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First Bank Chicago Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$452k
Granted FY2024still arriving
144
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$360kHousing & Shelter$239kHealth$207kHuman Services$205kYouth Development$154kArts & Culture$147kPhilanthropy$114kCommunity Improvement$112kOther$0
02FY2024 · 144 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k131 grants · $222k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $230k
$1,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$17k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING$34,690
HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$29,050
IL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER$25,000
BERNIE'S BOOK BANK$21,250
HONEST GAME FOUNDATION$20,000
LES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION$20,000
DISTRICT 112 EDUCATION FOUNDATION$15,000
COLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES$12,500
HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$11,250
SALT SERVICE AND LEARNING TOGETHER$10,750
JOSSELYN CENTER$10,550
THE ARK$10,050
FAMILY FOCUS$10,000
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY FOUNDATION$7,500
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO$7,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $186k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 75% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $1k → 14%KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $2k → 8%KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $1k → 8%KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED: $1k → 8%YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $10k → 14%YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $5k → 14%THE CENTER FOR ADVANCING DOMESTIC PEACE: $3k → 14%THE CENTER FOR ADVANCE DOMESTIC PEACE: $2k → 14%THE CENTER FOR ADVANCE DOMESTIC PEACE: $2k → 14%THE CENTER FOR ADVANCE DOMESTIC PEACE: $1k → 14%ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $5k → 14%FOSTER PROGESS: $2k → 14%ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $5k → 14%FOSTER PROGESS: $1k → 14%ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $4k → 14%FOSTER PROGESS: $1k → 14%ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $1k → 14%RENEW COMMUNITIES LFP: $5k → 8%RENEW COMMUNITIES NFP: $5k → 8%RENEW COMMUNITIES LFP: $5k → 8%MOTHERS TRUST FOUNDATION: $3k → 8%MOTHERS TRUST FOUNDATION: $3k → 8%MOTHERS TRUST FOUNDATION: $3k → 8%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $4k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $3k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $2k → 14%FAMILY FOCUS: $10k → 14%FAMILY FOCUS: $10k → 14%FAMILY FOCUS: $8k → 14%FAMILY FOCUS: $5k → 14%TRI - CON CHILD CARE CENTER: $5k → 8%TRI - CON CHILD CARE CENTER: $5k → 8%TRI - CON CHILD CARE CENTER: $5k → 8%TURNING POINT: $1k → 14%TURNING POINT: $1k → 14%AUXILIARY OF THE INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY: $2k → 14%TRI-CON CHILD CARE CENTER: $3k → 8%JOURNEYS THE ROAD HOME: $2k → 14%TOTAL LINK2 COMMUNITY: $6k → 14%TOTAL LINK2 COMMUNITY: $5k → 14%HUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK: $4k → 14%TOTAL LINK2 COMMUNITY: $4k → 14%HUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK: $4k → 14%TOTAL LINK2 COMMUNITY: $3k → 14%HUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK: $3k → 14%THE HARBOUR: $6k → 14%THE HARBOUR: $3k → 14%THE HARBOUR: $2k → 14%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

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
KY
MD
TN
DC
GA
TX
FL
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.6M · 139 repeat orgs$131k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

139 repeat relationships: 100 still active in FY2024, 39 since wound down; 42 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

139
94

Total granted

$1.6M
$79k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+23%

Still filing today

68%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $52k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureHousing & ShelterOther
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

  • BB
    BERNIE'S BOOK BANK
    4× · 2021–2024 · $96k · revenue +77%
  • NH
    NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $48k · revenue +28%
  • CB
    COLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES
    4× · 2021–2024 · $47k · revenue +2%

Funded once

  • SI
    SPECTRIOS INSTITUTE FOR LOW VISION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -12%
  • CASA LAKE COUNTY INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue +1%
  • FF
    FOUNDATION FOR BARNES
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
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
Nourishing Hope

Nourishing hope provides food, mental health support, and social services to help all our neighbors thrive.

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2
A Better Chicago

A better chicago is changing how chicago fights poverty by investing in bold ideas that create opportunity for our youth.

Human Services
3
Kipp Chicago Schools

The team at kipp chicago schools is guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: to create a network of excellent schools in chicago that teach our students the character and academic skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond, and to…

Education
4
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
5
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center

The chicago children's advocacy center unites public, private, and community partners to ensure the safety, health, and well-being of abused children.

