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Spicola Family Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$21k
Granted FY2021
19
Grants FY2021
4
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

100% of Spicola Family Foundation’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Communitygiving, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Spicola Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 16 organizations, $21k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

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16
’21
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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Philanthropy$414kFood & Nutrition$27kAnimals$10kHousing & Shelter$10kEducation$9kCrime & Legal$9kEnvironment$9kRecreation & Sports$6kOther$0
02FY2021 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTH COUNTRY FOOD ALLIANCE$2,000
NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE$2,000
FIND FOOD BANK$1,750
MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN$1,750
CASA OF ORANGE COUNTY$1,750
GULL LAKE SAILING SCHOOL$1,500
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$1,000
LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF$1,000
BRIDGEWAY ACADEMY$1,000
LAKES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$1,000
ICA FOOD SHELF$1,000
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION$1,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN DIEGUITO$875
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION$875
SKI GULL INC$500
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Lakes Area Food Shelf Inc: $2k → 14%The Grateful Garment Project: $2k → 8%MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN: $2k → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $1k → 11%MARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN: $2k → 11%ICA FOOD SHELF: $1k → 11%Lakes Area Food Shelf Inc: $2k → 11%Lakes Area Food Shelf Inc: $2k → 11%LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF: $2k → 11%Open Arms of Minnesota: $1k → 11%Open Arms of Minnesota: $1k → 11%OPEN ARMS: $1k → 11%Open Arms of Minnesota: $1k → 11%LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF: $1k → 11%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.
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$84k · 22 repeat orgs$14k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +60% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2021, 9 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
9

Total granted

$84k
$8k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+60%
+9%

Still filing today

91%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
Human ServicesEnvironmentAnimalsFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterYouth 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

  • LA
    LAKES AREA FOOD SHELF
    5× · 2017–2021 · $9k · revenue +368%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $6k · revenue +105%
  • GC
    GULL CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $6k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • TG
    The Grateful Garment Project
    one grant, 2018 · $2k · revenue +5%
  • BF
    Berkeley Food Pantry
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • MC
    Masonic Cancer Center
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
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
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
2
Second Harvest North Central Food Bank

Engaging the community to end hunger

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3
Mill City Farmers Market Inc

Mission: to inspire and nurture a healthy community by building a local, sustainable, and organic food economy in a vibrant experiential marketplace.vision: to be a nationally recognized marketplace model that connects, educates, and…

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4
Minnesota Land Trust

The minnesota land trust protects and restores minnesota's most vital natural lands in order to provide wildlife habitat, clean water, outdoor experiences and scenic beauty for generations to come.

Environment
5
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
6
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Inc

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits informs, promotes, connects and strengthens individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector.

Philanthropy
7
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

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8
Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Inc

Habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, community, and hope. through advocacy, collaboration, and leadership, hfh-mn advances the work of minnesota's habitat for humanity affiliates to create and preserve affordable…

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9
Minnesota Grocers Association

The minnesota grocers association advances the common interest of those engaged in all aspects of the food industry of mn as a leadership resource. the mga encourages and sponsors educational seminars, conventions and fosters the exchange…

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10
Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota (Ragom) Inc

Retrieve a golden of the midwest (ragom) rescues, fosters, and rehomes golden retrievers and golden mixes that can no longer remain in their current environments. the organization ensures each dog receives necessary veterinary care and…

Animals
11
Minnesota Business Partnership

The minnesota business partnership's mission is to maintain a high quality of life for all minnesotans by ensuring that the state's economy remains strong, globally competitive and its prospects for growth bright by working with elected…

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12
Community Shares of Minnesota

The mission of community shares of minnesota is to create a fair, just and equitable minnesota. community shares of minnesota accomplishes its mission by: supporting collective action to eliminate root causes of inequality and injustice;…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Communitygiving; the most unlike its peers is The Babinski Foundation. 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

33 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. 33 of the 40 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)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
27/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $136,744 · PhilanthropyTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATIONCOMMUNITYGIVING: $136,744 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITYGIVINGDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $136,744 · PhilanthropyDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLAKES AREA FOOD SHELF: $9,000 · Human ServicesOPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $4,000 · Human ServicesMARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN INC: $3,500 · Human ServicesINTERCONGREGATION COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesThe Grateful Garment Project: $1,588 · Human Services+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesGuild: $3,100 · OtherSKI GULL INC: $2,500 · OtherTHE EDINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 · OtherBRIDGEWAY ACADEMY: $2,000 · OtherLAKESHORE CONSERVATION CLUB INC: $1,750 · OtherBerkeley Food Pantry: $1,525 · OtherTHE GULL LAKE SAILING SCHOOL: $1,500 · OtherCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $5,225 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHWEST SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC: $4,169 · OtherHEARTLAND ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: $3,350 · OtherUNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION INC: $2,250 · OtherNORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE: $2,000 · Other+10 more: $7,400 · OtherGULL CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION: $6,000 · EnvironmentTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: $4,170 · EnvironmentBear Yuba Land Trust: $3,542 · EnvironmentNORTH COUNTRY FOOD ALLIANCE: $5,000 · Food & NutritionFOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC: $3,500 · Food & NutritionFood Bank of Nevada County: $1,954 · Food & NutritionLAKES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $6,000 · Housing & ShelterNevada County Habitat For Humanity: $3,679 · Housing & ShelterUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $6,350 · Education
Philanthropy$410,232Human Services$20,588Other$39,269Environment$13,712Food & Nutrition$10,454Housing & Shelter$9,679Education$6,350

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 budgetTHE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION: $136,744 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMUNITYGIVING: $136,744 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDESERT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $136,744 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetLAKES AREA FOOD SHELF: $9,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $6,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLAKES AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGULL CHAIN OF LAKES ASSOCIATION: $6,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $5,225 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNORTH COUNTRY FOOD ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION: $4,170 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHWEST SAN DIEGO COUNTY INC: $4,169 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOPEN ARMS OF MINNESOTA: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNevada County Habitat For Humanity: $3,679 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBear Yuba Land Trust: $3,542 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD IN NEED OF DISTRIBUTION INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S VILLAGE AND KITCHEN INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTLAND ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: $3,350 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetGuild: $3,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSKI GULL INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE EDINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION INC: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERCONGREGATION COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of Nevada County: $1,954 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLAKESHORE CONSERVATION CLUB INC: $1,750 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Grateful Garment Project: $1,588 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE GULL LAKE SAILING SCHOOL: $1,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI MINNESOTA: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cookie Cart: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $500 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.

Saint Paul & Minnesot…Otto Bremer TrustCommunitygivingThe Minneapolis Found…Mightycause Charitabl…Minnesota Community F…Initiative FoundationLand O'Lakes Foundati…The Richard M Schulze…Xcel Energy FoundationUnited Way WorldwideThe Blackbaud Giving …
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMN21.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Communitygiving · The Minneapolis Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Minnesota Community Foundation · Initiative Foundation · Land O'Lakes Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · United Way Worldwide · The Blackbaud Giving Fund

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 Spicola Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Spicola Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    13report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    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.

    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 40 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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