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Sullivan Family Foundation at a glance

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Sullivan Family Foundation

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.

$8k
Granted FY2023
2
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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 2023.

Philanthropy$51kEducation$50kHealth$16kReligion$16kFood & Nutrition$7kHuman Services$7kRecreation & Sports$6kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kOther$0
02FY2023 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$7,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST ANTHONY'S PARISH$7,500
CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS$500
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.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE: $1k → 16%NATIVITY PREP ACADEMY: $10k → 11%TRINITY ON THE BORDER: $5k → 23%American Academy of Nursing: $10k → 14%SAINT JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL: $10k → 13%Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank: $1k → 13%REFUGE OF HOPE: $3k → 13%THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS: $5k → 14%University of Maryland Foundation: $5k → 11%DARTMOUTH COLLEGE: $10k → 10%Metro United Way: $26k → 15%MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION: $250 → 16%TRINITY ON THE BORDER: $1k → 23%ST ANTHONY'S PARISH: $8k → 13%AKRON-CANTON FOOD BANK: $1k → 13%REFUGE OF HOPE: $500 → 13%UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $4k → 11%Metro United Way: $25k → 15%St Mary's College: $2k → 13%First Tee of Canton: $500 → 13%JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE: $4k → 15%ST MARY'S COLLEGE: $2k → 13%PEGASUS FARMS: $5k → 13%ST MARGARET'S HOUSE: $3k → 13%STARK COUNTY HUNGER TASK FORCE: $4k → 13%CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS: $500 → 13%Basilica of St John the Baptist: $1k → 13%STARK COUNTY HUNGER TASK FORCE: $1k → 13%BASILICA OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST: $1k → 13%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

NH
IL
MA
IN
OH
CA
KY
MD
DC
TX
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.

51%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$78k · 8 repeat orgs$75k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +89% since the first grant, against +42% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 8 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
15

Total granted

$78k
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+89%
+42%

Still filing today

50%
73%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23
EducationRecreation & SportsHealthFood & NutritionPhilanthropyCommunity 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • SC
    Stark County Hunger Task Force Inc
    2× · 2020–2021 · $5k · revenue +89%
  • JB
    JOSETTE BEDDELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2022 · $5k · revenue +395%
  • AR
    AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK
    2× · 2017–2021 · $2k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • NP
    NATIVITY PREP ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO INC
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue -21%
  • AA
    American Academy of Nursing
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +9%
  • SJ
    ST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
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
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
2
Ohio United Way

To strengthen the capacity of United Ways across Ohio and to advance the common good for Ohioans.

Philanthropy
3
Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation Inc

The GI Research Foundation works to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases. In collaboration with the physicians and scientists at the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center, we fund innovative clinical and laboratory…

Health
4
Montgomery County Community Foundation

The mission of the Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) is to provide leadership in Montgomery County by directing sustainable financial resources that strengthen our community and improve the quality of life for current and…

Philanthropy
5
University of Maryland Medical System Corporation

Umms provides a variety of inpatient/outpatient services to people in the maryland area regardless of their ability to pay. revenues are used to help defray the costs of services.

Health
6
Mercy Health

Mercy Health will provide assistance, support and direction to all of the health care institutions and activities operated and maintained by its Subsidiaries. The mission of Mercy Health in performing these activities shall be to provide a…

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7
MaineGeneral Health

To enhance, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. We do that through a range of health care services for people of all ages, in a variety of care settings.

Health
8
Indiana University Foundation

The Indiana University Foundation (IUF) maximizes private philanthropic support for Indiana University by fostering lifelong relationships with key stakeholders and providing advancement leadership and fundraising services for (Continued…

Education
9
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc

The university of massachusetts amherst foundation leads and supports private fund raising on behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the amherst campus. its volunteer board of directors provides leadership for the development of…

Education
10
Manchester University Inc

Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human…

Education
11
United Medical Centers

UNITED MEDICAL CENTERS IS A TJC ACCREDITED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER WHOSE MISSION IS TO ASSURE THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF BASIC PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE SERVICE AREA. AT UNITED MEDICAL…

Health
12
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 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

17 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. 17 of the 26 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

METRO UNITED WAY INC: $51,000 · PhilanthropyMETRO UNITED WAY INCST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL: $10,000 · OtherST JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOLST ANTHONY'S PARISH: $7,500 · OtherST ANTHONY'S PARISHTRINITY ON THE BORDER: $6,000 · OtherTRINITY ON THE BORDERUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $5,000 · OtherUniversity of Illinois Foundatio…THE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS: $5,000 · OtherTHE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOISMCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $3,500 · OtherMCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW INDIANA U…REFUGE OF HOPE: $3,500 · OtherREFUGE OF HOPEST MARY'S COLLEGE: $3,000 · OtherST MARY'S COLLEGEBasilica of St John the Baptist: $2,000 · Other+2 more: $1,500 · OtherNATIVITY PREP ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO INC: $10,000 · EducationNATIVITY PREP ACADEMY O…Trustees of Dartmouth College: $10,000 · EducationTrustees of Dartmouth C…UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND …JOSETTE BEDDELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · EducationJOSETTE BEDDELL MEMORIA…UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND …American Academy of Nursing: $10,000 · HealthDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000 · Health+1 more: $250 · HealthPEGASUS FARM: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsSt Margarets House: $3,100 · Recreation & SportsFore Stark County Youth Development Inc: $500 · Recreation & SportsStark County Hunger Task Force Inc: $5,000 · Food & NutritionAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $2,000 · Food & NutritionJUNIOR LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $3,900 · Community Improvement
Philanthropy$51,000Other$47,000Education$33,500Health$11,250Recreation & Sports$8,600Food & Nutrition$7,000Community Improvement$3,900

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 budgetMETRO UNITED WAY INC: $51,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNATIVITY PREP ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Academy of Nursing: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTrustees of Dartmouth College: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStark County Hunger Task Force Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPEGASUS FARM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE 100 CLUB OF ILLINOIS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJOSETTE BEDDELL MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetJUNIOR LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE INC: $3,900 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Margarets House: $3,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFore Stark County Youth Development Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND INC: $250 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.

Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY10.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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 Sullivan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sullivan 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%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • University of Maryland Foundation 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 · 0–25%
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 26 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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