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Pettinelli Family Foundation at a glance

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Pettinelli 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.

$90k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$70k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$184kHealth$33kArts & Culture$29kEnvironment$6kAnimals$5kYouth Development$4kRecreation & Sports$4kCommunity Improvement$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $20k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $70k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$761k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS$70,000
NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL$7,500
ARTIS-NAPLES$5,000
BAY COLONY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS$4,000
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN$2,000
COUNTRY CLUB AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE FDN$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:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 20%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%RED HOOK INITIATIVE: $3k → 20%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

ME
IL
NY
OH
NJ
KY
TX
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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$222k · 13 repeat orgs$52k to everyone else

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

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
11

Total granted

$222k
$52k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+23%

Still filing today

85%
45%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHealthArts & CultureEnvironmentAnimalsYouth 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

  • UO
    University of St Thomas
    3× · 2023–2025 · $123k · revenue +34%
  • NC
    NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC
    2× · 2024–2025 · $15k · revenue +5%
  • FW
    Francis W Parker School
    3× · 2019–2024 · $12k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • NL
    National Louis Universitygraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $30k · revenue +60%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • HO
    Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $3k · revenue -7%
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
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
Naples Zoo Inc

Naples zoo is accredited by the american zoo & aquarium association (aza) and has numerous animal exhibits placed on its 45-acre site. (continued on schedule o)each exhibit is unique and designed to simulate typical conditions for the…

Animals
5
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
6
Illinois College

Illinois college is a co-educational institution of higher education learning providing a four-year educational program leading to the baccalaureate degree. illinois college is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship…

Education
7
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
8
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
9
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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10
Lake Forest College

Provide post-secondary education leading to a baccalaureate degree. Program service expenditures are made in conjunction with the operation of a liberal arts college spread over 107 acres with approximately 63 educational and support…

Education
11
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
12
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Naples Botanical Garden Inc; the most unlike its peers is Artis-Naples 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

16 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. 16 of the 24 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)
16/16
Grantees still filing
12/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

University of St Thomas: $122,500 · EducationUniversity of St ThomasNational Louis University: $30,000 · EducationNational Louis UniversityFrancis W Parker School: $12,000 · EducationFrancis W Parker SchoolTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $9,000 · Education+1 more: $2,500 · EducationNAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC: $15,000 · HealthNAPLES COMMU…COUNTRY CLUB AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · HealthCOUNTRY CLUB…NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $5,000 · HealthNEIGHBORHOOD…SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA - BAY COLONY: $8,000 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP AM…BAY COLONY DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS: $7,000 · OtherBAY COLONY DOL…Individual grant recipient: $3,000 · OtherIndividual gra…Individual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherIndividual gra…LYNN SAGE BREAST CANCER: $2,500 · OtherLYNN SAGE BREA…MECHANICSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH: $2,000 · OtherMECHANICSBURG …BAY COLONY COMMUNITY ASSN INC: $2,000 · OtherBAY COLONY COM…Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc: $3,000 · OtherHonorable Orde…RED HOOK INITIATIVE: $2,500 · OtherRED HOOK INITI…+2 more: $1,500 · OtherARTIS-NAPLES INC: $15,000 · Arts & CultureTHE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $5,500 · EnvironmentLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $4,500 · AnimalsLINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY: $3,500 · Recreation & Sports
Education$176,000Health$30,000Other$34,000Arts & Culture$20,000Environment$5,500Animals$4,500Recreation & Sports$3,500

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 budgetUniversity of St Thomas: $122,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Louis University: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetARTIS-NAPLES INC: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFrancis W Parker School: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNTRY CLUB AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARTS OF LIFE INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLINCOLN PARK CONSERVANCY: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHonorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRED HOOK INITIATIVE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO: $1,000 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…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL12.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Pettinelli Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pettinelli 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 3%
  • Naples Botanical Garden Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Naples Community Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
4report 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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Pettinelli Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Pettinelli 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 24 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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