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The Vespa Family Foundationinc at a glance

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The Vespa Family Foundationinc

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.

$44k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$37k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$367kYouth Development$27kHealth$23kReligion$18kHuman Services$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$4kArts & Culture$3kAnimals$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $37k
$500
Median grant
5
States reached
$349k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL$36,574
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN SCIENCE$1,892
MSK GIVING ( MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER)$1,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
THE VALLEY HOSPITAL$1,000
LATINO MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF NJ$600
TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION$500
RAMAPO BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE INC$265
NETWORK FOR GOOD$206
CARING FOR COLOMBIA$200
FRANKLIN LAKES VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP$200
FRANKLIN LAKES FIRE DEPT$150
THE 200 CLUB OF BERGEN$100
02The need
03

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 (FY20–23, $254) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 39% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%REBECCA'S HOMESTEAD INC: $154 → 6%COVENANT HOUSE: $100 → 17%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

VT
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DE
AZ
DC
GA
TX
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.
04

Where the work is directed

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

About 99% of The Vespa Family Foundationinc’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 29% of the giving stays in NJ; by stated purpose, 0%.

The Vespa Family Foundationinclessmore 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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$370k · 29 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +7% for those funded once.

29 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

29
35

Total granted

$370k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+7%

Still filing today

38%
34%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthPublic Safety & DisasterPhilanthropyHuman ServicesPublic BenefitOther
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

  • NY
    NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL
    4× · 2021–2024 · $115k · revenue +5%
  • TV
    THE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC
    3× · 2019–2024 · $3k · revenue +46%
  • MI
    MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC
    4× · 2017–2021 · $2k · revenue +38%

Funded once

  • TC
    Teachers College Columbia University
    one grant, 2021 · $9k · revenue +7%
  • THE WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $2k · revenue +26%
  • KV
    KARINA VETRANO MEMORIAL FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $1k
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
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Fordham University

Fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through education of the highest quality. for more information, see schedule o.

Education
4
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
5
Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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6
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
7
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
8
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
9
Neurology Associates of Stony Brook University Faculty Practice Corp

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
10
Stony Brook Surgical Associates University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
11
Stony Brook Urology University Faculty Practice Corporation

Provide clinical instruction to and supervision of medical school students, interns and residents and, incident thereto, rendering professional services.

Health
12
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York; the most unlike its peers is The Maplebrook School Foundation. 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

30 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. 30 of the 72 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
19/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: $114,824 · EducationNEW YORK LAW SCHOOLTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $73,400 · EducationTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORKFairleigh Dickinson University: $65,800 · EducationFairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeachers College Columbia University: $9,000 · Education+2 more: $1,073 · EducationLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BROOKLYN: $68,825 · OtherLONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BROOKLYNMARYLAND UNIVERSITY: $32,472 · OtherMARYLAND UNIVERSITYNNJC BSA (BOY SCOUTS): $19,480 · OtherNNJC BSA (BOY SCOUTS)MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE SALESIAN SISTERS INC: $16,800 · OtherMISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE SALESIAN SISTERS INCIndividual grant recipient: $7,600 · OtherNNJC BSA ( BOYS SCOUTS): $7,500 · Other+50 more: $43,723 · Other+50 moreTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC: $3,200 · HealthFRANKLIN LAKES VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE JONATHAN BURKLUND: $1,650 · HealthFRANKLIN LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $850 · Public Safety & DisasterWinhall Fire Department Inc: $800 · Public Safety & DisasterNETWORK FOR GOOD: $206 · Public Safety & DisasterMANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $1,650 · Public BenefitLeadership Institute: $125 · Public BenefitNew Jersey Audubon Society: $1,200 · EnvironmentHEDGE FUNDS CARE INC: $850 · PhilanthropyUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $150 · Philanthropy
Education$264,097Other$196,400Health$4,850Public Safety & Disaster$1,856Public Benefit$1,775Environment$1,200Philanthropy$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNEW YORK LAW SCHOOL: $114,824 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK: $73,400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFairleigh Dickinson University: $65,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Institute for Human Science: $1,892 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $1,650 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRANKLIN LAKES VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE JONATHAN BURKLUND: $1,650 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNew Jersey Audubon Society: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT INC: $1,010 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetREED ACADEMY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAPLEBROOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $973 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEDGE FUNDS CARE INC: $850 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRANKLIN LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $850 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetWinhall Fire Department Inc: $800 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWYCKOFF FAMILY YMCA: $628 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALL STARS PROJECT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED UKRAINIAN AMERICAN RELIEF COMMITTEE INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE INC: $265 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $206 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFOUNDATION CARING FOR COLOMBIA LTD: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREBECCAS HOMESTEAD INCORPORATED: $154 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA'S CHARITIES: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Institute: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLondonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $100 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.

  • Who funds NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ↗
  • Who funds Fairleigh Dickinson University ↗
  • Who funds Teachers College Columbia University ↗
  • Who funds THE VALLEY HOSPITAL INC ↗
  • Who funds THE WHARTON INSTITUTE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds California Institute for Human Science ↗
  • Who funds MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds FRANKLIN LAKES VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE JONATHAN BURKLUND ↗
  • Who funds New Jersey Audubon Society ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT INC ↗
  • Who funds REED ACADEMY ↗
  • Who funds THE MAPLEBROOK SCHOOL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HEDGE FUNDS CARE INC ↗
  • Who funds FRANKLIN LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT INC ↗
  • Who funds Winhall Fire Department Inc ↗
  • Who funds WYCKOFF FAMILY YMCA ↗

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 Pfizer Foundation…Columbia Bank Foundat…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The Ayco Charitable F…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY13.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Columbia Bank Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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 Vespa Family Foundationinc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Vespa Family Foundationinc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Turning Point Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University: 2% of income from government
  • The Valley Hospital Inc: 1% of income from government
  • New Jersey Audubon Society: 1% of income from government
  • Wyckoff Family Ymca: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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.
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How do I get to The Vespa Family Foundationinc?

Find your warmest path to The Vespa Family Foundationinc 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.

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 72 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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