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Sanzone 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.

$148k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2025
24
Organizations funded FY2024
75%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 24
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$3.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 75% of the organizations Sanzone Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 53% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 47% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k 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
AnimalsHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY2025still arriving18$118k39%
FY202424$118k75%
FY20234$33k25%
FY20221$10k0%
FY202115$72k33%
FY202016$66k25%
FY201915$135k40%
FY201815$160kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Animals$242kEducation$191kHuman Services$106kHealth$83kArts & Culture$50kEnvironment$18kPhilanthropy$18kEmployment$11kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
MO
VA
MD
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of Sanzone Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Hofstra University$160,00030%
Jacksonville Humane Society Inc$125,50070%
Cathedral Arts Project Inc$50,00051%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$27,50040%
The Folded Flag Foundation$25,00011%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$18,00060%
Amaryllis Farm Equine Rescue Inc$17,00023%
Children's Enviromental Literacy Fdn$14,00041%
Safety Shelter of St Johns County Inc$12,50040%
Best Friends Animal Society$11,50040%
Hire Heroes USA Inc$11,00020%
New York Bully Crew$10,50030%
Pretty in Pink Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Jersey Battered Women's Service Inc$10,00040%
Project K9 Hero$7,50020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$5,00020%
Project Hood Community Development Corporation$5,00010%
Pink Aid Inc$5,00010%
United Way of Ventura County Inc$5,00010%
Rethreaded Inc$4,50020%
Safe Pet Rescue Inc$4,00020%
Big Life Foundation USA$4,00010%
Warrior Dog Foundation$4,00020%
Twin Oaks Horse Sanctuary Inc$4,00023%
Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals$3,50010%
Womens Center of Jacksonville Inc$3,00010%
Greater Good Charities$2,50010%
Pasadena Humane$2,5001n/a
Beaches Habitat for Humanity Inc$2,50010%
Operation New Hope Inc$2,50010%
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc$2,50010%
Frankie's Friends Inc$2,50010%
Asheville Humane Society Inc$2,50010%
Gary Sinise Foundation$2,00010%
The City Rescue Mission Inc$2,00010%
Companions for Heroes$2,00010%
True Grit Foundation Inc$1,5001n/a
Samaritan's Purse$1,10710%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$1,00010%
A Moment of Magic Inc$1,00010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50010%
Head for the Cure Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($118k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sanzone Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHofstra University: $160,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJacksonville Humane Society Inc: $125,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetCathedral Arts Project Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $27,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Folded Flag Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $18,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmaryllis Farm Equine Rescue Inc: $17,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetChildren's Enviromental Literacy Fdn: $14,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetSafety Shelter of St Johns County Inc: $12,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $11,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHire Heroes USA Inc: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Bully Crew: $10,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPretty in Pink Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJersey Battered Women's Service Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetProject K9 Hero: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Hood Community Development Corporation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPink Aid Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of Ventura County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRethreaded Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSafe Pet Rescue Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBig Life Foundation USA: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWarrior Dog Foundation: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTwin Oaks Horse Sanctuary Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetDedication and Everlasting Love to Animals: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWomens Center of Jacksonville Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Good Charities: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeaches Habitat for Humanity Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOperation New Hope Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrankie's Friends Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAsheville Humane Society Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe City Rescue Mission Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $1,107 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Moment of Magic Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHead for the Cure Foundation: $500 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 43.

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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.

Thomas & Annette Dircks Family FoundationFL20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Thomas & Annette Dircks Family Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Jacksonville Jaguars Foundation Inc · The Jim Moran Foundation Inc · Mayo Clinic Group Return · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Pga Tour Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 Sanzone Family Foundation

How much does Sanzone Family Foundation give?
Sanzone Family Foundation reported 19 grants totaling $147,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Sanzone Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (32%), Education (25%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Sanzone Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Hofstra University ($160k), Jacksonville Humane Society Inc ($126k), Cathedral Arts Project Inc ($50k).
Does Sanzone Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Sanzone Family 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 Sanzone Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Thomas & Annette Dircks Family Foundation, The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Inc, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation.
Where is Sanzone Family Foundation based?
Sanzone Family Foundation 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 57 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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