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The Roessner Family Foundation Inc

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.

$680k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2025
33
Organizations funded FY2024
27%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$125,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 43
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
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, 27% of the organizations The Roessner Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200k 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
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving28$680k32%
FY202433$650k27%
FY202343$657k30%
FY202235$593k29%
FY202135$458k34%
FY202028$240k25%
FY201928$189k18%
FY201824$161k58%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$774kPhilanthropy$762kHuman Services$635kEducation$407kArts & Culture$392kHousing & Shelter$173kScience & Tech$150kFood & Nutrition$125kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
NY
MA
PA
NJ
RI
VA
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 71 grantees
All grantees of The Roessner Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation$307,000814%
Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation Inc$225,00027%
Mental Health Collaborative Inc$165,500612%
Vermont Farm-To-School Inc$125,00073%
Perkins School for the Blind$115,00050%
Nativity School of Worcester Inc$105,00080%
Cardinal Cushing Centers Inc$102,50040%
Hopkinton Center for the Arts$94,00081%
Friendship Home Inc$90,00051%
Cape Cod Children's Place Inc$90,00071%
One Mission Inc$80,00061%
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center Inc$80,00076%
Rise Above Foundation Inc$74,50082%
Duxbury Bay Maritime School Inc$72,50041%
Lamoille Family Center Inc$67,50061%
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs$65,0007n/a
Family Promise Metrowest Inc$65,00051%
Naples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$63,00071%
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$60,00051%
North Central Vermont Recovery Center Inc$60,00035%
Bethany Hill Place$47,50061%
Plymouth County Family Support Inc$40,00031%
Pleasant Bay Community Boating Inc$40,00031%
South Shore Conservatory of Music Inc$40,00030%
Homeless Prevention Council Inc$30,00020%
National Braille Press Inc$30,00030%
The Arc of the South Shore Inc$30,00030%
Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc$26,00060%
South Shore Stars Inc$25,00020%
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation Inc$25,0002n/a
Northeast Arc Inc$25,00010%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$25,00010%
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod$20,00021%
Albright College$20,00030%
Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England$18,00024%
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History$17,50021%
House of Possibilities Inc$15,00010%
Silver Lining Mentoring Inc$15,00020%
Cape Cod Tech Foundation Inc$15,00017%
Boys & Girls Club of Cape Cod Inc$15,0001n/a
Developmental Disabilities Management Assistance Inc$15,00011%
Champ Homes Inc$15,00012%
AVOW Hospice Inc$15,0001n/a
Charity for Change Inc$15,00010%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$15,00010%
Hope Hospice and Community Services Inc$15,00010%
Dignity Matters Inc$15,00030%
Behavioral Health Innovators Inc$15,00014%
Thrive Support and Advocacy Inc$12,50030%
Smile Mass Inc$10,00011%
Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee Inc$10,00010%
Spectrum Youth and Family Services Inc$10,00010%
Whole Child Inc$10,0001n/a
Green Mountain United Way Inc$10,00011%
Cape Arts & Entertainment Inc$10,00010%
Tides Family Services Inc$10,00010%
Thornton Burgess Society Inc$10,0001n/a
Sharing Kindness Inc$10,00012%
Link Education Partners Inc$10,00020%
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program Inc$10,00020%
Earthwalk Vermont Inc$10,00022%
Crossroads for Kids Inc$10,00010%
Valerie's House Inc$10,00010%
The May Institute Inc$10,00010%
Children's Discovery Museum of Cape Cod Inc$10,0001n/a
Heroes in Transition Inc$7,50011%
Spring Lake Ranch Inc$7,50020%
The Nature Connection Inc$5,00012%
Cohasset Working Dog Foundation$5,0001n/a
Children Across America$2,5001n/a
Epoch Inc$1,00014%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($813k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Roessner Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetVermont Childrens Trust Foundation: $307,000 over 8y, 14% of budgetShadow Wood Charitable Foundation Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetMental Health Collaborative Inc: $165,500 over 6y, 12% of budgetVermont Farm-To-School Inc: $125,000 over 7y, 2.7% of budgetPerkins School for the Blind: $115,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNativity School of Worcester Inc: $105,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetCardinal Cushing Centers Inc: $102,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHopkinton Center for the Arts: $94,000 over 8y, 1.2% of budgetFriendship Home Inc: $90,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCape Cod Children's Place Inc: $90,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetOne Mission Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetChatham Marconi Maritime Center Inc: $80,000 over 7y, 6.1% of budgetRise Above Foundation Inc: $74,500 over 8y, 2.1% of budgetDuxbury Bay Maritime School Inc: $72,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetLamoille Family Center Inc: $67,500 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFamily Promise Metrowest Inc: $65,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetNaples Therapeutic Riding Center Inc: $63,000 over 7y, 0.8% of budgetThe Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children: $60,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetNorth Central Vermont Recovery Center Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetBethany Hill Place: $47,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetPlymouth County Family Support Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetPleasant Bay Community Boating Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetSouth Shore Conservatory of Music Inc: $40,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetHomeless Prevention Council Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNational Braille Press Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Arc of the South Shore Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGolden PAWS Assistance Dogs Inc: $26,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSouth Shore Stars Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNortheast Arc Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arts Foundation of Cape Cod: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetAlbright College: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSpina Bifida Association of Greater New England: $18,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetCape Cod Museum of Natural History: $17,500 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetHouse of Possibilities Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSilver Lining Mentoring Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCape Cod Tech Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 6.5% of budgetDevelopmental Disabilities Management Assistance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetChamp Homes Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetCharity for Change Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCanine Companions for Independence Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHope Hospice and Community Services Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDignity Matters Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetBehavioral Health Innovators Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetThrive Support and Advocacy Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSmile Mass Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPathways Early Education Center of Immokalee Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSpectrum Youth and Family Services Inc: $10,000 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 62.

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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.

Eastern Bank FoundationMA41.4× affinity23 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc · Cape Cod Foundation Inc · Mutual Bancorp Foundation Inc Fka Cape Cod 5 Foundation Inc · Arbella Insurance Foundation · Lyndon Paul Lorusso Charitable Foundatio · GivenGain Foundation USA · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Bilezikian Family Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · The Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism Inc · The Hopkinton Country Club Charitable Fo

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 Roessner Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Roessner Family Foundation Inc give?
The Roessner Family Foundation Inc reported 28 grants totaling $680,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 43 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Roessner Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (21%), Philanthropy (20%), Human Services (17%).
Who are The Roessner Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation ($307k), Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation Inc ($225k), Mental Health Collaborative Inc ($166k).
Does The Roessner Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Roessner 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 Roessner Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Eastern Bank Foundation, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation Inc, Cape Cod Foundation Inc.
Where is The Roessner Family Foundation Inc based?
The Roessner Family Foundation Inc is based in MA.

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 96 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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