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Suzanne & Robert Robotti Foundation Inc at a glance

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Suzanne & Robert Robotti Foundation Inc

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.

$121k
Granted FY2025still arriving
31
Grants FY2025still arriving
13
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$215kEducation$110kYouth Development$72kHuman Services$53kPhilanthropy$39kAnimals$32kArts & Culture$25kHousing & Shelter$21kOther$0
02FY2025 · 31 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k26 grants · $34k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $87k
$1,000
Median grant
13
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THEATRE WORLD AWARDS INC$25,000
KEEPERS HAVEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY$20,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS VIRGINIA$20,000
THE MOONCATCHER PROJECT$12,000
SDSU MCCORY GARDENS$10,000
CITY SQUASH$5,000
TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$2,000
ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA$2,000
LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY$2,000
ARF ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION$2,000
PAWS OF WAR$2,000
TOBY KEITH FOUNDATION OK KIDS$2,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITY$1,000
GOOCHLAND CARES$1,000
CASTLE OF DREAMS ANIMAL RESCUE$1,000
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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Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $49k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC: $25k → 11%DELIVERFUND: $1k → 14%BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE SIOUX EMPIRE: $1k → 9%THINGS OF MY VERY OWN INC: $15k → 12%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN: $1k → 14%LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY: $2k → 11%THINGS OF MY VERY OWN INC: $2k → 12%SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $1k → 14%CHARITY WATER: $1k → 17%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

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ID
IL
NY
MA
SD
IA
PA
NJ
CT
CA
NE
MO
VA
MD
TN
DC
OK
TX
FL
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.

20%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$128k · 8 repeat orgs$506k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 25 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
42

Total granted

$128k
$393k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+10%

Still filing today

50%
69%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 7% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $113k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’22’23’24’25
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesEducationInternationalRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS OF SARASOTA COUNTY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $38k
  • CS
    City Squash Inc
    2× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue -74%
  • X
    XAVIER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $30k

Funded once

  • M
    MEDSHADOW
    one grant, 2022 · $115k
  • MF
    MEDSHADOW FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $75k · revenue +223%
  • CP
    CLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +15%
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
Worldwide Vets Incorporated

Our goal is to sustainably improve animal welfare, provide veterinary care, and improve veterinary education globally. in order to achieve this goal, we work in over 10 countries, across 5 continents, supporting local people and animals,…

Animals
2
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
3
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover

To bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education. redrover accomplishes its mission by engaging volunteers and…

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4
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation

The mission of the akc canine health foundation, inc. is to fund, advance, and communicate canine health research and science through knowledge and discovery.

Animals
5
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
6
Shield of Faith Missions

Sof is called to empower warriors to find purpose, be resilient, and live well. we develop and provide customized treatment plans for veterans through our national network of partners.

Religion
7
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

The foundation for sarcoidosis research (fsr) is the leading international organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. since its…

Philanthropy
8
Shelter From the Storm Animal Rescue Inc

Reduce the euthanasia rate of healthy and adoptable animals and improve the lives of companion animals by finding permanent homes for animals in need, providing support to communities who do not have access to humane organizations,…

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9
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
10
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
11
Animal Care Sanctuary

Animal care sanctuary's lifesaving mission as a no kill organization envisions a community that promotes turning compassion into action for companion animals by: 1.) adopting healthy pet companions into loving homes. 2.) promoting the…

Animals
12
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dakshana 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

52 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. 52 of the 76 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)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
52/52
Grantees still filing
29/52
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MEDSHADOW: $115,000 · OtherMEDSHADOWBOYS & GIRLS OF SARASOTA COUNTY: $37,500 · OtherBOYS & GIRLS OF SARASOTA COUNTYXAVIER: $29,825 · OtherXAVIERTHEATRE WORLD AWARDS INC: $25,000 · OtherTHEATRE WORLD AWARDS INCUNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO FOUNDATION: $19,600 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherST CHRISTOPHER'S INN INC: $21,000 · OtherST CHRISTOPHER'S INN INC+30 more: $113,350 · Other+30 moreMEDSHADOW FOUNDATION: $75,000 · HealthMEDSHADOW FOUNDA…LEWIS AND CLARK BEHAVIORAL: $10,000 · HealthLEWIS AND CLARK …+8 more: $11,000 · Health+8 moreCity Squash Inc: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsSpecial Olympics Virginia Inc: $20,000 · Recreation & Sports+1 more: $1,000 · Recreation & SportsCLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC: $24,500 · Human ServicesTHINGS OF MY VERY OWN INC: $17,000 · Human ServicesLOAVES & FISHES FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $2,000 · Human Services+4 more: $4,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC: $30,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $8,750 · PhilanthropyKeepers Haven Animal Sanctuary: $20,000 · AnimalsK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $2,000 · AnimalsARF DBA ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · AnimalsPAWS OF WAR INC: $2,000 · Animals+5 more: $4,500 · AnimalsUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationDAKSHANA FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationCornell University: $3,000 · EducationChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $2,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationBucknell University: $1,400 · EducationCreighton University: $1,000 · Education
Other$376,275Health$96,000Recreation & Sports$51,000Human Services$49,500Philanthropy$38,750Animals$30,500Education$22,400

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 budgetMEDSHADOW FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetCity Squash Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAR PATH FOR VETERANS INC: $24,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetST CHRISTOPHER'S INN INC: $21,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHINGS OF MY VERY OWN INC: $17,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTHE MOONCATCHER PROJECT INC: $12,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEWIS AND CLARK BEHAVIORAL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $8,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO FOUNDATION INC: $8,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDAKSHANA FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCornell University: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOAVES & FISHES FOOD PANTRY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetADLER APHASIA CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren of Fallen Patriots Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGoochlandCares: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $1,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLS ON THE RUN GREATER BOSTON: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDeliverFund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RESCUE FUND OF THE HAMPTONS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUILDON INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREACH OUT WORLDWIDE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCreighton University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCASTLE OF DREAMS ANIMAL RESCUE A NJ: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCHARITY GLOBAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTHCAST MEDIA GROUP INC: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetORGANIZATION FOR AUTISM RESEARCH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MORE INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPARC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT 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.

AbbVie FoundationThe Robert Wood Johns…The Pfizer Foundation…The Blackbaud Giving …Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Network for GoodVerizon FoundationThe Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Charities Aid Foundat…Raymond James Charita…
AbbVie FoundationIL11.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Network for Good · Verizon Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Raymond James Charitable Endowment 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 Suzanne & Robert Robotti Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Suzanne & Robert Robotti Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Adler Aphasia Center: 12% of income from government
  • Lunch Break Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Girls On the Run Greater Boston: 4% of income from government
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Suzanne & Robert Robotti Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 76 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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