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The Leonettio'Connell Family 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.

$1.9M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2024
24
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$325,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 41
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$94M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $341k 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
EducationHealthHuman ServicesAnimalsEmploymentRecreation & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving44$1.7M61%
FY202324$2.4M29%
FY202228$2.6M39%
FY202128$2.6M21%
FY202027$2.9M22%
FY201941$3.2M29%
FY201836$2.1M25%
FY201737$2.1Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$14MHealth$1.8MScience & Tech$1.5MHuman Services$1.5MPhilanthropy$1.1MEnvironment$852kArts & Culture$638kEmployment$350kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MN
NY
MA
OR
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
VA
MD
DC
LA

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Loyola Marymount University$1,680,00040%
California Science Center Foundation$1,325,00081%
Scholarmatch Inc$1,297,000215%
The Roxbury Latin School$1,100,00083%
Young Eisner Scholars$1,040,000814%
Marymount High School$1,000,0001n/a
Essential Access Health$740,02222%
Harvard-Westlake School$531,00030%
Jewish Free Loan Association$407,50047%
The J Paul Getty Trust$375,00080%
Show all 76 grantees
All grantees of The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Loyola Marymount University$1,680,00040%
California Science Center Foundation$1,325,00081%
Scholarmatch Inc$1,297,000215%
The Roxbury Latin School$1,100,00083%
Young Eisner Scholars$1,040,000814%
Marymount High School$1,000,0001n/a
Essential Access Health$740,02222%
Harvard-Westlake School$531,00030%
Jewish Free Loan Association$407,50047%
The J Paul Getty Trust$375,00080%
Lift Inc$360,36052%
Regents of the University of California$350,0003n/a
Human-I-T$350,00022%
Bay Area Hybrid College Initiative DBA Rivet School$350,00024%
Carlthorp School$315,00070%
Foundation for California Community Colleges$300,00060%
Williams College$250,00010%
Hernia Repair for the Underserved$250,000235%
Center for Excellence in Education$240,00033%
Marlborough School$202,50040%
Turning Point School$164,50070%
Southern California Public Radio$155,00020%
Shoes That Fit$150,00071%
Southwestern Law School$150,00050%
College Track$150,00020%
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools$138,00010%
Temple Isaiah$135,0006n/a
Southern California Grantmakers$118,20061%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$100,00010%
Dominican University of California$100,00010%
Upstream USA Inc$100,00011%
Nativity Hs$100,0001n/a
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles$100,00010%
The Posse Foundation Inc$100,00020%
Institute for Nonprofit News$100,00011%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$100,00010%
Yale University$93,0601n/a
Scripps College$80,00030%
Fordham University$78,52810%
University of Oregon Foundation$64,00020%
Covenant House California$60,00040%
Children's Institute Inc$57,50030%
Los Angeles Parks Foundation$50,00012%
St Mary Medical Center Foundation$50,00011%
One Degree$50,0001n/a
Educators for Excellence Inc$50,00020%
Upward Bound House$40,00020%
The Colleagues Inc$35,00042%
The School of Los Angeles$30,00030%
Strive Foundation$30,00011%
Wested$25,0001n/a
Oceana Inc$24,00030%
Sustainable Conservation$18,00020%
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society$15,52020%
Wags and Walks$15,00020%
Immigrant Defenders Law Center$10,00010%
Natis House$10,00012%
Habits of Waste$10,00014%
Crete Academy$10,00010%
Jazz Hands for Autism$10,00011%
Youth Justice Coalition Inc$10,00010%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$10,00010%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$10,00010%
Peace Over Violence$10,0001n/a
Colgate University$5,04010%
The California Desert Land Conservancy$5,00010%
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles$5,00010%
Project Angel Food$5,00010%
Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute$5,00011%
Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation$5,0001n/a
Casa of Los Angeles$5,00010%
GuideStar USA Inc$5,00010%
Defenders of Wildlife$4,50020%
US Lacrosse Inc$50010%
International Wolf Center$50010%
USA Hockey Foundation$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 39 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 67 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLoyola Marymount University: $1,680,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Science Center Foundation: $1,325,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetScholarmatch Inc: $1,297,000 over 2y, 15% of budgetThe Roxbury Latin School: $1,100,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetYoung Eisner Scholars: $1,040,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetEssential Access Health: $740,022 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetHarvard-Westlake School: $531,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetJewish Free Loan Association: $407,500 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetThe J Paul Getty Trust: $375,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLift Inc: $360,360 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetHuman-I-T: $350,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetBay Area Hybrid College Initiative DBA Rivet School: $350,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetCarlthorp School: $315,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetFoundation for California Community Colleges: $300,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWilliams College: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHernia Repair for the Underserved: $250,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetCenter for Excellence in Education: $240,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetMarlborough School: $202,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTurning Point School: $164,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $155,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetShoes That Fit: $150,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetSouthwestern Law School: $150,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCollege Track: $150,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPartnership for Los Angeles Schools: $138,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSouthern California Grantmakers: $118,200 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDominican University of California: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUpstream USA Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Los Angeles: $100,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Posse Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit News: $100,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScripps College: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $78,528 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Oregon Foundation: $64,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House California: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Institute Inc: $57,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Parks Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetSt Mary Medical Center Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEducators for Excellence Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUpward Bound House: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Colleagues Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetThe School of Los Angeles: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetStrive Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetOceana Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSustainable Conservation: $18,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSea Shepherd Conservation Society: $15,520 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWags and Walks: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% 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 67.

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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.

California Community FoundationCA33.8× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · The California Endowment · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · The James Irvine Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ralph M Parsons 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 Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation

How much does The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation give?
The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $1,927,013 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 41 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (63%), Health (8%), Science & Tech (7%).
Who are The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Loyola Marymount University ($1.7M), California Science Center Foundation ($1.3M), Scholarmatch Inc ($1.3M).
Does The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Leonettio'Connell Family 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 Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Ahmanson Foundation, Conrad N Hilton Foundation.
Where is The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation based?
The Leonettio'Connell Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 122 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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