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Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$451k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2024
32
Organizations funded FY2023
16%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
16 to 32
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$369k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 16% of the organizations Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $73k 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
Human ServicesEducationFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterEnvironmentArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving27$441k15%
FY202332$519k16%
FY202228$375k18%
FY202125$415k24%
FY202026$508k58%
FY201916$149kn/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.

Education$1.0MHealth$619kFood & Nutrition$343kHuman Services$241kArts & Culture$108kPhilanthropy$70kRecreation & Sports$26kReligion$25kOther$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
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$367,50060%
University of Arizona Foundation$365,00020%
Salpointe Catholic High School$153,7505n/a
Arizona Center for Autism Inc$150,00062%
New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc$131,25050%
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus$102,500617%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$70,00050%
San Antonio Food Bank$70,00050%
Flagstaff Family Food Center$65,00050%
Katy Christian Ministries$60,00050%
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All grantees of Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$367,50060%
University of Arizona Foundation$365,00020%
Salpointe Catholic High School$153,7505n/a
Arizona Center for Autism Inc$150,00062%
New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc$131,25050%
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus$102,500617%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$70,00050%
San Antonio Food Bank$70,00050%
Flagstaff Family Food Center$65,00050%
Katy Christian Ministries$60,00050%
Community Food Bank Inc$57,00050%
YMCA of Southern Arizona$50,00030%
Minnies Food Pantry Inc$50,00050%
Imago Dei Middle School$45,00050%
Broken Arrow Neighbors Inc$30,00031%
El Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation$30,00061%
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services Inc$27,00061%
Make Way For Books$26,04360%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25,50060%
Gospel Rescue Mission Inc$25,0001n/a
Bps Foundation$25,00010%
The Foster Alliance$22,00040%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$20,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$14,00060%
Three Square$10,00010%
Circle of Hope Community Center$10,00014%
Ben's Bells Inc$8,00021%
Sister Jose Women's Center$7,50020%
Tucson Botanical Gardens$5,00050%
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum$5,00050%
Tfi Family Services Inc$5,00020%
Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona$5,00010%
We Care Tucson$3,00012%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$3,00020%
Give Kids the World Inc$2,50010%
El Grupo Youth Cycling$2,50011%
Spreading Threads Clothing Bank$2,00021%
Jewish Family & Children's Service of Southern Arizona Inc$1,11210%
Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona Inc$1,00010%
Angelman Syndrome Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,00010%
Tucson Conquistadores Inc$1,00010%
Old Ft Lowell Live at Home Program$50011%
Red Rose Inspiration for Animals in Tina Allegrezza$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($352k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $367,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $365,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetArizona Center for Autism Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetNew Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc: $131,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTucson Arizona Boys Chorus: $102,500 over 6y, 17% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSan Antonio Food Bank: $70,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFlagstaff Family Food Center: $65,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKaty Christian Ministries: $60,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Inc: $57,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYMCA of Southern Arizona: $50,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMinnies Food Pantry Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetImago Dei Middle School: $45,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetBroken Arrow Neighbors Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetEl Ranchito de Los Ninos Foundation: $30,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetTu Nidito Children and Family Services Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetMake Way For Books: $26,043 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $25,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBps Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Foster Alliance: $22,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThree Square: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCircle of Hope Community Center: $10,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetBen's Bells Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSister Jose Women's Center: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTucson Botanical Gardens: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetArizona-Sonora Desert Museum: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTfi Family Services Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBrain Injury Alliance of Arizona: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWe Care Tucson: $3,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGive Kids the World Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEl Grupo Youth Cycling: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSpreading Threads Clothing Bank: $2,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service of Southern Arizona Inc: $1,112 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMobile Meals of Southern Arizona Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAngelman Syndrome Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTucson Conquistadores Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOld Ft Lowell Live at Home Program: $500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRed Rose Inspiration for Animals in Tina Allegrezza: $100 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 42.

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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.

Community Foundation for Southern ArizonaAZ43.8× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · The Hs Lopez Family Foundation · Arizona Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona · Mc Companies - Sharing the Good Life Foundation · United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Ashton Family Foundation · The Intuit Foundation · The Haugh Foundation · Angel Charity for Children Inc · Social Venture Partners Tucson

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 Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation

How much does Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation give?
Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $451,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 32 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (41%), Health (25%), Food & Nutrition (14%).
Who are Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation ($368k), University of Arizona Foundation ($365k), Salpointe Catholic High School ($154k).
Does Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, The Hs Lopez Family Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation.
Where is Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation based?
Ross and Patty McCallister Foundation is based in AZ.

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 52 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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