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David and Claudia Jackson Foundation at a glanceMostly funded, not a grantmaker: see who funds it →

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David and Claudia Jackson Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$21k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$78kEducation$48kEnvironment$44kInternational$25kYouth Development$15kPublic Benefit$15kCommunity Improvement$14kPhilanthropy$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$102k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
IL ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EDUCATION FUND$15,000
LEAUGE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUND$5,000
Individual grant recipient$1,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY22–22, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE FARMLINK PROJECT: $1k → 17%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

WA
IL
MI
NY
IA
PA
NJ
CO
NE
VA
TN
DC
GA
TX
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$188k · 12 repeat orgs$88k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +139% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
30

Total granted

$188k
$67k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+139%
+16%

Still filing today

33%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $21k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEnvironmentEmploymentOther
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

  • DU
    DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
    8× · 2017–2024 · $38k · revenue +25%
  • BU
    BREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC
    4× · 2019–2022 · $24k · revenue +139%
  • THE GOOD PEOPLE FUND INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $13k · revenue +90%

Funded once

  • WC
    WILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH INC
    one grant, 2018 · $11k
  • BC
    Barnard College Parents Council
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • CL
    CHICAGO LIGHTS
    one grant, 2018 · $9k · revenue +11%
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
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
2
Npr Foundation

The npr foundation ("foundation") is organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of its sole supported organization, national public radio, inc. ("npr inc."). the foundation supports npr inc. through various activities such as…

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3
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
4
Junior Achievement of Chicago

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy

International
5
Greater Chicago Food Depository

The greater chicago food depository is the nonprofit food bank serving cook county. our mission - is to end hunger. we believe food is a basic human right. to achieve our mission, we work in partnership with a network of community-based…

Food & Nutrition
6
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
7
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
8
Vitalant

Unite blood and biologics donors, talent, and innovation to save and improve lives.

Health
9
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
10
Npr International Operations Inc

Npr international operations, inc. ("nprio") supports the international newsgathering activities of national public radio, inc. through bureaus and offices established locally in foreign countries.

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11
People Inc

People inc. provides health and human services that enrich lives and communities through innovation and supportive services. with a goal to help people achieve greater independence and quality of life, people inc. provides day,…

Human Services
12
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc; the most unlike its peers is Fitzgerald Family Foundation Inc. 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

26 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. 26 of the 47 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
21/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Fourth Presbyterian Church: $41,000 · OtherFourth Presbyterian ChurchIL ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EDUCATION: $25,000 · OtherIL ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EDUCATIONBREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $23,500 · OtherBREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INCGOLF ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH: $14,500 · OtherGOLF ROAD BAPTIST CHURCHWILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH INC: $11,000 · OtherWILLOW CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH INCBarnard College Parents Council: $10,000 · OtherBarnard College Parents CouncilAMERICAN RED CROSS: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN RED CROSSLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FU: $10,000 · OtherLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS EDUCATION FUIndividual grant recipient: $7,000 · Other+25 more: $33,190 · Other+25 moreDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $38,338 · EducationDEPAUL UNIVERSIT…BILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC: $3,000 · EducationBILLION OYSTER P…THE GOOD PEOPLE FUND INC: $12,500 · InternationalWORLD VISION INC: $7,500 · InternationalILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL EDUCATION: $15,000 · EnvironmentURBAN RIVERS INC: $1,000 · EnvironmentCHICAGO LIGHTS: $9,100 · PhilanthropyDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $3,000 · PhilanthropyFITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 · PhilanthropyCAMP BLODGETT: $6,000 · Recreation & SportsALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTH SYSTEM: $2,400 · HealthRED DOOR COMMUNITY INC: $2,000 · HealthNATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $700 · Health
Other$185,190Education$41,338International$20,000Environment$16,000Philanthropy$13,300Recreation & Sports$6,000Health$5,100

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 budgetDEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $38,338 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH URBAN MINISTRIES INC: $23,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE GOOD PEOPLE FUND INC: $12,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCHICAGO LIGHTS: $9,100 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBILLION OYSTER PROJECT INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO THEATRE GROUP INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTH SYSTEM: $2,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRED DOOR COMMUNITY INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFellowship Housing Corporation: $1,140 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA FRIEND OF JACK RESCUE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFARMLINK PROJECT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cara Program: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPorchlight Music Theatre Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA BAPTIST HOMES FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation): $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $250 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.

John D and Catherine …AbbVie FoundationThe Chicago Community…Baird Foundation IncArthur J Gallagher Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…American Online Givin…The Bank of America C…
John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIL14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Baird Foundation Inc · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc

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 David and Claudia Jackson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from David and Claudia Jackson 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%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    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.

    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 47 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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