Illinois · Private foundation
Bjb 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.
- $913k
- Granted FY2017
- 14
- Grants FY2017
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
63% of Bjb Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to World Vision Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 8 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Bjb Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $913k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $250,500
- States reached, FY2017
- 3
- Total assets, FY2017
- $5.4M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misericordia Foundation | $1,100,000 | 3 | 7% |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $750,200 | 5 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | $552,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Franciscan Outreach | $425,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Misericordia University | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer | $70,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Wings Program Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Avenues to Independence | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misericordia Foundation | $1,100,000 | 3 | 7% |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $750,200 | 5 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago | $552,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Franciscan Outreach | $425,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Misericordia University | $300,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | $300,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer | $70,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Wings Program Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Avenues to Independence | $45,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Catholic Bishop of Chicago | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Pads to Hope Dba-Journeys the Road Home | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Midwestern University | $27,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Cardinal Edward M Egan Pavilion of the St John Vianney Clergy Residence | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Angels for Hospice Foundation | $17,500 | 3 | 11% |
| Rowan University Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rev Robert E McLaughlin Faith Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| All Things Through Christ Outreach Ministries | $1,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Kevins Song a Nonprofit Community Education on Depression & Suicide | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Loyola Academy | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rory Belle Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bjb Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Bjb Foundation
- How much does Bjb Foundation give?
- Bjb Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $913,231 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Bjb Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (52%), Human Services (18%), Religion (11%).
- Who are Bjb Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Misericordia Foundation ($1.1M), By The Hand Club For Kids ($750k), Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago ($552k).
- Does Bjb Foundation 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 Bjb Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Bjb Foundation based?
- Bjb Foundation is based in IL.
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