The Camillo Foundation directs a small number of relatively large, targeted grants to direct-relief efforts that meet basic needs. Its recent giving focuses on providing essentials to children in poverty (diapers, clothing) and high-profile public-facing relief campaigns addressing homelessness, hunger, and unemployment. Grants are national in scope and emphasize immediate material assistance rather than capacity-building or long-term policy work.
Camillo Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a very large 2024 grant to Mr Beast Mr Charity for awareness and direct assistance related to homelessness, hunger, and unemployment. That award sits alongside a pattern of targeted support for basic needs and specialized community services rather than broad institutional funding. The foundation has also backed Baby2baby for diapers, clothing, and basic necessities for children living in poverty, showing a clear interest in immediate material relief for families. Its recent grants point to a mix of public-facing relief campaigns and smaller, practical awards to charities serving children, families, and vulnerable populations. Alongside child basic-needs work, the foundation has funded groups connected to companion animal welfare, rare disease support, youth mentoring, autism education, pediatric cancer, cystic fibrosis, and veteran limb-salvage support. The grant list suggests a funder that uses relatively few grants, often at meaningful dollar amounts, to support direct service organizations and cause-specific efforts. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, with recipients spread across the country and a noticeable cluster in Texas and New Jersey.
In child basic-needs work, Camillo Foundation gave $30,000 in 2024 to Baby2baby in Los Angeles for diapers, clothing, and basic necessities for children living in poverty across the country. That same issue area appears again in a 2023 award of $50,000 to the same organization for the same purpose. The foundation also supports companion animal welfare. It gave $25,000 in 2024 to Dallas Pets Alive in Dallas for resources, education, and programs aimed at eliminating the killing of companion animals in North Texas, and $10,000 to Wag and Walksorg in Los Angeles to reduce euthanasia in local shelters and increase awareness of rescue dogs. Other recent grants reached health- and family-serving causes. Camillo Foundation gave $10,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for research and drug development, $10,000 to Rare Village Foundation for families with rare disease children, and $10,000 to Carson Leslie Foundation for pediatric cancer research and support for teens in treatment.
Camillo Foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $21,086 at the 75th percentile. That points to a tight cluster of modest awards, with a few larger grants at the top end. The foundation is a grantmaker rather than a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The recent record shows repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including Baby2baby and The Crystal Charity Ball, which suggests at least some ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $21K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Highly concentrated: very few grants overall but relatively large amounts per grant, with repeated support to Baby2Baby and a major gift to an influencer-run charity. Preference for direct service organizations and flexible/unrestricted support rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: MrBeast / Mr Charity, Baby2Baby, Other unclassified (Z-coded) public charities
The foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant listed went to a U.S. recipient. Texas is the top state by grant count, but the list also shows concentration in New Jersey and California. Recipient cities include Dallas, Los Angeles, Princeton, Portland, Danbury, Henderson, and Kirkland, with Dallas appearing more than once. Grants reached both the foundation’s home state and organizations elsewhere, indicating a nationwide but still selectively clustered pattern.
Recent grants show support for child basic needs, homelessness and hunger relief, companion animal rescue, rare disease family support, youth mentoring, autism education, pediatric cancer, cystic fibrosis, and veteran limb-salvage assistance. The foundation also funds direct-relief work through flexible or unclassified charities.
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster around $10,000, with p25 at $10,000, median at $10,000, and p75 at $21,086. That suggests many awards are in the same range, with some larger grants above that level.
Yes. Baby2baby appears in both 2023 and 2024, and The Crystal Charity Ball appears in both years as well. That indicates some repeat funding alongside one-time awards to other grantees.
By grant count, New Jersey is the top state for recipient organizations. Texas also receives a substantial share, including multiple Dallas-based grants, while California appears several times as well.
