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Generations of Giving Foundation Inc

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.

$768k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2024
37
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 42
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Generations of Giving Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureInternationalHealthCivil RightsPublic Safety & DisasterPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving39$708k5%
FY202337$555k14%
FY202236$540k17%
FY202142$653k29%
FY202033$420kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.4MReligion$463kInternational$405kHealth$313kPhilanthropy$283kFood & Nutrition$80kHuman Services$42kPublic Safety & Disaster$25kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
MA
CA
NC
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Brothers for Life$470,00052%
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America$280,00050%
Extensions Dance Company$205,00059%
Bruce Wood Dance Co Inc$125,00053%
Israel Emergency Alliance$110,00050%
San Diego Jewish Experience Inc$108,0005n/a
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$100,00050%
Grande Prairie Choral Arts$85,0005n/a
United Nations Watch - USA$80,00042%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$75,00040%
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All grantees of Generations of Giving Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Brothers for Life$470,00052%
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America$280,00050%
Extensions Dance Company$205,00059%
Bruce Wood Dance Co Inc$125,00053%
Israel Emergency Alliance$110,00050%
San Diego Jewish Experience Inc$108,0005n/a
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$100,00050%
Grande Prairie Choral Arts$85,0005n/a
United Nations Watch - USA$80,00042%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$75,00040%
American Friends of Shalva Israel Inc$70,00050%
Nascar Hall of Fame Foundation$65,0003n/a
C21 Womens Ensemble$60,000365%
Onetable Inc$55,00040%
Nourishing Hope$55,00050%
The Center for Enriched Living Inc$50,00050%
Birthright Israel Foundation$50,00040%
NAMI Chicago$45,00030%
Art Over Hate Collective Inc F/K/N Artists 4 Israel Inc$35,00026%
Cal's All-Star Angel Foundation Inc$35,00041%
Gus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago Inc D/B/A Giordano Dance Chicago$35,00041%
Chicago Dance Crash Nfp$33,000415%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$30,50050%
Jewish National Fund-Usa Inc$30,0002n/a
Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc$25,00030%
Timeline Theatre Company$25,00050%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$25,00050%
Ravinia Festival Association$20,00020%
Illinois Arts Alliance$20,00024%
The Lambs Farm Inc$20,00040%
American Blues Theater Nfp$20,00051%
The Lawfare Project Inc$20,00010%
South Chicago Dance Theatre$17,50041%
Designs for Dignity$17,50032%
Texas International Theatrical Arts Society$15,00021%
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago$15,00020%
Gilda's Club Chicago$15,00030%
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy$15,0002n/a
Writers Theatre Inc$15,00030%
Samuel and Althea Stroum Jewish Community Center$12,00010%
Chicago Public Media Inc$11,50050%
Victory Gardens Theater$10,00020%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$10,00020%
Still Inspired Nfp$8,0003n/a
Window to the World Communications Inc$7,50030%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$5,00010%
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired$5,00010%
Chicago Urban League$2,50010%
Choregus Productions Inc$2,50011%
Step Up Women's Network$2,50010%
Childrens Memorial Hospital$2,500120%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($225k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Generations of Giving Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBrothers for Life: $470,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetThe Shalom Hartman Institute of North America: $280,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetExtensions Dance Company: $205,000 over 5y, 8.6% of budgetBruce Wood Dance Co Inc: $125,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $110,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Nations Watch - USA: $80,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetHolocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: $75,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Friends of Shalva Israel Inc: $70,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetC21 Womens Ensemble: $60,000 over 3y, 65% of budgetOnetable Inc: $55,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNourishing Hope: $55,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Enriched Living Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI Chicago: $45,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetArt Over Hate Collective Inc F/K/N Artists 4 Israel Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetCal's All-Star Angel Foundation Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago Inc D/B/A Giordano Dance Chicago: $35,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetChicago Dance Crash Nfp: $33,000 over 4y, 15% of budgetChicago Theatre Group Inc: $30,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetIsraaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTimeline Theatre Company: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSteppenwolf Theatre Company: $25,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRavinia Festival Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Arts Alliance: $20,000 over 2y, 4.2% of budgetThe Lambs Farm Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Blues Theater Nfp: $20,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetThe Lawfare Project Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSouth Chicago Dance Theatre: $17,500 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetDesigns for Dignity: $17,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetTexas International Theatrical Arts Society: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHubbard Street Dance Chicago: $15,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetGilda's Club Chicago: $15,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWriters Theatre Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSamuel and Althea Stroum Jewish Community Center: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Public Media Inc: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVictory Gardens Theater: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Urban League: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChoregus Productions Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetStep Up Women's Network: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChildrens Memorial Hospital: $2,500 over 1y, 20% 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 45.

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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.

John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIL21.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · The Shubert Foundation Inc · Alphawood Foundation · The Coleman Foundation Inc · Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Prince 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.

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About Generations of Giving Foundation Inc

How much does Generations of Giving Foundation Inc give?
Generations of Giving Foundation Inc reported 42 grants totaling $768,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 42 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Generations of Giving Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (45%), Religion (15%), International (14%).
Who are Generations of Giving Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Brothers for Life ($470k), The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America ($280k), Extensions Dance Company ($205k).
Does Generations of Giving Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Generations of Giving Foundation Inc 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 Generations of Giving Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Lloyd a Fry Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust.
Where is Generations of Giving Foundation Inc based?
Generations of Giving Foundation Inc is based in DE.

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 60 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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