Illinois · Private foundation
Clow 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.
- $379k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 78%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $199,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.6M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 78% of the organizations Clow Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 48% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 52% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 9 | $379k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $314k | 78% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $160k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $385k | 71% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $327k | 78% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $315k | 89% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $52k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | $1,002,544 | 7 | 0% |
| Dogs for the Deaf Inc Dba Dogs for Better Lives | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Grindstone Ministries Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Whispering Meadows Ranch Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Paws Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Orchard Village | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Edward Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hooved Animal Humane Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc D/B/A Hesed House | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora University | $1,002,544 | 7 | 0% |
| Dogs for the Deaf Inc Dba Dogs for Better Lives | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Grindstone Ministries Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Whispering Meadows Ranch Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Paws Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Orchard Village | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Edward Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hooved Animal Humane Society | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc D/B/A Hesed House | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Starfish Animal Rescue | $25,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Vcy America Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Loaves & Fishes Community Services | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Renko Animal Shelter | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pacific Garden Mission | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joni and Friends | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Christian League for the Handicapped Dba Inspiration Ministries | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($445k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Clow Family 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.
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How this is measured
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About Clow Family Foundation
- How much does Clow Family Foundation give?
- Clow Family Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $379,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Clow Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (53%), Religion (9%), Animals (8%).
- Who are Clow Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Aurora University ($1.0M), Dogs for the Deaf Inc Dba Dogs for Better Lives ($45k), Grindstone Ministries Inc ($40k).
- Does Clow Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 78% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Clow Family 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 Clow Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc.
- Where is Clow Family Foundation based?
- Clow Family Foundation is based in IL.
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