apparel Industry Board Inc$1,00014%
Sister Jose Women's Center$1,00010%
St Chrysostom's Day School$5701n/a
Westmoreland County Public School Scholarship Fund$500114%
Westmoreland Country Club Scholarship Fd$35010%
Hellenic Cultural Foundation$3001n/a
Shatterproof a Nonprofit Corporation$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($481k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPaws Chicago: $13,067,865 over 6y, 13% of budgetCulver Educational Foundation: $1,130,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetChicago City Day School: $374,400 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetWings Program Inc: $122,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $62,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Chicago: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBig Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetOrthodox Christian Laity: $36,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetAssistance Dogs of Hawaii: $30,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetTucson Wildlife Center Inc: $28,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNalas New Life Rescue Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetCherokee County Humane Society: $25,000 over 2y, 6.9% of budgetUnconditional Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetHellenic Foundation: $22,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Chicago Animal Care and Control: $20,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetLookingglass Theatre Company: $15,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRescued Pets Movement Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAlberts Dog Lounge: $15,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Shelby County: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetYMCA Foundation of Southern Arizona: $12,500 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetThe H Foundation: $10,100 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCanine Therapy Corps Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Inner Sciences Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetGarrido Stray Rescue Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetGive to Research: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSocial Compassion in Legislation: $10,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetNorthwestern University: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLester and Rosalie Anixter Center: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBetter Government Association Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUatx: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws - Providing Animal Welfare Services: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAustin Pets Alive Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharlie's Angels Saving Animals Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Zone International Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetHippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.1% of budgetLokaa Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetNourishing Hope: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Greater Birmingham Humane Society Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $2,508 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarold E Eisenberg Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLet It Be US: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUniversity of Rochester: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmici Cannis: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAls United Greater Chicago: $1,530 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Matters Inc: $1,400 over 1y, 0.1% 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 56.

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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.

The Chicago Community TrustIL19× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Petsmart Charities Inc · Tully Family Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Service Club of Chicago · Circle of Service Foundation · Best Friends Animal Society · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Greater Good Charities · Chubb Charitable Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Greater Houston Community 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.

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How do I get to Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Peter & Paula Fasseas 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.

About Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation

How much does Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation give?
Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $2,927,688 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 33 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (84%), Education (11%), Health (2%).
Who are Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Paws Chicago ($13M), Culver Educational Foundation ($1.1M), Chicago City Day School ($374k).
Does Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 74% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation 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 Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Petsmart Charities Inc, Tully Family Foundation.
Where is Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation based?
Peter & Paula Fasseas Foundation is based in IL.

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 91 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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