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The Pellerito Foundation at a glance

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The Pellerito 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.

$30k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$81kHealth$40kHuman Services$38kYouth Development$17kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kAnimals$8kHousing & Shelter$3kFood & Nutrition$3kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $20k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC$10,000
PLACE OF HOPE INC$5,000
HARBOR DEVLOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOUNDATION$5,000
PLACE OF HOPE INC$3,000
EL BETH EL DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC$2,500
EL BETH EL DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC$1,400
POSITIVI-TEE INC$1,000
ELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION$1,000
THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION$500
THE FRIENDS OF JUPITER BEACH INC$400
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $36k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 14%COMPANIONS FOR HEROES: $8k → 14%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 14%HARBOR DEVLOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOUNDATION: $5k → 14%AUTISM PROJECT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $500 → 11%PLACE OF HOPE INC: $5k → 11%PLACE OF HOPE INC: $5k → 11%PLACE OF HOPE INC: $5k → 11%PLACE OF HOPE INC: $3k → 11%THE FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION: $2k → 14%WE ARE BRAVE TOGETHER INC: $100 → 14%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

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IL
NY
PA
CA
CO
NC
SC
DC
GA
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.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 17% of The Pellerito Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Pellerito Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$124k · 8 repeat orgs$66k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against -1% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
25

Total granted

$124k
$58k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
-1%

Still filing today

100%
68%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentReligionPhilanthropyOther
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

  • PU
    PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $55k · revenue +112%
  • JM
    Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc
    3× · 2022–2024 · $30k · revenue +99%
  • PO
    PLACE OF HOPE INC
    3× · 2021–2024 · $18k · revenue +73%

Funded once

  • HOMEBOY INDUSTRIESgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +175%
  • CF
    Companions for Heroes
    one grant, 2020 · $8k · revenue -45%
  • FU
    FURMAN UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -2%
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
California Baptist University

A private institution of higher education, offering both undergraduate and graduate courses to students.

Education
2
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
3
Califonia State University East Bay Foundation Inc

Csu east bay foundation is an auxiliary organization of california state university east bay and the california state university system. the organization's mission is to provide services that aid, supplement, and advance the educational…

Education
4
Pacific University

A diverse and sustainable learning community dedicated to discovery and excellence in teaching, scholarship and practice, pacific university inspires students to think, care, create and pursue justice in our world.

Education
5
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
6
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
7
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
8
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation

Serves the mission of the university by supporting and engaging in research, entrepreneurship, community service, sponsored programs and the acquisition of private resources.

Education
9
Long Beach State Foundation

The foundation seeks, secures and manages private support for california state university, long beach. (see schedule o)as the philanthropic foundation for the university, all donations in support of our students, faculty, programs and…

Education
10
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
11
California Institute for BioMedical Research

Our mission is to build a unique institute that bridges basic research and drug discovery, and that attracts the best and brightest scientists, physicians and students to work together synergistically to find cures for neglected human…

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12
League of California Community Foundations

The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Harbor Developmental Disabilities Foundation; the most unlike its peers is We Are Brave Together. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

32 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. 32 of the 39 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
31/32
Grantees still filing
17/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $54,500 · EducationPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATIONFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $5,000 · EducationFURMAN UNIVERSITY+2 more: $1,250 · EducationPLACE OF HOPE INC: $18,000 · Human ServicesPLACE OF HOPE INCCompanions for Heroes: $8,000 · Human ServicesCompanions for Hero…HARBOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesHARBOR DEVELOPMENTA…UNION RESCUE MISSION: $2,000 · Human ServicesUNION RESCUE MISSIO…THE FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE FRIENDSHIP FOUN…+2 more: $600 · Human ServicesJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $30,000 · PhilanthropyJupiter Medical C…+1 more: $1,000 · PhilanthropyST JOHN BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL: $5,000 · OtherST JOHN BOSCO HIGH…M Czarske: $5,000 · OtherM CzarskeCATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $5,000 · OtherCATHOLIC BIG BROTH…L Carter: $5,000 · OtherL CarterMETRO COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3,000 · OtherMETRO COMMUNITY SE…LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $2,000 · OtherLOS ANGELES REGION…+11 more: $8,300 · Other+11 moreEL BETH EL DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $15,300 · Youth DevelopmentEL BETH EL DEV…HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentHOMEBOY INDUST…RANCHO CIELO INC: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $500 · HealthSpina Bifida Assoc of Western PA: $500 · HealthHOPE HARBOR HOUSING CORPORATION: $1,000 · Housing & Shelter
Education$75,750Human Services$35,600Philanthropy$31,000Other$33,300Youth Development$26,300Health$3,000Housing & Shelter$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $54,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLACE OF HOPE INC: $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEL BETH EL DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC: $15,300 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetTHE CAMPANILE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $8,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetFURMAN UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARBOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCATHOLIC BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetMETRO COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRANCHO CIELO INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE HARBOR HOUSING CORPORATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPOSITIVI-TEE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCulver City Community Scholarship Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Friends of Jupiter Beach Inc: $800 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY SOUTH BAY: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAUTISM PROJECT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpina Bifida Assoc of Western PA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity International University: $250 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.

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.

Network for GoodThe Blackbaud Giving …Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…The Bank of America C…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Network for GoodDC8.1× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Network for Good · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation 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 Pellerito Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Pellerito Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Place of Hope Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 39 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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