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Christopher B Galvin Family Foundation at a glance

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Christopher B Galvin 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.

$50k
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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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 2023.

Recreation & Sports$6.2MPublic Benefit$1.1MEducation$225kAnimals$200kInternational$153kReligion$75kHealth$44kPhilanthropy$40kOther$0
02FY2023 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CPL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FUND$50,000
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:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–21) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 97% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%CURRIKI: $10k → 8%NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $2.1M → 14%SUSTAINABLE MARKETS: $25k → 17%US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM: $5k → 14%BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST: $30k → 15%THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%COLLEGIATE DIRECTIONS INC: $5k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $15k → 8%ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION: $20k → 7%CURRIKI: $10k → 8%BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST: $25k → 15%THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%COLLEGIATE DIRECTIONS INC: $5k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $15k → 8%ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION: $20k → 7%CURRIKI: $5k → 8%REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 14%BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST: $25k → 15%THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%COLLEGIATE DIRECTIONS INC: $5k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $15k → 8%CURRIKI: $5k → 8%REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL: $5k → 14%BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST: $15k → 15%THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%RUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $15k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $15k → 8%BONEFISH AND TARPON TRUST: $15k → 15%RUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $15k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $15k → 8%AEI: $1.0M → 14%MAX MCGRAW WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: $50k → 8%RUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $15k → 14%NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $2.0M → 14%RUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $15k → 14%NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $2.0M → 14%RUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $15k → 14%NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY: $20k → 14%ACADEMY OF URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: $50k → 14%ACADEMY OF URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: $10k → 14%UNITED WAY OF TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $10k → 14%UNITED WAY OF TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $10k → 14%UNITED WAY TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $10k → 14%UNITED WAY OF TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY: $10k → 14%CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $50k → 14%CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $25k → 14%CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $25k → 14%CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $25k → 14%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
MN
IL
NY
MA
RI
CA
VA
DC
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.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$6.9M · 20 repeat orgs$1.1M to everyone else

20 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 20 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
7

Total granted

$6.9M
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+88%

Still filing today

75%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23
InternationalHealthEducationAnimalsEnvironmentArts & CultureOther
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

  • Northwestern University
    3× · 2017–2019 · $6.2M · revenue +41%
  • Atlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc
    2× · 2019–2020 · $40k · revenue +272%
  • RI
    REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC
    3× · 2017–2019 · $15k · revenue +22%

Funded once

  • A
    AEI
    one grant, 2019 · $1.0M
  • MM
    Max McGraw Wildlife Foundationgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $50k · revenue +83%
  • SM
    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +270%
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
Marine Biological Laboratory

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is a world-renowned center for biological discovery and training that is notably affiliated with more than 60 Nobel Prize winners. Research is conducted by full-time faculty as well as hundreds of the…

Science & Tech
2
University of Illinois Foundation

The Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, is an independent and separate nonprofit entity from the University of Illinois. Our mission is to encourage and administer private gifts and serve the UI System by working closely with…

Education
3
International Life Sciences Institute

Ilsi is a global, nonprofit federation dedicated to generating and advancing emerging science and groundbreaking research to ensure foods are safe, nutritious and sustainable, and that they improve planetary and human health and well-being…

Science & Tech
4
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
5
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
6
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
7
MRIGlobal

To improve the lives of people through innovative scientific and engineering research.

Science & Tech
8
The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

The zachary and elizabeth m. fisher center for alzheimer's research foundation is dedicated to attacking the scourge of alzheimer's disease through a 3-pronged assault focused on understanding the cause of alzheimer's disease (ad),…

Health
9
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
10
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management's mission is to bring the real world to business education and leadership development.

—
11
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
12
Society for Neuroscience

Sfn's mission is to: 1. advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system by bringing together scientists of all segments of neuroscience, by facilitating the integration of research directed at all levels of biological…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sustainable Markets Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Pathways Foundation. 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

20 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. 20 of the 28 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/20
Grantees still filing
12/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Northwestern University: $6,190,000 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern UniversityAEI: $1,000,000 · OtherAEIRUSH UNIVERSITY ANCHOR CROSS SOCIETY: $75,000 · OtherRUSH UNIVERSITY ANC…UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: $75,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF VIRGI…CPL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FUND: $50,000 · OtherMax McGraw Wildlife Foundation: $50,000 · Other+9 more: $103,600 · Other+9 moreTHE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $125,000 · InternationalREFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC: $15,000 · InternationalONE ACRE FUND: $12,500 · InternationalBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $110,000 · AnimalsAtlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc: $40,000 · AnimalsACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: $60,000 · EducationCURRIKI: $30,000 · EducationAccelerate Institute: $10,000 · EducationTHE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · HealthGILDA'S CLUB CHICAGO: $10,000 · HealthBRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $7,500 · HealthSUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION: $25,000 · EnvironmentTHE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: $12,500 · Environment
Recreation & Sports$6,190,000Other$1,353,600International$152,500Animals$150,000Education$100,000Health$42,500Environment$37,500

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 budgetNorthwestern University: $6,190,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $125,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC: $110,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMax McGraw Wildlife Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetAtlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCURRIKI: $30,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetTHE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetSUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetREFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetONE ACRE FUND: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetST ELMO FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetTHE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAccelerate Institute: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGILDA'S CLUB CHICAGO: $10,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budget626 LANDMARK FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY 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.

  • Who funds Northwestern University ↗
  • Who funds THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS ↗
  • Who funds BONEFISH & TARPON TRUST INC ↗
  • Who funds ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ↗
  • Who funds Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Atlantic Salmon Federation (US) Inc ↗
  • Who funds CURRIKI ↗
  • Who funds THE WESTERLY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE ACRE FUND ↗
  • Who funds ST ELMO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE ↗
  • Who funds PATHWAYS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Accelerate Institute ↗
  • Who funds GILDA'S CLUB CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
  • Who funds 626 LANDMARK FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION ↗

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 Chicago Community…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL13.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust 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 Christopher B Galvin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Christopher B Galvin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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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    Find your warmest path to Christopher B Galvin Family Foundation 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 28 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2023, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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