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The Zanelli Family Foundation at a glance

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The Zanelli 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.

$7k
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$2k
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.

Youth Development$188kHealth$44kPhilanthropy$30kAnimals$19kPublic Safety & Disaster$15kHuman Services$14kArts & Culture$12kRecreation & Sports$4kOther$0
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EL PASO ART ASSOCIATION$2,000
ST JUDES$2,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MINNESOTA$1,500
SECOND CHANCE WILDLIFE RESCUE$1,000
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 (FY17–19, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 80% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WIND RUSH FARM: $500 → 10%ACT 4 MINISTRY: $2k → 12%WIND RUSH FARM: $500 → 10%ACT 4 MINISTRY: $2k → 12%ACT 4 MINISTRY: $500 → 12%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

MN
IL
NY
MA
OH
CT
VA
KS
TN
SC
GA
TX
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.
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 9% of The Zanelli Family Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

The Zanelli Family 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.

81%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$254k · 14 repeat orgs$61k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 10 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
17

Total granted

$254k
$61k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+82%

Still filing today

50%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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
HealthAnimalsHuman ServicesOther
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

  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $15k · revenue +145%
  • A4
    ACTS 4 MINISTRY INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $4k · revenue +5%
  • SO
    SPECIAL OLYMPICS MINNESOTA INC
    4× · 2018–2024 · $4k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $15k
  • BH
    Bethesda Hospital Foundation Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +186%
  • BD
    BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $10k · revenue +162%
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
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
2
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
3
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To ensure every companion animal has access to quality medical care, compassionate shelter, and a loving home.

Animals
4
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
5
Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
6
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
7
Global Down Syndrome Foundation

To significantly improve the lives of people with down syndrome through research, medical care, education and advocacy. an important part of this mission is to support the global affiliate organizations that we helped establish and…

Health
8
Blood Cancer United Inc

Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

Health
9
Children's Hospital & Research Center At Oakland

The mission of children's hospital & research center at oakland is to protect and advance the health and well-being of children through clinical care, teaching and research.

Health
10
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
11
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation

Phoenix children's hospital foundation supports phoenix children's hospital through fundraising ensuring that the hospital continues to stay on the leading edge of pediatric medicine and is equipped to fulfill its mission to advance hope,…

Health
12
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc; the most unlike its peers is El Paso Art Association Inc. 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

17 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. 17 of the 32 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/17
Grantees still filing
13/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KIWANIS OF FIVE TOWN: $155,000 · OtherKIWANIS OF FIVE TOWNBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: $33,000 · OtherBOYS AND GIRLS CLUB9463 FOUNDATION: $15,000 · Other9463 FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientEL PASO ART ASSOCIATION INC: $12,000 · OtherBethesda Hospital Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Other+13 more: $30,250 · Other+13 moreMcPherson County Community Foundation: $30,000 · PhilanthropyMcPherson…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $14,500 · HealthRonald McDonald House Global: $5,000 · HealthAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $1,000 · HealthSHARE SELF-HELP FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER INC: $1,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $1,000 · HealthBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $10,000 · AnimalsLAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND INC: $2,500 · AnimalsSECOND CHANCE WILDLIFE RESCUE: $2,000 · AnimalsBound For College Inc: $1,500 · AnimalsPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $1,000 · AnimalsACTS 4 MINISTRY INC: $4,000 · Human ServicesWINDRUSH FARM THERAPEUTIC EQUITATION INC: $1,000 · Human Services
Other$270,250Philanthropy$30,000Health$22,500Animals$17,000Human Services$5,000

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 budgetMcPherson County Community Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEL PASO ART ASSOCIATION INC: $12,000 over 4y, 4.6% of budgetBethesda Hospital Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBIG DOG RANCH RESCUE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetACTS 4 MINISTRY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MINNESOTA INC: $3,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSECOND CHANCE WILDLIFE RESCUE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBound For College Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetACHIEVEMENT CENTERS FOR CHILDREN: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHARE SELF-HELP FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWINDRUSH FARM THERAPEUTIC EQUITATION INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $1,000 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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Pfizer Foundation…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY10.2× affinity4 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Zanelli Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Zanelli Family 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%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Big Dog Ranch Rescue Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get 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 · 0–10%
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 32 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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