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Gery and Sunny Chico 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.

$67k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
44%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$12,224
Organizations funded a year
22 to 34
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
5
Total assets, FY2024
$40k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 44% of the organizations Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
EducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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 arriving36$65k56%
FY202334$56k44%
FY202233$43k73%
FY202122$50kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$55kHuman Services$31kHealth$30kYouth Development$22kArts & Culture$19kReligion$19kPhilanthropy$12kEducation$11kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
PA
CT
CA
VA
AZ
TN
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foothills Food Bank$54,17440%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$17,25040%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc$15,04220%
Navy Pier Inc$15,00010%
Vitalant Foundation$10,54540%
Honorhealth Foundation$7,60020%
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council$7,00030%
Mirabel Charitable Giving Inc$5,8001n/a
Norwegian American Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill$5,00020%
Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Foothills Food Bank$54,17440%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$17,25040%
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc$15,04220%
Navy Pier Inc$15,00010%
Vitalant Foundation$10,54540%
Honorhealth Foundation$7,60020%
Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council$7,00030%
Mirabel Charitable Giving Inc$5,8001n/a
Norwegian American Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill$5,00020%
Depaul University$4,00030%
Wesley Child Care Center$3,20030%
Kiwanis International Inc$2,72513%
Evanstonskokie District 65 Educational Foundation (Foundation 65)$2,06530%
Institute for Latino Progress$1,50010%
Beyond the Baby Blues$1,40040%
Desert Foothills Library Association$1,32010%
The Art Institute of Chicago$1,10010%
Center of Hope Haiti Inc$1,00020%
University Health Foundation$1,00010%
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation$1,00010%
Young Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc$93520%
Bautista Memorial Scholarship$70023%
United States Fund for Unicef$66610%
Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)$52520%
Action Against Hunger - USA$52520%
National Women's Law Center$52520%
Loyola University of Chicago$50010%
Friends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa$50010%
Puerto Rican Arts Alliance$50010%
Catholic Charities Inc$5002n/a
Benet Academy$5001n/a
Irene C Hernandez Foundation$5001n/a
University Club Foundation$50010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$46020%
Chicago Horticultural Society$40010%
Feeding America$30010%
Once Upon Our Time Capsule$25010%
Sinai Health System$25010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$25010%
LINK Unlimited Scholars$25010%
Sones de Mexico Ensemble$25010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25010%
International Rescue Committee INC$25010%
Razom Inc$25010%
Chicago Lawndale Amachi Mentoring Program$22510%
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc$15010%
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation$10510%
Team Chd Illinois Corporation$1001n/a
Teach for America Inc$10010%
Conquering Congenital Heart Disease$5210%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($39k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFoothills Food Bank: $54,174 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $17,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc: $15,042 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNavy Pier Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVitalant Foundation: $10,545 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHonorhealth Foundation: $7,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBack of the Yards Neighborhood Council: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNorwegian American Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Home & Aid Society of Ill: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDepaul University: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWesley Child Care Center: $3,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKiwanis International Inc: $2,725 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetEvanstonskokie District 65 Educational Foundation (Foundation 65): $2,065 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetInstitute for Latino Progress: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeyond the Baby Blues: $1,400 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetDesert Foothills Library Association: $1,320 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $1,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCenter of Hope Haiti Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity Health Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Equal Justice Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Assoc McGaw Inc: $935 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBautista Memorial Scholarship: $700 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $666 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAction Against Hunger - USA: $525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Women's Law Center: $525 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Orphans D/B/A Nph-Usa: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPuerto Rican Arts Alliance: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity Club Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $460 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOnce Upon Our Time Capsule: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSinai Health System: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLINK Unlimited Scholars: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSones de Mexico Ensemble: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRazom Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Lawndale Amachi Mentoring Program: $225 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation: $105 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConquering Congenital Heart Disease: $52 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 46.

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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.

The Chicago Community TrustIL21.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation

How much does Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation give?
Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $66,694 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 34 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (25%), Human Services (14%), Health (14%).
Who are Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Foothills Food Bank ($54k), Cradles to Crayons Inc ($17k), Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale Inc ($15k).
Does Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Gery and Sunny Chico 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 Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Robert R McCormick Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
Where is Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation based?
Gery and Sunny Chico Family Foundation is based in AZ.

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 82 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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