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The John J & Frank Sparacio 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.

$770k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2025
23
Organizations funded FY2024
13%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 41
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 13% of the organizations The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesInternationalArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving24$770k17%
FY202423$697k13%
FY202335$738k37%
FY202231$879k65%
FY202129$803k24%
FY202040$820k43%
FY201930$804k33%
FY201841$765kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.6MHealth$848kAnimals$754kReligion$610kEnvironment$524kInternational$451kHuman Services$197kYouth Development$195kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

AK
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MT
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MI
NY
MA
OR
SD
IN
OH
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CA
CO
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MO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
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DC
HI
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TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 80 grantees
All grantees of The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Midwife Foundation Inc$509,000824%
Bright Stars of Bethlehem Nfp$445,000510%
Thomas Jefferson University$379,82050%
Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc$172,00074%
Reality Ministries Inc$166,28563%
Christian Health Service Corps Inc$159,95553%
The Street Dog Coalition$152,51246%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$152,50040%
Churches for Middle East Peace$136,57255%
California Polytechnic State University Foundation$135,70050%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$135,00040%
Albright College$125,31920%
Champ Assistance Dogs$110,00059%
Save the Redwoods League$110,00020%
Cheyenne River Youth Project Inc$105,00041%
Woods Humane Society Inc$95,00071%
Forest Park Forever Inc$88,00030%
Cosley Foundation Inc$84,00043%
Positive Tails Inc$75,512413%
North Central College$75,00010%
Red Cloud Indian School$75,0005n/a
Los Padres Forestwatch Inc$75,00044%
St Josephs Indian School$73,4653n/a
CARE4Paws Inc$70,00041%
Hopi School Inc$67,700312%
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center$65,00033%
Global Perinatal Services$57,00015%
Little Orphan Animals Inc$50,000517%
Wolakota Waldorf Society$47,00032%
Ventana Wilderness Alliance$40,00022%
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute$40,00025%
Cornerstone Foundation$38,30023%
Oglala Lakota College$35,00020%
Friends of Sabeel-North America$35,0001n/a
Community Concern for Cats Inc$35,00034%
Native American Land Conservancy$32,45015%
Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc Dba Global Refuge$30,00010%
Kids Alive International Inc$30,00010%
St Augustine Indian Mission$30,0003n/a
American Indian Child Resource Center$29,65022%
Bastyr University$28,00020%
Shadows Fund Incorporated$25,55423%
University of Colorado Foundation$25,00010%
Soaring Eagle$25,00030%
American Indian College Fund$25,00020%
Wolf Point Pound Puppies Animal Rescue$25,000110%
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation$25,00030%
Project Street Vet$20,00022%
American Rivers Inc$20,00010%
Cat Depot$15,00030%
Haa Tooch Licheesh$15,00012%
Positive Solutions for a Sound Beginning Nfp$11,7001n/a
Native American Heritage Association$10,00010%
San Francisco Food Bank$10,00020%
People's Resource Center$10,00020%
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano$10,00020%
Native Renewables Inc$10,00010%
St Louis Area Food Bank Inc$10,00020%
The Toby Project Inc$10,00016%
Monument Crisis Center$10,00020%
Hawaii United Methodist Union$10,0001n/a
American Near East Refugee Aid$10,00010%
Ileap$10,00012%
BronxCare Health Systems$7,50010%
Satchels Last Resort$7,12011%
United Spay Alliance$7,00012%
United Palestinian Appeal Inc$6,00010%
Berea's Animal Rescue Fund Inc$5,00011%
Native American Veterans Assistance$5,00010%
Native American Rights Fund Inc$5,00010%
Southwest Indian Foundation$5,0001n/a
Aging Ahead Foundation$5,0001n/a
Noah's Lost Ark Inc$5,00010%
American Indian Council Inc$5,0001n/a
Mission Harvest America Inc$5,0001n/a
Bronx Community Cats Inc$5,0001n/a
Lindsay Wildlife Museum$5,00010%
Feline Network of the Central Coast$5,00011%
Wildlife Rescue Center$5,00011%
St Jude School Dba St Jude Mission School$2,00012%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Midwife Foundation Inc: $509,000 over 8y, 24% of budgetBright Stars of Bethlehem Nfp: $445,000 over 5y, 9.6% of budgetThomas Jefferson University: $379,820 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHudson Highlands Land Trust Inc: $172,000 over 7y, 3.7% of budgetReality Ministries Inc: $166,285 over 6y, 3.1% of budgetChristian Health Service Corps Inc: $159,955 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetThe Street Dog Coalition: $152,512 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetThe Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame: $152,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChurches for Middle East Peace: $136,572 over 5y, 5.4% of budgetCalifornia Polytechnic State University Foundation: $135,700 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $135,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAlbright College: $125,319 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChamp Assistance Dogs: $110,000 over 5y, 8.7% of budgetSave the Redwoods League: $110,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCheyenne River Youth Project Inc: $105,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetWoods Humane Society Inc: $95,000 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $88,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetCosley Foundation Inc: $84,000 over 4y, 3.0% of budgetPositive Tails Inc: $75,512 over 4y, 13% of budgetNorth Central College: $75,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLos Padres Forestwatch Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetCARE4Paws Inc: $70,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetHopi School Inc: $67,700 over 3y, 12% of budgetKlamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center: $65,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetGlobal Perinatal Services: $57,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetLittle Orphan Animals Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 17% of budgetWolakota Waldorf Society: $47,000 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetVentana Wilderness Alliance: $40,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetHopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute: $40,000 over 2y, 5.4% of budgetCornerstone Foundation: $38,300 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetOglala Lakota College: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Concern for Cats Inc: $35,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetNative American Land Conservancy: $32,450 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetLutheran Immigration & Refugee Service Inc Dba Global Refuge: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKids Alive International Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Indian Child Resource Center: $29,650 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetBastyr University: $28,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShadows Fund Incorporated: $25,554 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoaring Eagle: $25,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWolf Point Pound Puppies Animal Rescue: $25,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetJoybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetProject Street Vet: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCat Depot: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHaa Tooch Licheesh: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $10,000 over 1y, 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 69.

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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.

The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's FundCA19.6× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund · Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation · Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Patagoniaorg · The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals · Petco Love · Bragg Health Foundation · The Grey Muzzle Organization · Novo Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Greater Good Charities

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 John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation

How much does The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation give?
The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $770,430 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 41 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (29%), Health (15%), Animals (14%).
Who are The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The Midwife Foundation Inc ($509k), Bright Stars of Bethlehem Nfp ($445k), Thomas Jefferson University ($380k).
Does The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The John J & Frank Sparacio 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 John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Duffield Family Foundation Dba Maddie's Fund, Thornton S Jr and Katrina D Glide Foundation, Ethel Frends Charitable Foundation.
Where is The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation based?
The John J & Frank Sparacio Foundation is based in NJ.

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 116 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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