No international recipients appear in the recent grants list. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 15 grants to U.S. organizations.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR BEAST MR CHARITY | GREENVILLE, NC | $85,784 | 2024 | TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND UNEMPLOYMENT. |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND BASIC NECESSITIES. |
| DALLAS PETS ALIVE | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | PROMOTES AND PROVIDES THE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE KILLING OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN NORTH TEXAS. |
| THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $17,172 | 2024 | TO AID, SUPPORT AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY. |
| CARSON LESLIE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $10,000 | 2024 | DEDICATED TO RAISING FUNDS FOR RESEARCH LEADING TO A CURE FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF TEENS IN THE BATTLE. |
| WAG AND WALKSORG | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO REDUCE EUTHANASIA IN LOCAL SHELTERS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF RESCUE DOGS BEING WONDERFUL PETS. |
| RUNFREELYORG | KIRKLAND, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VETERANS WITH LIMB SALVAGE CONDITIONS AND IN NEED OF A SOLUTION TO AVOID AMPUTATION. |
| FRIENDSOFTHECHILDREN | PORTLAND, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS A FRIEND HAS ONE. OUR MODEL IS REAL AND IT WORKS. WE EMPOWER YOUTH FACING GREAT OBSTACLES WITH LONG-TERM MENTORS WHO LISTEN TO THEIR DREAMS. |
| RARE VILLAGE FOUNDATION | DANBURY, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES WITH RARE DISEASE CHILDREN. |
| AUTISM INSTRUCT | HENDERSON, NV | $10,000 | 2024 | THIS FOUNDATION SUPPLIES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTS IN AUTISM CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTION AND TIPS TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $10,000 | 2024 | TO CURE CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE WITH CF THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD LONG, FULFILLING LIVES BY FUNDING RESEARCH AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERING WITH THE CF COMMUNITY, AND ADVANCING HIGH-QUALITY, SPECIALIZED CARE. |
| LA FIESTA DE LAS SEIS BANDERAS | DALLAS, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS COMMUNITY BENEFICIARIES AND PROVIDE ONGOING MAINTENANCE FOR THE PARK CITIES HERITAGE HOUSE |
| AUTISM SPEAKS INC | PRINCETON, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE SOLUTIONS, ACROSS THE SPECTRUM AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN, FOR THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
| BABY2BABY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND BASIC NECESSITIES. |
| THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL | DALLAS, TX | $7,299 | 2023 | TO AID, SUPPORT AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY. |
MR BEAST MR CHARITY
$85,784TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND UNEMPLOYMENT.
TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND BASIC NECESSITIES.
PROMOTES AND PROVIDES THE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE KILLING OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN NORTH TEXAS.
TO AID, SUPPORT AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY.
CARSON LESLIE FOUNDATION
$10,000DEDICATED TO RAISING FUNDS FOR RESEARCH LEADING TO A CURE FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER AND ENRICHING THE LIVES OF TEENS IN THE BATTLE.
WAG AND WALKSORG
$10,000TO REDUCE EUTHANASIA IN LOCAL SHELTERS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF RESCUE DOGS BEING WONDERFUL PETS.
RUNFREELYORG
$10,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VETERANS WITH LIMB SALVAGE CONDITIONS AND IN NEED OF A SOLUTION TO AVOID AMPUTATION.
FRIENDSOFTHECHILDREN
$10,000OUR VISION IS THAT EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS A FRIEND HAS ONE. OUR MODEL IS REAL AND IT WORKS. WE EMPOWER YOUTH FACING GREAT OBSTACLES WITH LONG-TERM MENTORS WHO LISTEN TO THEIR DREAMS.
RARE VILLAGE FOUNDATION
$10,000DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES WITH RARE DISEASE CHILDREN.
AUTISM INSTRUCT
$10,000THIS FOUNDATION SUPPLIES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTS IN AUTISM CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDES INSTRUCTION AND TIPS TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.
TO CURE CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND TO PROVIDE ALL PEOPLE WITH CF THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD LONG, FULFILLING LIVES BY FUNDING RESEARCH AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT, PARTNERING WITH THE CF COMMUNITY, AND ADVANCING HIGH-QUALITY, SPECIALIZED CARE.
LA FIESTA DE LAS SEIS BANDERAS
$5,000TO SUPPORT VARIOUS COMMUNITY BENEFICIARIES AND PROVIDE ONGOING MAINTENANCE FOR THE PARK CITIES HERITAGE HOUSE
TO PROMOTE SOLUTIONS, ACROSS THE SPECTRUM AND THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN, FOR THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
TO PROVIDE CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH DIAPERS, CLOTHING AND BASIC NECESSITIES.
TO AID, SUPPORT AND MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES IN DALLAS COUNTY.