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The Dicecco Family Foundation at a glance

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The Dicecco Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$250k
Granted FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$956kAnimals$910kHuman Services$340kYouth Development$265kEnvironment$90kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kFood & Nutrition$20kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$3.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
K-9 FOR WARRIORS$50,000
PARA LOS NINOS$50,000
HEAVEN ON EARTH CAT RESCUE$50,000
HELP A DOG SMILE$50,000
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAFFORD$50,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $360k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, 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%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $20k → 14%PARA LOS NINOS: $50k → 14%PARA LOS NINOS: $50k → 14%PARA LOS NINOS: $30k → 14%RED ROVER VENTURES: $50k → 11%PARA LOS NINOS: $30k → 14%PARA LOS NIMOS: $20k → 14%SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME: $100k → 11%PARA LOS NINOS: $10k → 14%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

WI
MI
NY
CA
UT
AZ
TN
DC
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.

47%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 14 repeat orgs$1.5M to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
18

Total granted

$1.3M
$1.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+12%
+40%

Still filing today

50%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • PL
    PARA LOS NINOS
    6× · 2017–2024 · $190k · revenue +64%
  • BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
    6× · 2017–2022 · $160k · revenue +31%
  • TE
    THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE
    4× · 2019–2022 · $130k · revenue +59%

Funded once

  • CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $800k · revenue +26%
  • SA
    SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +44%
  • SG
    SEVENTH GENERATION ADVISORS
    one grant, 2022 · $90k · revenue -34%
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
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
2
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
3
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
4
World Animal Protection

World animal protection is a global organization working to end factory farming and wildlife exploitation. we expose cruel systems, promote animal-friendly alternatives, and influence policy change. for over 75 years, we've been rewriting…

Animals
5
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
6
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
7
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
8
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
9
Humane World Action Fund

To pass animal protection laws, educate the public, and support humane candidates for office.

Animals
10
Panthera Corporation

Panthera's mission is the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species, many of which are endangered or threatened. panthera develops, implements and oversees wild cat conservation strategies on a global scale.

Animals
11
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc

Protection of animal rights

Animals
12
San Diego Humane Society and Spca

Create a more humane world by inspiring compassion, providing hope and advancing the welfare of animals and people.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee; the most unlike its peers is Hillsdale College. 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

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 35 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
13/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $800,000 · HealthCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTERSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $50,000 · HealthSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND+2 more: $6,000 · HealthBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAFFORD: $190,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SAFFORDST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPIT: $100,000 · OtherST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOS…AZ GAME AND FISH TORTUS RESCUE: $90,000 · OtherAZ GAME AND FISH TORTUS RESCUEBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GILA VALLEY IN SAFFORD ARIZONA: $55,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GILA VALL…PRIMATE INCORPORATED: $50,000 · OtherPRIMATE INCORPORATEDHEAVEN ON EARTH CAT RESCUE: $50,000 · OtherHEAVEN ON EARTH CAT RESCUENORTH AMERICA PRIMATE SANCTUARY ALL: $50,000 · OtherNORTH AMERICA PRIMATE SANCTUARY …Individual grant recipient: $50,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $40,000 · OtherARIZONA GAME & FISH TORTUS RESCUE: $30,000 · OtherDESERT CROSS VETERINARY HOSPITAL: $30,000 · Other+5 more: $60,000 · Other+5 moreBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $160,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SO…THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $130,000 · AnimalsTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY…K9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $100,000 · AnimalsK9S FOR WARRIORS INCHOPE FOR PAWS: $60,000 · AnimalsHOPE FOR PAWSHELP A DOG SMILE: $50,000 · AnimalsHELP A DOG SMILEWILDLIFE WAYSTATION: $30,000 · AnimalsWILDLIFE WAYSTATIONAnimal Rescue Corps Inc: $20,000 · AnimalsPARA LOS NINOS: $190,000 · Human ServicesPARA LOS NINOSSUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesSUNSHINE ACRES…RED ROVER VENTURES: $50,000 · Human ServicesRED ROVER VENT…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Natio…SEVENTH GENERATION ADVISORS: $90,000 · EnvironmentSOUTHWEST WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 · Youth DevelopmentFeeding America: $20,000 · Food & NutritionHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $5,000 · Education
Health$856,000Other$795,000Animals$550,000Human Services$360,000Environment$90,000Youth Development$60,000Food & Nutrition$20,000Education$5,000

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 budgetCEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER: $800,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPARA LOS NINOS: $190,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $160,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE: $130,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INC: $100,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetK9S FOR WARRIORS INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSEVENTH GENERATION ADVISORS: $90,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetSOUTHWEST WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $60,000 over 2y, 9.9% of budgetHOPE FOR PAWS: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetRED ROVER VENTURES: $50,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetHELP A DOG SMILE: $50,000 over 1y, 39% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWILDLIFE WAYSTATION: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Rescue Corps Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetFeeding America: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHILLSDALE COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH: $1,000 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 CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PARA LOS NINOS ↗
  • Who funds BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds THE ELEPHANT SANCTUARY IN TENNESSEE ↗
  • Who funds SUNSHINE ACRES CHILDREN'S HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds K9S FOR WARRIORS INC ↗
  • Who funds SEVENTH GENERATION ADVISORS ↗
  • Who funds SOUTHWEST WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR PAWS ↗
  • Who funds RED ROVER VENTURES ↗
  • Who funds HELP A DOG SMILE ↗
  • Who funds SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND ↗
  • Who funds WILDLIFE WAYSTATION ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds Animal Rescue Corps Inc ↗
  • Who funds Feeding America ↗
  • Who funds HILLSDALE COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗

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.

American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE6.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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 Dicecco Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Dicecco Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • K9S for Warriors Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get 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 · 0–10%
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 35 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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