Crime & Legal
6
Thrive Chicago Nfp

Thrive chicago's mission is to prepare chicago's youth for a vibrant future by aligning efforts and outcomes from cradle to career.

Human Services
7
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce

The chicagoland chamber of commerce combines the power of people, with our legacy of leadership and business advocacy, to drive a dynamic economy. we focus on delivering value for our members, making chicagoland a world-class place to live…

—
8
Chicago Heightening Opportunity and Potential for

Providing academic support to children experiencing homelessness in Chicago and providing resources and services to families experiencing homelessness in Chicago.

Education
9
Legal Aid Chicago

At legal aid chicago, we work together to provide high quality civil legal aid to people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups.through advocacy, education, collaboration, and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental…

Crime & Legal
10
Goodwill Industries of Northern Il and Wi Stateline Area Inc

The mission of goodwill is to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to enhance their lives. barriers include physical or mental disabilities, lack of education and job preparation, socio-economic disadvantages, and others.…

—
11
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

The Chicago School educates the next generation of change-makers in innovative theory and culturally competent practice to strengthen the integrated health of individuals, organizations, and communities.

Education
12
The Chicago Scholars Foundation

Chicago scholars is transforming the leadership landscape of our city by resolving the fundamental barriers to success for academically driven, first generation college students from under-resourced communities.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connections for the Homeless Inc; the most unlike its peers is Babl 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

193 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 193 of the 280 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)
32
Early backer (in before they grew)
187/193
Grantees still filing
131/193
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING: $140,279 · OtherCOMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSINGIL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER: $85,000 · OtherIL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTERLES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION: $81,300 · OtherLES TURNER ALS FOUNDATIONDISTRICT 112 EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $56,000 · OtherDISTRICT 112 EDUCATION FOUNDATIONROTARY CLUB OF HIGHLAND PARK- HIGHWOOD: $41,600 · OtherTHE ARK: $40,739 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $34,750 · Other+116 more: $481,208 · Other+116 moreWILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $85,050 · EducationWILLIAM RAINEY H…Honest Game Foundation: $55,000 · EducationHonest Game Foun…COLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES: $47,000 · EducationCOLLEGE BOUND OP…College of Lake County Foundation: $17,500 · EducationCollege of Lake …SKOKIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $14,500 · EducationSKOKIE COMMUNITY…+18 more: $43,968 · Education+18 moreFAMILY FOCUS LEGACY: $32,550 · Human ServicesFAMILY FOCU…TRI-CON CHILD CARE CENTER INC: $17,750 · Human ServicesTRI-CON CHI…TOTALLINK TO COMMUNITY INC: $17,500 · Human ServicesTOTALLINK T…ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $15,000 · Human ServicesASPIRE OF I…RENEW COMMUNITIES NFP: $15,000 · Human ServicesRENEW COMMU…YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $15,000 · Human ServicesYWCA METROP…HUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK: $10,562 · Human ServicesHUNGER RESO…THE HARBOUR INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE HARBOUR…CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $8,265 · Human ServicesMothers Trust Foundation: $8,000 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR ADVANCING DOMESTIC PEACE: $7,206 · Human Services+15 more: $26,930 · Human Services+15 moreBERNIE'S BOOK BANK: $96,300 · Youth DevelopmentBERNIE'S …Boys & Girls Club of Lake County: $23,500 · Youth DevelopmentBoys & Gi…BACK 2 SCHOOL AMERICA: $12,060 · Youth DevelopmentBACK 2 SC…KIDS RANK: $7,500 · Youth Development+4 more: $9,800 · Youth Development+4 moreHighland Park Community Foundation: $51,300 · PhilanthropyJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $30,100 · PhilanthropyMORAINE TOWNSHIP CHARITABLE FUND CHARITABLE FUND: $13,332 · PhilanthropyMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $7,611 · PhilanthropyEvanston Community Foundation: $7,000 · PhilanthropyPARKS FOUNDATION OF HIGHLAND PARK: $5,500 · PhilanthropyIMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO: $5,500 · Philanthropy+2 more: $3,000 · PhilanthropyNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC: $47,500 · Housing & ShelterCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION: $12,500 · Housing & ShelterThe Resurrection Project: $7,000 · Housing & Shelter+3 more: $3,500 · Housing & ShelterNORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY: $13,750 · Food & NutritionNILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION: $13,250 · Food & NutritionNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $10,450 · Food & NutritionRESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE INC: $3,500 · Food & NutritionBEYOND HUNGER: $1,700 · Food & Nutrition
Other$960,876Education$263,018Human Services$183,763Youth Development$149,160Philanthropy$123,343Housing & Shelter$70,500Food & Nutrition$42,650

