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The Geaton and Joann Decesaris 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.

$850k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
59
Grants FY2024
56
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$300,000
Organizations funded a year
48 to 57
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$14M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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 arriving59$850k10%
FY202356$730k14%
FY202255$844k9%
FY202157$967k19%
FY202054$730k19%
FY201954$669k30%
FY201849$779k22%
FY201748$802kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$4.1MEducation$562kReligion$470kHuman Services$407kCommunity Improvement$280kHousing & Shelter$148kFood & Nutrition$114kPhilanthropy$47kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MN
NY
MA
NV
IA
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 69 grantees
All grantees of The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Annapolis Wellness Corporation$282,144822%
Metavivor Research and Support Inc$225,00081%
Dysautonomia International Inc$220,00083%
Human Development Corporation Ta the Su$173,45051%
Ulman Foundation Inc$167,00042%
The Johns Hopkins Hospital$161,00070%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$155,00080%
Fort Meade Alliance Inc$150,00048%
Sarahs House Inc$145,000812%
Chrysalis House Inc$140,00080%
Decesarisprout Cancer Foundation Inc$124,000842%
Warrior Events Inc$110,000729%
Anne Arundel County Food Bank Inc$95,00050%
Lung Cancer Alliance$80,00032%
Leslies Week$80,000817%
Hospice of the Chesapeake Inc$77,00080%
Miracle Flights$75,00080%
Divine Mercy Corporation$65,50086%
The Summit School$65,00030%
The One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc$60,00080%
Archbishop Spalding High School$60,0003n/a
Tourette Association of America Inc$60,00060%
Bishop McNamara High School$60,0003n/a
Epilepsy Foundation of America$50,00050%
Missionaries of Charity Inc$50,0008n/a
Holy Family Catholic Church$43,5008n/a
Sharebaby Inc$27,00041%
Pinked Perspective Inc$25,50082%
Maine Association of Math Leagues$25,0004n/a
Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc$25,00020%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$25,0002n/a
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc$25,00040%
For the Girls Inc$25,00060%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$20,00040%
Gary Lee Ryon Jr Memorial Foundation Inc$20,0002n/a
Believe Big Inc$20,00031%
Luminis Health Inc$20,00020%
World Central Kitchen Inc$20,00030%
The Light House Inc$20,00010%
Caring Cupboard LLC$17,50038%
Hope for Henry Foundation$15,00030%
Beyond Borders Inc$13,00050%
Stef Ripple Inc$12,50086%
Morgans Message Inc$11,00031%
Adnp Kids Research Foundation$11,00071%
Brightfocus Foundation$10,00020%
Friends of the Light House Inc$10,00012%
The Key School Inc$10,00010%
Happy Helpers for the Homeless$10,00014%
Indian Creek School Inc$10,00010%
Freedom Service Dogs Inc$10,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00030%
For Ellie Foundation Inc$9,5006n/a
Mary Kay Ash Foundation$6,00060%
The Liz Logelin Foundation$5,0001n/a
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel County Md Inc$5,00030%
Bahamas Hope Foundation Inc$5,00015%
Blood Cancer United Inc$5,00010%
Live Water Co$4,00045%
Special Olympics Maryland Inc$3,50010%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$3,50010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$3,50030%
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression$3,50010%
Sister of Mary Boystown and Girlstown Inc$2,00020%
Hydrocephalus Association$2,00020%
Expect Miracles Foundation$2,00020%
Our Rescue$1,00010%
Kennedy Krieger Institute Inc$1,0001n/a
George Mason University Foundation Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 59 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAnnapolis Wellness Corporation: $282,144 over 8y, 22% of budgetMetavivor Research and Support Inc: $225,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetDysautonomia International Inc: $220,000 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetHuman Development Corporation Ta the Su: $173,450 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetUlman Foundation Inc: $167,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetThe Johns Hopkins Hospital: $161,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $155,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFort Meade Alliance Inc: $150,000 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetSarahs House Inc: $145,000 over 8y, 12% of budgetChrysalis House Inc: $140,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetDecesarisprout Cancer Foundation Inc: $124,000 over 8y, 42% of budgetWarrior Events Inc: $110,000 over 7y, 29% of budgetAnne Arundel County Food Bank Inc: $95,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetLung Cancer Alliance: $80,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLeslies Week: $80,000 over 8y, 17% of budgetHospice of the Chesapeake Inc: $77,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMiracle Flights: $75,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetDivine Mercy Corporation: $65,500 over 8y, 5.6% of budgetThe Summit School: $65,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe One Love Foundation in Honor of Yeardley Love Inc: $60,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetTourette Association of America Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSharebaby Inc: $27,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetPinked Perspective Inc: $25,500 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetAnne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFoundation for the National Institutes of Health Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFor the Girls Inc: $25,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBelieve Big Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetLuminis Health Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Light House Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCaring Cupboard LLC: $17,500 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetHope for Henry Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBeyond Borders Inc: $13,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetStef Ripple Inc: $12,500 over 8y, 6.1% of budgetMorgans Message Inc: $11,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetAdnp Kids Research Foundation: $11,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetBrightfocus Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Light House Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Key School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHappy Helpers for the Homeless: $10,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetIndian Creek School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFreedom Service Dogs Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMary Kay Ash Foundation: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Anne Arundel County Md Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBahamas Hope Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.6% 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.

Community Foundation of Anne Arundel CoMD29.7× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Koch Family Foundation Inc · Edward St John Foundation Inc · The Jm Kaplan Fund Inc · Allegis Group Foundation Inc · The James M and Margaret V Stine Foundation Inc · John Vos Family Foundation Inc · Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · The Northrop Grumman 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 Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc give?
The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc reported 59 grants totaling $849,550 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 57 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (65%), Education (9%), Religion (7%).
Who are The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Annapolis Wellness Corporation ($282k), Metavivor Research and Support Inc ($225k), Dysautonomia International Inc ($220k).
Does The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc 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 Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Anne Arundel Co, T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc.
Where is The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc based?
The Geaton and Joann Decesaris Family Foundation Inc is based in MD.

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 115 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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