Illinois · Private foundation
Edidin Family Charitable Trust
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $28k
- Granted FY2018
- 23
- Grants FY2018
- 23
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $360
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 23 to 29
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 22% of the organizations Edidin Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 23 | $28k | 22% |
| FY2017 | 29 | $32k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Life for a Child USA Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 4% |
| American Jewish Committee | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Impact for Equity | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Green Bay Trail | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Keshet | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc | $720 | 2 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Life for a Child USA Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 4% |
| American Jewish Committee | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| President and Fellows of Middlebury College | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Impact for Equity | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Green Bay Trail | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Keshet | $1,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc | $720 | 2 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $400 | 2 | 0% |
| Facing History & Ourselves Inc | $360 | 1 | 0% |
| Family Service of Glencoe | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| Taos Land Trust | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Glencoe Youth Services a Corporation | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Ort America Inc | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Glencoe Historical Society | $175 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Glencoe Public Library | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($16k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Edidin Family Charitable Trust 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
About Edidin Family Charitable Trust
- How much does Edidin Family Charitable Trust give?
- Edidin Family Charitable Trust reported 23 grants totaling $28,240 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 29 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Edidin Family Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (33%), Health (26%), Human Services (9%).
- Who are Edidin Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($20k), Life for a Child USA Inc ($10k), American Jewish Committee ($3k).
- Does Edidin Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Edidin Family Charitable Trust 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 Edidin Family Charitable Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Edidin Family Charitable Trust based?
- Edidin Family Charitable Trust is based in IL.
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