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The Cj Lombardo Family Foundation Inc

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.

$15k
Granted FY2024still arriving
21
Grants FY2024still arriving
11
States reached
$2k
Largest
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$19kArts & Culture$17kHealth$10kInternational$8kEnvironment$7kEducation$6kPhilanthropy$4kAnimals$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
11
States reached
$307k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE ABBEY OF REGINA LAUDIS$2,000
SUPPORT THE MET BROADCASTS$2,000
THE CHURCH OF ST PAUL THE APOSTLE$1,500
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN$900
CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT$850
HELP ME SEE$600
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$600
BERGEN VOLUNTEER CENTER$500
MIRACLE FEET$500
SAVE BARNEGAT BAY$500
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL$500
HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER$500
CLEAN OCEAN ACTION$500
SMILE TRAIN$500
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS$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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Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 26%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $1k → 26%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $1k → 26%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $900 → 26%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $850 → 26%CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT: $850 → 26%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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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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 5% of The Cj Lombardo Family Foundation Inc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 21% of the giving stays in NJ; by stated purpose, 16%.

The Cj Lombardo Family Foundation Inclessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 8.0% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$71k · 28 repeat orgs$5k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against -21% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
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Total granted

$71k
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
-21%

Still filing today

64%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k 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
HealthEnvironmentInternationalEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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

  • CA
    CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $5k · revenue +77%
  • GG
    GIULIO GARI FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $3k · revenue +32%
  • M
    MIRACLEFEET
    5× · 2020–2024 · $3k · revenue +3%

Funded once

  • GA
    GEORGE AND NORA LONDON FOUNDATION FOR SINGERS INC
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue -21%
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
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
2
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
3
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
5
International Vaccine Institute

To discover, develop and deliver safe, effective and affordable vaccines for global public health. its vision is developing countries free of suffering from infectious disease.

International
6
Medtech Innovator

Medtech innovator organizes and runs a global competition and virtual accelerator for medical device, digital health, and diagnostic startup companies.

Education
7
Connectocean Conservation and Outreach Inc

Connectocean conservation and outreach is dedicated to fostering ocean stewardship and conserving aquatic ecosystems through community engagement, education, and collaborative conservation efforts. our mission is to connect communities to…

Human Services
8
The Glaucoma Foundation Inc

The glaucoma foundation, inc. is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to eradicating glaucoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. the strategy to achieve this goal is two-fold: raise public awareness concerning…

Health
9
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
10
Earth & Space Research

Increase societal understanding of the earth system through scientific research and education.

Science & Tech
11
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
12
Conservation Law Foundation Inc

Conservation law foundation, inc. (clf) protects new england's environment for the benefit of all people and future generations. we use the law, science, and markets to create solutions that preserve and restore our natural resources,…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc; the most unlike its peers is Giulio Gari Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 31 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
14/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SUPPORT THE MET BROADCAST CAMPAIGN: $8,000 · OtherSUPPORT THE MET BROADCAST CAMPAIGNTHE ABBEY OF REGINA LAUDIS: $7,500 · OtherTHE ABBEY OF REGINA LAUDISSAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH: $5,500 · OtherSAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCHSCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN: $4,050 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDRENHEIFER INTERNATIONAL: $2,700 · OtherHEIFER INTERNATIONALSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,500 · OtherSMILE TRAIN INCIndividual grant recipient: $2,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSUPPORT THE MET BROADCASTS: $2,000 · OtherOPERA INDEX INC: $2,000 · Other+8 more: $8,300 · Other+8 moreHACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER INC: $2,500 · EnvironmentHACKENSACK…CLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $2,300 · EnvironmentCLEAN OCEA…SAVE BARNEGAT BAY INC: $2,300 · EnvironmentSAVE BARNE…MIRACLEFEET: $2,700 · HealthMIRACLEFE…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,600 · HealthST JUDE C…HELP ME SEE INC: $1,200 · HealthHELP ME S…PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $700 · HealthPARALYZED…GIULIO GARI FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,200 · EducationCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $4,600 · Human ServicesMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,100 · InternationalCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $1,350 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL EYE FOUNDATION: $400 · InternationalVOLUNTEER CENTER OF BERGEN COUNTY INC: $3,500 · Philanthropy
Other$45,050Environment$7,100Health$6,200Education$5,200Human Services$4,600International$3,850Philanthropy$3,500

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 budgetCHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC: $4,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVOLUNTEER CENTER OF BERGEN COUNTY INC: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGIULIO GARI FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetMIRACLEFEET: $2,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC: $2,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE BARNEGAT BAY INC: $2,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $2,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA INDEX INC: $2,000 over 2y, 2.7% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGE AND NORA LONDON FOUNDATION FOR SINGERS INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND: $1,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC: $1,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHELP ME SEE INC: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL EYE FOUNDATION: $400 over 3y, 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 CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT INC ↗
  • Who funds VOLUNTEER CENTER OF BERGEN COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds GIULIO GARI FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MIRACLEFEET ↗
  • Who funds SMILE TRAIN INC ↗
  • Who funds HACKENSACK RIVERKEEPER INC ↗
  • Who funds CLEAN OCEAN ACTION INC ↗
  • Who funds SAVE BARNEGAT BAY INC ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds OPERA INDEX INC ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE AND NORA LONDON FOUNDATION FOR SINGERS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC ↗
  • Who funds HELP ME SEE INC ↗
  • Who funds CATO INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL EYE FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Community Foundation of New JerseyNJ16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of New Jersey · Columbia Bank Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · 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 The Cj Lombardo Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cj Lombardo Family Foundation Inc. 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 4%
  • Volunteer Center of Bergen County Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report 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.
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Find your warmest path to The Cj Lombardo Family 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 31 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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