Illinois · Private foundation
Epstein Foundation
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.
- $364k
- Granted FY2018
- 35
- Grants FY2018
- 34
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $258,331
- Organizations funded a year
- 34 to 48
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 41% of the organizations Epstein Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 83% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 34 | $359k | 41% |
| FY2017 | 48 | $82k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | $258,331 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $16,275 | 2 | 0% |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Victory Gardens Theater | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Repro TLC | $5,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Theatre Group Inc | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Digestive Health Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | $2,800 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 35 grantees
Plus 27 recipients with no EIN on record ($85k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Epstein 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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Chicago Community Trust · Circle of Service Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Kovler Family Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation · The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation · The Seabury Foundation · The Sidley Austin Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · AbbVie Foundation
How this is measured
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About Epstein Foundation
- How much does Epstein Foundation give?
- Epstein Foundation reported 35 grants totaling $364,131 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 48 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Epstein Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (60%), Arts & Culture (25%), Youth Development (4%).
- Who are Epstein Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Chicago Community Foundation ($258k), Chicago Youth Centers ($16k), Lyric Opera of Chicago ($15k).
- Does Epstein Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Epstein 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 Epstein Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust, Circle of Service Foundation.
- Where is Epstein Foundation based?
- Epstein Foundation is based in IL.
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