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Edmond and Alice Opler 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.

$1.0M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Itemized grants FY2024
44
Organizations funded FY2023
11%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$920k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$20,782
Largest grant, FY2024
$77,038
Organizations funded a year
44 to 60
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$17M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 11% of the organizations Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationHousing & ShelterEmploymentArts & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$920k13%
FY202344$952k11%
FY202258$1.1M10%
FY202151$941k29%
FY201860$898k20%
FY201760$830kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$2.1MHuman Services$771kEducation$715kArts & Culture$463kAnimals$355kYouth Development$325kEnvironment$215kHousing & Shelter$184kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Chicago Zoological Society$240,00060%
Wellness House$240,00061%
The Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn$185,000610%
Junior Achievement of Chicago$175,00061%
Chicago Horticultural Society$165,00060%
Hinsdale Hospital Foundation$158,62427%
Keshet$150,00060%
Chicago Jesuit Academy$135,0006n/a
College Bound Opportunities$125,00063%
St Coletta's of Illinois$122,50060%
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All grantees of Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Chicago Zoological Society$240,00060%
Wellness House$240,00061%
The Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn$185,000610%
Junior Achievement of Chicago$175,00061%
Chicago Horticultural Society$165,00060%
Hinsdale Hospital Foundation$158,62427%
Keshet$150,00060%
Chicago Jesuit Academy$135,0006n/a
College Bound Opportunities$125,00063%
St Coletta's of Illinois$122,50060%
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired$120,00050%
Good Shepherd Manor Inc$120,00040%
Childrens Oncology Services Inc$115,00061%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$115,00060%
Marklund Childrens Home$107,60560%
Window to the World Communications Inc$100,00040%
Misericordia Home$100,00040%
Loyola University Medical Center$85,00050%
La Rabida Children's Hospital$80,00060%
Maryville Academy$78,40040%
Deborah's Place$75,50040%
Center for Independence through Conductive Education Inc$75,00051%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$75,0006n/a
Cancer Wellness Center$70,00032%
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association$67,00061%
The Thresholds$65,00040%
Sharing Connections Inc$63,00050%
Candor Health Education$60,00041%
Sertoma Centre Inc$60,00040%
Park Lawn Association Inc$55,77941%
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc$55,00060%
Crisis Center for South Suburbia$55,00060%
San Miguel Febres Cordero School Inc$53,73241%
Little Company of Mary Hospital Inc$50,00020%
Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center$50,00050%
Breakthrough T1d$50,00020%
Union League Boys and Girls Clubs$50,00030%
Alive Center Nfp$45,00052%
Canine Therapy Corps Inc$42,00043%
Jewish Child and Family Services$40,00020%
Little Sisters of the Poor Palatine St Josephs Home for the Elderly$40,00040%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago$40,00030%
Disabled Patriot Fund Inc$40,00046%
Lydia Home Association$40,00020%
The Cara Program$40,00030%
Friends of Fisher House - Illinois Inc$40,00029%
Elea Institute$35,00020%
Little City Foundation$34,00020%
Operation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland$31,00041%
The Night Ministry$30,00030%
South Suburban Special Recreation Association$30,00031%
Howard Area Community Center$30,00030%
The Lambs Farm Inc$27,00020%
The Center for Enriched Living Inc$26,00040%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Nw Indiana$25,50020%
Salute Inc$25,00021%
Beds Plus Inc$22,00021%
Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Inc$20,800210%
The Center of Concern$20,00040%
Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago St Mary's Home$20,0001n/a
Avenues to Independence$20,00020%
Corazon A Corazon$20,00025%
Lawrence Hall$20,00020%
Marillac St Vincent Family Services Inc$20,00020%
Safe Families for Children Alliance$20,00010%
Joliet Area Community Hospice Corp$20,00010%
The Lake County Haven$16,00021%
PADS Lake County Inc$15,00011%
Horsefeathers Therapeutic Riding NFP$15,00012%
Boys and Girls Club of the Dundee Township$15,00010%
Anew Building Beyond Violence and Abuse$15,00020%
African American Christian Foundation$10,00011%
Unique Sweets Inc Nfp$10,0001n/a
Park Lawn School and Activity Center in C$10,00010%
Sarah's Circle$10,00010%
Wings Program Inc$10,0001n/a
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund$10,00010%
Maria Kaupas Center$10,0001n/a
Metropolitan Family Services$10,00010%
Snow City Arts Foundation$7,50011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($817k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChicago Zoological Society: $240,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWellness House: $240,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetThe Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn: $185,000 over 6y, 10% of budgetJunior Achievement of Chicago: $175,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $165,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHinsdale Hospital Foundation: $158,624 over 2y, 7.2% of budgetKeshet: $150,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCollege Bound Opportunities: $125,000 over 6y, 2.9% of budgetSt Coletta's of Illinois: $122,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetThe Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: $120,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGood Shepherd Manor Inc: $120,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetChildrens Oncology Services Inc: $115,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $115,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMarklund Childrens Home: $107,605 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $100,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMisericordia Home: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola University Medical Center: $85,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLa Rabida Children's Hospital: $80,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMaryville Academy: $78,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDeborah's Place: $75,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCenter for Independence through Conductive Education Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCancer Wellness Center: $70,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetGreat Lakes Adaptive Sports Association: $67,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetThe Thresholds: $65,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSharing Connections Inc: $63,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCandor Health Education: $60,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSertoma Centre Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPark Lawn Association Inc: $55,779 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetKohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetCrisis Center for South Suburbia: $55,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetSan Miguel Febres Cordero School Inc: $53,732 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetLittle Company of Mary Hospital Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLester and Rosalie Anixter Center: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnion League Boys and Girls Clubs: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAlive Center Nfp: $45,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetCanine Therapy Corps Inc: $42,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Palatine St Josephs Home for the Elderly: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled Patriot Fund Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 5.7% of budgetLydia Home Association: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Cara Program: $40,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Fisher House - Illinois Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetElea Institute: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLittle City Foundation: $34,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOperation Blessing of Southwest Chicagoland: $31,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetThe Night Ministry: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 74.

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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.

George M Eisenberg Fo…United Way of Metropo…Andrew and Alice Fisc…The Coleman Foundatio…AbbVie FoundationDr Scholl FoundationRice FoundationHelen V Brach Foundat…Northwestern Memorial…Circle of Service Fou…The Chicago Community…The Service Club of C…
George M Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesIL46.7× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust · The Coleman Foundation Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Dr Scholl Foundation · Rice Foundation · Helen V Brach Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Circle of Service Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Service Club of Chicago

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.

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About Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation

How much does Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation give?
Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation reported 40 itemized grants totaling $919,925, out of $1,004,925 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (24%), Human Services (9%), Education (8%).
Who are Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Chicago Zoological Society ($240k), Wellness House ($240k), The Childrens Museum in Oak Lawn ($185k).
Does Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Edmond and Alice Opler 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 Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust.
Where is Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation based?
Edmond and Alice Opler Foundation is based in IL.

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 103 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $945k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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