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Pio Costa Foundation Inc

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.

$49k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2024
20
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$5,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 63
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$480k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Pio Costa Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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 arriving28$49k39%
FY202320$34k20%
FY202221$34k48%
FY202131$34k55%
FY202039$19k36%
FY201943$28k44%
FY201850$24k58%
FY201763$29kn/a
82% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$112kPublic Safety & Disaster$23kYouth Development$21kHuman Services$19kArts & Culture$14kFood & Nutrition$14kRecreation & Sports$6kReligion$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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CO
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Sisters of Saint Ann Inc$45,00050%
St Josephs Indian School$9,0003n/a
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra$9,00030%
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy$7,0004n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$6,20020%
University of Delaware$5,50020%
Fairfield University$5,00010%
Eva's Village Inc$3,75040%
Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department$3,2503n/a
Rochester Institute of Technology$3,00010%
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All grantees of Pio Costa Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Sisters of Saint Ann Inc$45,00050%
St Josephs Indian School$9,0003n/a
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra$9,00030%
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy$7,0004n/a
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$6,20020%
University of Delaware$5,50020%
Fairfield University$5,00010%
Eva's Village Inc$3,75040%
Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department$3,2503n/a
Rochester Institute of Technology$3,00010%
University of Pittsburgh$3,00010%
Trustees of Purdue University$3,0001n/a
Gordon College$3,00010%
Shenandoah University$3,00010%
Drew University$3,00010%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$3,00010%
St Peters Haven Corporation$2,00020%
Block Island Club$1,78030%
Tees Food Pantry Inc$1,4003n/a
Fairfield Police Foundationinc$1,30031%
Independence First Aid Squad Inc$1,20060%
Montville Baseball and Softball Assoc$90031%
Newbridge Services Inc$85040%
Ocean's Harbor House Inc$80030%
Habitat for Humanity Northwest New Jersey Inc$70030%
West Essex First Aid Squad Inc$70020%
The Aopa Foundation Inc$70010%
Market Street Mission Inc$6003n/a
The Heritage Foundation$60030%
The 200 Club$6002n/a
Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum Inc$5001n/a
New Jersey Forestry Association Inc$50040%
Sons of Italy Foundation$50030%
Co2 Coalition$50010%
Eagle Flight Squadron Inc$42020%
Cato Institute$40030%
Judicial Watch Inc$35020%
Block Island Historical Society$27540%
A D O P T Inc$2501n/a
The Commemorative Air Force$25030%
Smiles for Margaret$2501n/a
Veterans of Foreign Wars$25010%
Autism New Jersey Inc$25010%
The Friends of the Kinnelon Public Library$22040%
Harbor House of Central Florida Inc$20010%
Hampton Township Fire and Rescue Inc$20010%
Roseland First Aid Squad$20010%
Towaco Volunteer Fire Department$20011%
Humane World for Animals Inc$20010%
Key West Wildlife Center Inc$2001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$15010%
The Montville Athletic League Inc$15010%
Boonton Arts$1501n/a
Mount Saint Dominic Academy$1251n/a
Department of Persons With Disabilities$1001n/a
Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$10010%
Kinnelon Volunteer Fire Co Inc$10010%
Habitat for Humanity$10010%
Villa Marie Claire$1001n/a
The Harbor Church$1001n/a
Cristina Fontanelli Foundation Inc$1001n/a
Oral Cancer Foundation Hill$10010%
PTA Oxford Central School$1001n/a
NAMI National$10010%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$5010%
Police Unity Tour Inc$5010%
Associated Humane Societies Inc$2010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 100 recipients with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pio Costa Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Sisters of Saint Ann Inc: $45,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $6,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Delaware: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEva's Village Inc: $3,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRochester Institute of Technology: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGordon College: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShenandoah University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDrew University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSacred Heart University Incorporated: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Peters Haven Corporation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlock Island Club: $1,780 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFairfield Police Foundationinc: $1,300 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetIndependence First Aid Squad Inc: $1,200 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMontville Baseball and Softball Assoc: $900 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetNewbridge Services Inc: $850 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOcean's Harbor House Inc: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Northwest New Jersey Inc: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWest Essex First Aid Squad Inc: $700 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Aopa Foundation Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Heritage Foundation: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Forestry Association Inc: $500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSons of Italy Foundation: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCo2 Coalition: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEagle Flight Squadron Inc: $420 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCato Institute: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlock Island Historical Society: $275 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Commemorative Air Force: $250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans of Foreign Wars: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAutism New Jersey Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends of the Kinnelon Public Library: $220 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHarbor House of Central Florida Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHampton Township Fire and Rescue Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRoseland First Aid Squad: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTowaco Volunteer Fire Department: $200 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Montville Athletic League Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCure Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKinnelon Volunteer Fire Co Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOral Cancer Foundation Hill: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoast Guard Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolice Unity Tour Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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 49.

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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.

Investors Foundation IncNJ22.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Investors Foundation Inc · Columbia Bank Foundation · The Hyde and Watson Foundation · Rosalind Pio Costa Foundation Inc · Oceanfirst Foundation · Community Foundation of New Jersey · The Gap Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · American Express Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Verizon 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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About Pio Costa Foundation Inc

How much does Pio Costa Foundation Inc give?
Pio Costa Foundation Inc reported 37 grants totaling $49,006 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 63 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Pio Costa Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (44%), Public Safety & Disaster (9%), Youth Development (8%).
Who are Pio Costa Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Sisters of Saint Ann Inc ($45k), St Josephs Indian School ($9k), New Jersey Symphony Orchestra ($9k).
Does Pio Costa Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Pio Costa Foundation Inc 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 Pio Costa Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Investors Foundation Inc, Columbia Bank Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation.
Where is Pio Costa Foundation Inc based?
Pio Costa Foundation Inc is based in NJ.

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 170 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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