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBERNIE'S BOOK BANK: $96,300 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $85,050 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetHonest Game Foundation: $55,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetHighland Park Community Foundation: $51,300 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC: $47,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCOLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES: $47,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetROTARY CLUB OF HIGHLAND PARK- HIGHWOOD: $41,600 over 4y, 19% of budgetFAMILY FOCUS LEGACY: $32,550 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $30,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $24,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lake County: $23,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetNORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $21,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTRI-CON CHILD CARE CENTER INC: $17,750 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetCollege of Lake County Foundation: $17,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE THRESHOLDS: $17,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTOTALLINK TO COMMUNITY INC: $17,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS INC: $17,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $16,050 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASPIRE OF ILLINOIS: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRENEW COMMUNITIES NFP: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $15,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSKOKIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetNORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY: $13,750 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMORAINE TOWNSHIP CHARITABLE FUND CHARITABLE FUND: $13,332 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetNILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION: $13,250 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCOMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBACK 2 SCHOOL AMERICA: $12,060 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetBeyond Sports Foundation: $11,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetHUNGER RESOURCE NETWORK: $10,562 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $10,450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SUBURBAN LEGAL AID CLINIC: $10,100 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSPECTRIOS INSTITUTE FOR LOW VISION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFAMILY SERVICE OF LAKE COUNTY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE HARBOUR INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPADS Lake County Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLAKE COUNTY CRISIS CENTER: $8,516 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $8,265 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DOUGLAS CENTER: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMothers Trust Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $7,611 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetKIDS RANK: $7,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCENTER FOR ADVANCING DOMESTIC PEACE: $7,206 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGIVE N KIND: $7,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL: $7,100 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetEvanston Community Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Resurrection Project: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNICASA NFP: $6,102 over 3y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds BERNIE'S BOOK BANK ↗
  • Who funds WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Honest Game Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Highland Park Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF CHICAGO INC ↗
  • Who funds COLLEGE BOUND OPPORTUNITIES ↗
  • Who funds ROTARY CLUB OF HIGHLAND PARK- HIGHWOOD ↗
  • Who funds FAMILY FOCUS LEGACY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds Boys & Girls Club of Lake County ↗
  • Who funds NORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds TRI-CON CHILD CARE CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds College of Lake County Foundation ↗
  • Who funds THE THRESHOLDS ↗
  • Who funds TOTALLINK TO COMMUNITY INC ↗
  • Who funds ALLIES FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESS INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP ↗
  • Who funds ASPIRE OF ILLINOIS ↗
  • Who funds RENEW COMMUNITIES NFP ↗
  • Who funds THE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds YWCA METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds SKOKIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY ↗
  • Who funds MORAINE TOWNSHIP CHARITABLE FUND CHARITABLE FUND ↗
  • Who funds NILES TOWNSHIP FOOD PANTRY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITY INVESTMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds BACK 2 SCHOOL AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds Beyond Sports Foundation ↗

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.

Circle of Service Fou…John and Kathleen Sch…The Lake County Commu…Baxter International …Highland Park Communi…Jewish Federation of …The Chicago Community…United Way of Metropo…Give N KindAbbVie FoundationPolk Bros Foundation …Robert R McCormick Fo…
Circle of Service FoundationIL62.7× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Circle of Service Foundation · John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · The Lake County Community Foundation · Baxter International Foundation · Highland Park Community Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Give N Kind · AbbVie Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Robert R McCormick Foundation

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 First Bank Chicago Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from First Bank Chicago Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 7% of income from government
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
60report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 280 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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The unnamed billions
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The regranting layer
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$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home