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The Christopher Catanese Childrens 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.

$147k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
42%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$25,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 38
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$2.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 42% of the organizations The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationPhilanthropyArts & CultureInternationalPublic BenefitOther
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
FY2024still arriving23$147k9%
FY202326$142k42%
FY202219$146k26%
FY202120$109k30%
FY202022$120k23%
FY201935$142k34%
FY201838$218k34%
FY201733$201kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$347kInternational$244kEducation$182kHuman Services$151kReligion$99kHousing & Shelter$59kArts & Culture$47kYouth Development$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
SD
IA
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
VA
AZ
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Be Like Brit Foundation Inc$213,40384%
Circle of Hope Inc$59,00082%
Perkins School for the Blind$50,00020%
House of Possibilities Inc$42,50031%
Hoyt Foundation Inc$41,357611%
St Johns Seminary Corp$38,0005n/a
New England Hemophilia Association Inc$35,00022%
Joe Andruzzi Foundation Inc$31,00050%
Home Start Inc$25,00040%
Magical Moon Foundation Inc$25,000116%
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All grantees of The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Be Like Brit Foundation Inc$213,40384%
Circle of Hope Inc$59,00082%
Perkins School for the Blind$50,00020%
House of Possibilities Inc$42,50031%
Hoyt Foundation Inc$41,357611%
St Johns Seminary Corp$38,0005n/a
New England Hemophilia Association Inc$35,00022%
Joe Andruzzi Foundation Inc$31,00050%
Home Start Inc$25,00040%
Magical Moon Foundation Inc$25,000116%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$23,40950%
Nashoba Learning Group Inc$20,00040%
Golf Fights Cancer Inc$16,82550%
Young Life$16,00050%
The Robert F Terry Jr Foundation$15,000154%
King Solomon Humanitarian Foundation for Handicapped Children Inc$12,50031%
The Home for Little Wanderers Inc$11,50070%
Italian Home for Children Inc$9,00060%
Friends of Thai Daughters Inc$9,00040%
Rodman For Kids Inc$6,50020%
Cops for Kids With Cancer Inc$5,00020%
Brian Higgins Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
Riverside Community Care Inc$5,00010%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc$5,00010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$5,00010%
Childfund International USA$3,36740%
Conn Breast Health Initiative Inc$3,18011%
Austin Creative Alliance$3,00020%
Jeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc$3,00030%
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,00030%
GivenGain Foundation USA$2,75010%
Partners for Youth With Disabilities Inc$2,50010%
Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc$2,03020%
Society of St Vincent de Paul$2,00010%
Smile Mass Inc$1,54510%
Read to a Child Inc$1,50020%
Keep a Child Alive Inc$1,03010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00020%
Oldham Elementary School PTO$1,0001n/a
Eightfold Path$1,00011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc$1,00020%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$50010%
MaineHealth$50010%
Stars & Stripes 4 Ever Foundation$50012%
Jeff Parker Charitable Fund Inc$5001n/a
The Wily Network$50010%
Above the Clouds Inc$50010%
St Josephs Indian School$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($464k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBe Like Brit Foundation Inc: $213,403 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetCircle of Hope Inc: $59,000 over 8y, 1.7% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Possibilities Inc: $42,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetHoyt Foundation Inc: $41,357 over 6y, 11% of budgetNew England Hemophilia Association Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetJoe Andruzzi Foundation Inc: $31,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetHome Start Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMagical Moon Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $23,409 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNashoba Learning Group Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGolf Fights Cancer Inc: $16,825 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Life: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Robert F Terry Jr Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 54% of budgetKing Solomon Humanitarian Foundation for Handicapped Children Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetThe Home for Little Wanderers Inc: $11,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetItalian Home for Children Inc: $9,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Thai Daughters Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRodman For Kids Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCops for Kids With Cancer Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRiverside Community Care Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Filmmakers Collaborative Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildfund International USA: $3,367 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetConn Breast Health Initiative Inc: $3,180 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAustin Creative Alliance: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJeff's Place Children's Bereavement Center Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGivenGain Foundation USA: $2,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPartners for Youth With Disabilities Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpecial Olympics Massachusetts Inc: $2,030 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Mass Inc: $1,545 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRead to a Child Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKeep a Child Alive Inc: $1,030 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEightfold Path: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaineHealth: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStars & Stripes 4 Ever Foundation: $500 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Wily Network: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAbove the Clouds Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

Eastern Bank FoundationMA26.3× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · GivenGain Foundation USA · Amica Companies Foundation · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · The Norwood Charitable Foundation Inc · The Bay State Federal Savings Charitable Foundation · Rockland Trust - Blue Hills Charitable Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Arbella Insurance Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Lissy Family 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.

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About The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation

How much does The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation give?
The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $146,962 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (28%), International (20%), Education (15%).
Who are The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Be Like Brit Foundation Inc ($213k), Circle of Hope Inc ($59k), Perkins School for the Blind ($50k).
Does The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Christopher Catanese Childrens 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 The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc, GivenGain Foundation USA.
Where is The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation based?
The Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation is based in MA.

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 87 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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