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The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable 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.

$395k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2024
22
Organizations funded FY2023
27%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$29,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 25
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$2.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 27% of the organizations The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationCrime & LegalEnvironmentAnimalsOther
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 arriving26$388k31%
FY202322$320k27%
FY202224$306k38%
FY202125$301k20%
FY202021$289k57%
FY201924$265k71%
FY201825$270kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Human Services$468kHealth$397kFood & Nutrition$197kCrime & Legal$170kHousing & Shelter$143kEducation$123kYouth Development$122kPhilanthropy$93kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catholic Charities Inc$115,00052%
Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc$99,00070%
Kids' Meals Inc$90,00060%
Covenant House Texas$80,00040%
Children At Risk$70,00060%
New Hope Housing Inc$70,00050%
The Gateway Academy Inc$65,00031%
BakerRipley$60,00040%
The Houston Food Bank$54,00020%
Casa Mateo$52,50022%
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All grantees of The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Catholic Charities Inc$115,00052%
Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc$99,00070%
Kids' Meals Inc$90,00060%
Covenant House Texas$80,00040%
Children At Risk$70,00060%
New Hope Housing Inc$70,00050%
The Gateway Academy Inc$65,00031%
BakerRipley$60,00040%
The Houston Food Bank$54,00020%
Casa Mateo$52,50022%
Child Advocates Inc$45,00030%
Houston Community Health Centers Inc$45,00030%
Houston Achievement Place$40,00031%
Anti-Defamation League$40,00030%
Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc$40,00030%
Target Hunger Inc$35,00030%
My Connect Community$35,00021%
The Center for Hearing and Speech$35,00030%
Undies for Everyone$30,00032%
Memorial Hermann Foundation$30,00020%
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston$30,00026%
Prounitas Inc$30,00021%
Heroes for Children$30,00031%
Houston Botanic Garden$30,00020%
Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services Inc$25,0001n/a
SpringSpirit Inc$25,00020%
Congregation Beth Israel$22,0004n/a
Casa de Esperanza$20,0002n/a
Bo's Place$20,00020%
Tony's Place$20,00015%
Blood Cancer United Inc$20,00010%
Citizens For Animal Protection Inc$20,00020%
Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project$20,00011%
The Women's Home$20,00020%
Ser-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc$20,00010%
Urban Harvest Inc$17,50020%
Camp Allen Camp & Conference Center$15,00010%
Holocaust Museum Houston$15,00030%
Hope Rising dba Hope Rising Ministries$15,00011%
Childbuilders$15,00016%
Pro-Vision Inc$15,00011%
United Way of Greater Houston$12,50010%
Empowering Women Out of Prison Inc$10,00013%
Caitie S Foster Fam$10,00012%
The Center for Pursuit$10,00010%
Childproof America$10,00015%
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc$10,00020%
Spaulding for Children$10,00010%
Depelchin Children's Center$10,00010%
The Brookwood Community Inc$10,00010%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$8,00020%
Genaustin$7,00010%
Jazz Houston$5,00011%
Main Street Theater Houston$5,00010%
AIDS Foundation Houston Inc$5,00010%
Healthcare for the Homeless-Houston$5,00010%
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc$5,00010%
Remind$5,00010%
Barrio Dogs Inc$5,00011%
Philanthropy Southwest$3,00060%
The Beth Yeshurun Day School$2,5001n/a
Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services Inc$2,50010%
The Blue Bird Circle$2,50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($410k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCatholic Charities Inc: $115,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetEaster Seals of Greater Houston Inc: $99,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetKids' Meals Inc: $90,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCovenant House Texas: $80,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetChildren At Risk: $70,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNew Hope Housing Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Gateway Academy Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetBakerRipley: $60,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $54,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCasa Mateo: $52,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetChild Advocates Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHouston Community Health Centers Inc: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Achievement Place: $40,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTarget Hunger Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetMy Connect Community: $35,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe Center for Hearing and Speech: $35,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUndies for Everyone: $30,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetMemorial Hermann Foundation: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlbert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston-Galveston: $30,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetProunitas Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHeroes for Children: $30,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetHouston Botanic Garden: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSpringSpirit Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBo's Place: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTony's Place: $20,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens For Animal Protection Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGalveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Women's Home: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSer-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUrban Harvest Inc: $17,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCamp Allen Camp & Conference Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHolocaust Museum Houston: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHope Rising dba Hope Rising Ministries: $15,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetChildbuilders: $15,000 over 1y, 5.6% of budgetPro-Vision Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Houston: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEmpowering Women Out of Prison Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCaitie S Foster Fam: $10,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetThe Center for Pursuit: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildproof America: $10,000 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpaulding for Children: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDepelchin Children's Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brookwood Community Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Reproductive Rights Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% 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 59.

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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.

Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable FoundationTX48× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation · Greater Houston Community Foundation · The Brown Foundation Inc · Vivian L Smith Foundation · The Powell Foundation · Strake Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · The Elkins Foundation · Centerpoint Energy Foundation Inc · Houston Endowment Inc · Harry S & Isabel C Cameron Foundation Sentinel Trust Company · The Medallion Foundation Inc

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 Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation

How much does The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation give?
The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $395,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 25 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (21%), Health (18%), Food & Nutrition (9%).
Who are The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Catholic Charities Inc ($115k), Easter Seals of Greater Houston Inc ($99k), Kids' Meals Inc ($90k).
Does The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable 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 Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation, Greater Houston Community Foundation, The Brown Foundation Inc.
Where is The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation based?
The Enrico & Sandra Di Portanova Charitable Foundation is based in TX.

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 84 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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