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Eskin 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.

$35k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
23
Grants FY2024
15
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 20
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$14k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Eskin Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationInternationalCrime & LegalEnvironmentHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving23$35k52%
FY202315$104k20%
FY202214$79k36%
FY202120$129k40%
FY202011$150k0%
FY201916$209k31%
FY201816$103k50%
FY201711$76kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$620kEducation$107kCivil Rights$76kInternational$41kCrime & Legal$16kEnvironment$6kRecreation & Sports$5kScience & Tech$3kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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CA
CO
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VA
MD
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DC
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Top grantees

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

Show all 41 grantees
All grantees of Eskin Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
New York Live Arts Inc$298,00081%
Anderson Ranch Arts Center$100,50060%
Arts Iowa City$52,0002n/a
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$31,00050%
American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa$27,00043%
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts$25,00013%
State University of Iowa Foundation$24,75020%
Carbondale Clay Center$20,00023%
United States Association for UNHCR$17,00070%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$15,50070%
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet$13,20060%
Riverside Theatre Inc$7,00020%
Roland Park Community Foundation Inc$5,00013%
International Rescue Committee INC$5,00010%
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies$5,00010%
Willowwind School$4,10010%
Smithsonian Institution$3,20010%
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation$3,00030%
Iowa City Foreign Relations Council$3,00032%
The Center for Victims of Torture$3,00030%
Kaneko$3,00030%
Fractured Atlas Inc$2,00010%
Longhouse Reserve$2,00020%
Friends of Givat Haviva$2,00020%
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre$1,00010%
Domestic Violence Intervention Program$1,00010%
Friends of Historic Preservation Inc$1,00011%
Shriver Center on Poverty Law$1,00010%
Iowa Legal Aid$1,00010%
National Women's Health Network$1,00010%
The Oaknoll Foundation$1,00010%
United Action for Youth$75020%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$50010%
Chicago Youth Shakespeare Inc$50011%
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc$50010%
Iowa Public Radio Inc$25010%
Roaring Fork Conservancy$25010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$25010%
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice$25010%
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide$25010%
Finca International Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($203k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Eskin Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNew York Live Arts Inc: $298,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetAnderson Ranch Arts Center: $100,500 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $31,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Iowa: $27,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetWatershed Center for the Ceramic Arts: $25,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetState University of Iowa Foundation: $24,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCarbondale Clay Center: $20,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $17,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $15,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Santa Fe Ballet: $13,200 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRiverside Theatre Inc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRoland Park Community Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Center for Environmental Studies: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWillowwind School: $4,100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $3,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMikva Challenge Grant Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIowa City Foreign Relations Council: $3,000 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetThe Center for Victims of Torture: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKaneko: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLonghouse Reserve: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Givat Haviva: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCedar Rapids Opera Theatre: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDomestic Violence Intervention Program: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Historic Preservation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetShriver Center on Poverty Law: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa Legal Aid: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Women's Health Network: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Oaknoll Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Action for Youth: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Youth Shakespeare Inc: $500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetUnitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa Public Radio Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoaring Fork Conservancy: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIowa Migrant Movement for Justice: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Law Alliance Worldwide: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFinca International Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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 40.

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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.

Community Foundation of Johnson CountyIA15.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Johnson County · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving 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.

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About Eskin Family Foundation

How much does Eskin Family Foundation give?
Eskin Family Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $34,615 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Eskin Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (70%), Education (12%), Civil Rights (9%).
Who are Eskin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: New York Live Arts Inc ($298k), Anderson Ranch Arts Center ($101k), Arts Iowa City ($52k).
Does Eskin Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Eskin 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 Eskin Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Johnson County, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc, Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines F/K/A Greater Des Moines Community Fdn.
Where is Eskin Family Foundation based?
Eskin Family Foundation is based in IA.

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 52 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.

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