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The Mascaro 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.

$923k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2025
19
Organizations funded FY2024
21%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$225,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 27
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations The Mascaro Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentArts & CultureInternationalOther
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 arriving17$923k29%
FY202419$699k21%
FY202327$536k26%
FY202227$621k63%
FY202122$637k27%
FY202027$466k41%
FY201923$765k35%
FY201820$958k70%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$4.1MEducation$2.4MArts & Culture$352kScience & Tech$264kAnimals$153kRecreation & Sports$82kHousing & Shelter$68kHuman Services$40kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
MN
NY
OH
PA
CA
VA
MD
NC
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 66 grantees
All grantees of The Mascaro Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Pittsburgh$1,771,98260%
Ccbc Foundation$400,000428%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$288,46290%
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania$232,20031%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$96,00030%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$90,30090%
American Heart Association Inc$87,10030%
ALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter$30,00021%
Humane Animal Rescue$27,38670%
Casey's Clubhouse$25,00014%
Allegheny County Parks Foundation$23,00070%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$20,95980%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$20,00010%
Homeless Children's Education Fund$15,08440%
Brother's Brother Foundation$14,00020%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc$13,20020%
Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard$12,08930%
Blood Cancer United Inc$11,72520%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$10,11930%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$9,5001n/a
Junior Achievement of Nepa Inc$9,00011%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$5,75610%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$5,00010%
Miracle League of the Northern Ohio Valley Panhandle$5,0001n/a
Project Als Inc$5,00010%
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh$5,00010%
Green Building Alliance$5,00010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$5,00010%
Riverlife$4,32010%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$4,06810%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$4,00010%
Immaculata la Salle High School Inc$4,0003n/a
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$3,42420%
South Hills Interfaith Ministries$3,00030%
The Nobilo Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
The Childrens Institute Foundation$3,00010%
Pittsburgh Italian Scholarship Fund$3,00015%
Sarah Heinz House Association$2,55010%
Nevin's Hunting Friends$2,5001n/a
Nami Keystone Pennsylvania$2,00110%
Scenic Pittsburgh$2,0001n/a
Pirates Charities$2,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Pittsburgh$2,0001n/a
Feeding America$2,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$2,00010%
Alby Breisinger Scholarship Fund$2,0001n/a
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$1,50030%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$1,25030%
The Consortium for Public Education$1,00010%
Dream On 3$1,00010%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$1,00010%
Huddle Up for Kids Foundation$1,00010%
Brothers in Arms Foundation Inc$1,00011%
Connecting Champions$1,00010%
Pregnancy Care Centers Dba Network of Life$1,00010%
Westmoreland County Food Bank Inc$1,00010%
Verland Foundation Inc$60010%
Hampton Alliance for Educational Excellence$5501n/a
Butler County Humane Society$5001n/a
The Pittsburgh Project$50010%
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall$50010%
Aware Inc$30010%
Brighton Heights Citizens Federation$25010%
Beaver County Humane Society$25010%
Saint Vincent College$14010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.3M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Mascaro Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $1,771,982 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCcbc Foundation: $400,000 over 4y, 28% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $288,462 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetHistorical Society of Western Pennsylvania: $232,200 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh: $96,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $90,300 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $87,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetALS Association Western Pennsylvania Chapter: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHumane Animal Rescue: $27,386 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCasey's Clubhouse: $25,000 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetAllegheny County Parks Foundation: $23,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $20,959 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNational Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHomeless Children's Education Fund: $15,084 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBrother's Brother Foundation: $14,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $13,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVeterans Place of Washington Boulevard: $12,089 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $11,725 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $10,119 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Nepa Inc: $9,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $5,756 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Als Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRebuilding Together Pittsburgh: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGreen Building Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverlife: $4,320 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFranciscan University of Steubenville: $4,068 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of America: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $3,424 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Hills Interfaith Ministries: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Childrens Institute Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Italian Scholarship Fund: $3,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetSarah Heinz House Association: $2,550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNami Keystone Pennsylvania: $2,001 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPirates Charities: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Pennsylvania Inc: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Consortium for Public Education: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDream On 3: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuddle Up for Kids Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBrothers in Arms Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetConnecting Champions: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPregnancy Care Centers Dba Network of Life: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 56.

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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 Pittsburgh FoundationPA41.4× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Eqt Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Grable Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · The Buhl Foundation · McCune Foundation Pnc Bank Na · The Jack Buncher Foundation · Peter C Dozzi Family Foundation Aka Eugene Dozzi Charitable Foundation · The Cigna Group 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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How do I get to The Mascaro Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Mascaro Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Mascaro Family Foundation

How much does The Mascaro Family Foundation give?
The Mascaro Family Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $922,850 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 27 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Mascaro Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (53%), Education (31%), Arts & Culture (5%).
Who are The Mascaro Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Pittsburgh ($1.8M), Ccbc Foundation ($400k), Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation ($288k).
Does The Mascaro Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Mascaro 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 Mascaro Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, Eqt Foundation, Hillman Family Foundations.
Where is The Mascaro Family Foundation based?
The Mascaro Family Foundation is based in PA.

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 113 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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