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Zukowski Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Zukowski Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$32k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$86kRecreation & Sports$72kFood & Nutrition$25kHousing & Shelter$23kHealth$21kPublic Benefit$9kHuman Services$8kReligion$6kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k6 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$2,500
Median grant
3
States reached
$104k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC$15,000
PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY$7,000
SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA$4,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT$2,500
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD$2,500
GREAT FALLS SYMPHONY ASSOC INC$1,000
FLAGLER HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC$200
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 (FY21–23, $7k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HAMMOCK DUNES CARES INC: $3k → 9%HAMMOCK DUNES CARES INC: $2k → 9%HAMMOCK DUNES CARES INC: $2k → 9%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

ME
MT
IL
NY
MA
CT
RI
VA
MD
TN
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.
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.
$240k · 20 repeat orgs$18k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +37% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
10

Total granted

$240k
$18k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+37%
+11%

Still filing today

60%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $200 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
EducationRecreation & SportsFood & NutritionYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesReligionOther
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

  • HI
    HOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $60k · revenue +70%
  • PC
    PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
    5× · 2018–2024 · $23k · revenue +15%
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2023 · $19k · revenue +79%

Funded once

  • RI
    REBIRTH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2022 · $6k · revenue -95%
  • FO
    FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS INC
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
  • ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +21%
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
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
2
Fairfield University

To establish, organize, maintain and conduct an institution for secondary, undergraduate and graduate education in the state of connecticut, and to perform such other works of education, charity and religion. see schedule o.

Education
3
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
4
Seton Hall University

Seton hall university is a catholic institution of higher education

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5
Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, a 501(c)(3) institution of higher education, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the liberal arts and in graduate and professional education. The organization is comprised of seven constituent parts: Wake…

Education
6
Trustees of Boston College

Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…

Education
7
Monmouth University Inc

See schedule omonmouth university is a comprehensive institution of higher education committed to excellence and integrity in teaching, scholarship and service. through its offerings in liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs,…

Education
8
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
9
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
10
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
11
Georgian Court University

Georgian court university (gcu), provides a comprehensive liberal arts education and is open to students of all faiths, delivers a curriculum that promotes scholarship, service, and personal development.

Education
12
Desales University

Desales is a catholic, salesian university that inspires transformative learning through the liberal arts and professional studies by energizing students to be who they are and be that well.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Rebirth International Ministries. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

22 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. 22 of the 31 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)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
16/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC: $18,750 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUN…UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: $16,250 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF HARTFORDHusson University: $10,000 · EducationHusson UniversityTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · EducationTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATI…University of New Haven: $10,000 · EducationUniversity of New HavenTHE CCSU FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · EducationTHE CCSU FOUNDATION INC+3 more: $5,500 · Education+3 moreRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: $23,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONALD HOUSENATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT: $10,000 · OtherNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND…JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN CENTER: $10,000 · OtherJOHNS HOPKINS CHILDREN CENTERTOWN OF PLYMOUTH: $8,750 · OtherTOWN OF PLYMOUTHCHARITY CYCLING: $4,000 · OtherCHARITY CYCLINGGREAT FALLS SYMPHONY ASSOC INC: $4,000 · OtherGREAT FALLS SYMPHONY ASSOC INCROTARY CLUB OF TERRYVILLE: $3,750 · OtherTERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: $3,000 · OtherFROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS INC: $2,583 · Other+5 more: $5,700 · Other+5 moreHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $59,500 · Recreation & SportsHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND IN…SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA INC: $7,750 · Recreation & SportsSPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA INC+1 more: $267 · Recreation & SportsPLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $22,800 · Food & NutritionPLYMOUTH C…HAMMOCK DUNES CARES INC F/K/A HAMMOCK DUNES CARES LLC: $7,000 · Human ServicesREBIRTH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES: $6,000 · ReligionTHE BRIDGE BUILDING PROGRAM INC: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · Health
Education$78,000Other$74,783Recreation & Sports$67,517Food & Nutrition$22,800Human Services$7,000Religion$6,000Youth Development$1,000Health$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 budgetHOLE IN THE WALL GANG FUND INC: $59,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: $22,800 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC: $18,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: $16,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHusson University: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of New Haven: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF CONNECTICUT: $10,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA INC: $7,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CCSU FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHAMMOCK DUNES CARES INC F/K/A HAMMOCK DUNES CARES LLC: $7,000 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetREBIRTH INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES: $6,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetGREAT FALLS SYMPHONY ASSOC INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIENA UNIVERSITY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRIDGE BUILDING PROGRAM INC: $1,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEASTER SEALS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMBRIDGE CAMPING ASSOCIATION INC: $267 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlagler Habitat For Humanity Inc: $200 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.

The Pfizer Foundation…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY9.1× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable 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 Zukowski Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Zukowski Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Cambridge Camping Association Inc: 14% of income from government
  • University of New Haven: 2% of income from government
  • University of Saint Joseph: 2% of income from government
  • University of Hartford: 1% of income from government
  • The Ccsu Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Zukowski Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Zukowski Family Foundation Inc 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 31 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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