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The Everett & Doris Bernardo Family Foundation at a glance

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The Everett & Doris Bernardo Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$212k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
12
States reached
$39k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$858kHealth$126kRecreation & Sports$3k
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k20 grants · $73k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $139k
$5,000
Median grant
12
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL$38,900
GIFT HILL SCHOOL$35,000
CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$20,000
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY$15,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER$10,000
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE VAIL VALLEY$10,000
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY$10,000
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA$5,000
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY$5,000
ELON UNIVERSITY$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE$5,000
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN$5,000
ST OLAF COLLEGE$5,000
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–21, $100k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, 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%DENVER HOSPICE: $50k → 12%DENVER HOSPICE: $50k → 12%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

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
CT
CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
NC
GA
TX
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$921k · 40 repeat orgs$58k to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
3

Total granted

$921k
$7k

Still filing today

55%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsOther
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

  • HO
    HOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $100k · revenue +3%
  • GH
    GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC
    4× · 2021–2025 · $90k · revenue +32%
  • AC
    AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
    8× · 2017–2025 · $30k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • IS
    ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA
    one grant, 2017 · $2k
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
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
2
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
3
University of Notre Dame du Lac

See Schedule O. See explanation for Form 990, Part I, Line 1 - Organization's Mission above.

Education
4
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
5
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
6
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
7
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
8
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
9
John Carroll University

As a jesuit catholic university committed to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person, john carroll university inspires individuals of intellect and character to learn, lead and serve in the community and…

Education
10
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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11
Lewis & Clark College

Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…

Education
12
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sacred Heart University Incorporated; the most unlike its peers is University of Michigan. 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

26 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. 26 of the 49 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
20/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC: $90,000 · EducationGIFFT HILL SCHOOL INCLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $52,500 · EducationLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOCulver Educational Foundation: $50,000 · EducationCulver Educational FoundationVAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL: $38,900 · EducationVAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOLAUGUSTANA COLLEGE: $30,000 · EducationAUGUSTANA COLLEGETRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $20,000 · EducationBRADLEY UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · EducationThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $20,000 · EducationST OLAF COLLEGE: $17,500 · EducationElon University: $17,500 · EducationDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $16,000 · Education+10 more: $100,500 · Education+10 moreTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $39,000 · OtherTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLI…COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE VAIL VALLEY: $37,777 · OtherCOLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE VAIL VALLEYCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY: $29,500 · OtherCOLORADO MESA UNIVERSITYUniversity of Michigan: $25,500 · OtherUniversity of MichiganUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER: $25,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVERCOLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE: $24,920 · OtherCOLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGEGRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY: $20,000 · OtherTHE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: $20,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF SAN ANTONIO: $20,000 · OtherWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: $20,000 · OtherNORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · OtherJOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY: $17,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER: $17,000 · OtherHARPER COLLEGE: $15,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: $14,000 · Other+11 more: $68,000 · Other+11 moreHOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC: $100,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE OF …Northwestern University: $2,500 · Recreation & Sports
Education$472,900Other$410,697Human Services$100,000Recreation & Sports$2,500

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 budgetHOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC: $90,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $52,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCulver Educational Foundation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL: $38,900 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAUGUSTANA COLLEGE: $30,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $25,500 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBRADLEY UNIVERSITY: $20,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetST OLAF COLLEGE: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetElon University: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDENISON UNIVERSITY: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAURORA UNIVERSITY: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMarquette University: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSavannah College of Art and DesignInc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNew York University: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDePauw University: $2,500 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 HOSPICE OF METRO DENVER INC ↗
  • Who funds GIFFT HILL SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds Culver Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds VAIL MOUNTAIN SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds AUGUSTANA COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds University of Michigan ↗
  • Who funds THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ↗
  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds BRADLEY UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds The University of Tampa Incorporated ↗
  • Who funds ST OLAF COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Elon University ↗
  • Who funds DEPAUL UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds DENISON UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds AURORA UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Marquette University ↗
  • Who funds SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY INCORPORATED ↗
  • Who funds Savannah College of Art and DesignInc ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
  • Who funds AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY ↗

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.

National Philanthropi…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
National Philanthropic TrustPA9.7× affinity4 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Everett & Doris Bernardo Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Everett & Doris Bernardo Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: 8% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • Sacred Heart University Incorporated: 1% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 49 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 2025, released 2025. 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