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Sweezy Family Foundation at a glance

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Sweezy 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.

$63k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$31k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$149kEducation$27kReligion$25kYouth Development$21kHuman Services$17kEmployment$15kSocial Science$15kPublic Safety & Disaster$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k4 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $46k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$31,000
RED CROSS$15,000
VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDEN TRUST$5,000
MIAMI CHILDRENS MUSEUM$5,000
THE WOODY FOUNDATION$3,500
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER OF BROWARD$3,000
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.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 90% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%FOR THE KIDS INC: $10k → 11%BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER OF BROWARD: $6k → 13%COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY: $2k → 15%FSU REAL ESTATE CENTER: $10k → 19%ST JOHN'S MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $10k → 12%COMMUNITY FAMILY SERVICE FOUNDATION: $1k → 12%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $31k → 14%THE WOODY FOUNDATION: $4k → 7%FTK INC: $10k → 6%BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTER OF BROWARD: $3k → 13%GW CARVER MIDLE SCHOOL: $15k → 15%FSU ALUMNI ASSOC: $10k → 19%ST JOHN'S MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $5k → 12%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $15k → 14%THE WOODY FOUNDATION: $3k → 7%FTK INC: $3k → 6%AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $10k → 13%GW CARTER PTA: $5k → 15%FSU ALUMNI ASSOC: $1k → 19%ST JOHN'S MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $5k → 12%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%FTK INC: $3k → 6%VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDEN TRUST: $5k → 15%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $10k → 14%BAPTIST HEALTH SO FL FOUNDATION: $50k → 15%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $3k → 14%VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDEN TRUST: $1k → 15%CHAPMAN ELEMENTRY SCHOOL: $500 → 15%RED CROSS: $15k → 15%COMMUNITY COALITION INC: $10k → 15%COMMUNITY COALITION INC: $5k → 15%MAURICE A FERRE FOUNDATION: $2k → 15%BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL: $2k → 15%MAURICE A FERRE FOUNDATION: $1k → 15%GIVE KIDS A CHANCE: $2k → 15%BAPTIST HEALTH SO FL FOUNDATION: $20k → 15%THE OPTIMIST FOUNDATION: $10k → 15%GRACE OF GOD BAPTIST CHURCH: $5k → 15%THE OPTIMIST FOUNDATION: $5k → 15%MIAMI CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $5k → 15%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.

74%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$239k · 11 repeat orgs$83k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
11

Total granted

$239k
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+18%

Still filing today

55%
9%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthArts & CultureEmploymentYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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

  • BH
    Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc
    2× · 2022–2023 · $70k · revenue +29%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $69k · revenue +13%
  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $9k · revenue +5%

Funded once

  • GC
    GW CARVER MIDLE SCHOOL
    one grant, 2021 · $15k
  • FR
    FSU REAL ESTATE CENTER
    one grant, 2022 · $10k
  • AL
    AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2023 · $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
Baptist Hospital of Miami Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist hospital of miami is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
2
Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist health medical group inc is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist…

Health
3
Miami Jewish Health Systems Inc

Miami jewish health systems, inc. was incorporated to provide shelter for the elderly and develop social & health programs relating to their care. in addition, research & educational programs are conducted for the elderly to enhance their…

Human Services
4
Miami Cancer Institute At Baptist Health Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of miami cancer institute at baptist health, inc is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve.…

Health
5
Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

In 2024, biscayne bay waterkeeper (d/b/a miami waterkeeper) built on our reputation by navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and continuing our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our precious waterways and finding local…

Environment
6
South Miami Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of south miami hospital is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
7
West Kendall Baptist Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of west kendall baptist hospital, inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist…

Health
8
Mariners Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of mariner's hospital is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
9
Doctors Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of doctors hospital, inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
10
Baptist Health South Florida Inc

The mission of baptist health is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a faith-based organization guided by the spirit of…

Health
11
Baptist Outpatient Services Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of baptist outpatient services is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is…

Health
12
Homestead Hospital Inc

As part of the baptist health network, the mission of homestead hospital inc. is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, and to promote the sanctity and preservation of life, in the communities we serve. baptist health is a…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward Inc; the most unlike its peers is Woody 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

8 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. 8 of the 24 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
8/8
Grantees still filing
7/8
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST JOHN'S MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $20,000 · OtherST JOHN'S MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCHFTK INC: $15,500 · OtherFTK INCGW CARVER MIDLE SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherGW CARVER MIDLE SCHOOLRED CROSS: $15,000 · OtherRED CROSSTHE OPTIMIST FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherTHE OPTIMIST FOUNDATIONFSU ALUMNI ASSOC: $11,300 · OtherFSU ALUMNI ASSOCFSU REAL ESTATE CENTER: $10,000 · OtherFSU REAL ESTATE CENTERAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATIONFOR THE KIDS INC: $10,000 · OtherFOR THE KIDS INCBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC: $8,500 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INCIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherGRACE OF GOD BAPTIST CHURCH INC: $5,000 · Other+5 more: $8,500 · Other+5 moreBaptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc: $70,000 · HealthBaptist Health South Florida Foundation IncALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $68,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIAT…COMMUNITY COALITION INC: $15,000 · EmploymentVIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureMIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC FKA MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM: $5,000 · Arts & CultureWOODY FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentBest Buddies International Inc: $2,000 · International
Other$148,800Health$138,500Employment$15,000Arts & Culture$11,000Youth Development$6,000International$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBaptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $68,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY COALITION INC: $15,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC: $8,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetVIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWOODY FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC FKA MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBest Buddies International Inc: $2,000 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.

  • Who funds Baptist Health South Florida Foundation Inc ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF BROWARD INC ↗
  • Who funds VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds WOODY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INC FKA MIAMI YOUTH MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds Best Buddies International Inc ↗

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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Community Coalition Inc: 38% of income from government
  • Best Buddies International Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc: 3% of income from government
  • Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
1report 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 24 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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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home