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Hale Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$630k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
52
Grants FY2025
47
Organizations funded FY2024
6%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$195,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 53
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
17
Total assets, FY2025
$9.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 6% of the organizations Hale Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEnvironmentArts & CulturePhilanthropyHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
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
FY2025still arriving49$453k0%
FY202447$399k6%
FY202353$358k4%
FY202253$477k8%
FY202144$348k25%
FY202035$233k46%
FY201930$166k63%
FY201820$213k90%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Science & Tech$1.8MPhilanthropy$260kEnvironment$130kEducation$129kReligion$93kArts & Culture$65kHealth$49kAnimals$35kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IN
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Purdue Research Foundation$1,491,75090%
National Geographic Society$272,50070%
Depaul University$113,00050%
Outreach Community Ministries$88,00050%
Chicago Classic Computing Inc$52,0003n/a
Alaska Whale Foundation$30,00074%
Dupage County Historical Museum Foundation Inc$28,000711%
Lookout Mountain Conservancy$24,00042%
Riverkeeper Inc$20,00040%
International College of Surgeons$14,00070%
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All grantees of Hale Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Purdue Research Foundation$1,491,75090%
National Geographic Society$272,50070%
Depaul University$113,00050%
Outreach Community Ministries$88,00050%
Chicago Classic Computing Inc$52,0003n/a
Alaska Whale Foundation$30,00074%
Dupage County Historical Museum Foundation Inc$28,000711%
Lookout Mountain Conservancy$24,00042%
Riverkeeper Inc$20,00040%
International College of Surgeons$14,00070%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$14,00060%
Smithsonian Institution$13,05050%
Cantigny Foundation$12,37580%
The Tau Beta Pi Association Inc$9,10080%
Friends of South Georgia Island$8,10070%
The Conservation Foundation$7,50080%
Meet the Ocean$7,00056%
David and Claudia Jackson Foundation$6,000113%
Angel Flight Central Inc$6,00050%
Window to the World Communications Inc$6,00080%
Ronald McDonald House Global$5,40060%
The Agape Ringers$5,1007n/a
National Wildlife Federation$4,60080%
The National World War II Museum Inc$4,50050%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$4,40050%
OceanitesInc$4,20080%
Yellowstone Forever$4,20050%
Sigma Kappa Foundation$4,20090%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$3,30070%
Gateway Foundation Inc$3,00030%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,85060%
Field Museum of Natural History$2,75060%
The Morton Arboretum$2,70080%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$2,70060%
Mikeroweworks Foundation$2,50060%
The Salvation Army$2,3004n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,10050%
Blood Cancer United Inc$2,05060%
Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids Inc$2,0001n/a
The Wilderness Society$1,70050%
Yosemite Foundation$1,60050%
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc$1,50020%
Ocean Conservancy$1,50030%
The Eisenhower Foundation$1,40030%
The Lighthouse Shelter$1,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$1,00030%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$1,00020%
Milton Township Food Pantry Inc$1,00020%
Theater at the Center Inc$1,00010%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$1,00050%
National Parks Conservation Association$95060%
Earthwatch Institute Inc$90020%
American Lung Association$50010%
Lupus Foundation of America Inc$50010%
Santa Teresita Inc$25010%
St Peters Lutheran Church$1001n/a
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$10010%
Chicago Tribune Charities$751n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($418k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPurdue Research Foundation: $1,491,750 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetNational Geographic Society: $272,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetDepaul University: $113,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOutreach Community Ministries: $88,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAlaska Whale Foundation: $30,000 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetDupage County Historical Museum Foundation Inc: $28,000 over 7y, 11% of budgetLookout Mountain Conservancy: $24,000 over 4y, 1.7% of budgetRiverkeeper Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetInternational College of Surgeons: $14,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $13,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCantigny Foundation: $12,375 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Tau Beta Pi Association Inc: $9,100 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of South Georgia Island: $8,100 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetThe Conservation Foundation: $7,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMeet the Ocean: $7,000 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetDavid and Claudia Jackson Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetAngel Flight Central Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $6,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $5,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNational Wildlife Federation: $4,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $4,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $4,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOceanitesInc: $4,200 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetYellowstone Forever: $4,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSigma Kappa Foundation: $4,200 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $3,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGateway Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,850 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetField Museum of Natural History: $2,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Morton Arboretum: $2,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $2,700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMikeroweworks Foundation: $2,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $2,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $1,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYosemite Foundation: $1,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMultiple Sclerosis Foundation Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Eisenhower Foundation: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lighthouse Shelter: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMilton Township Food Pantry Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTheater at the Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc: $1,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $950 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEarthwatch Institute Inc: $900 over 2y, 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 52.

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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 Dupage Community FoundationIL15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Dupage Community Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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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How do I get to Hale Family Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Hale Family Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Hale Family Foundation Inc

How much does Hale Family Foundation Inc give?
Hale Family Foundation Inc reported 52 grants totaling $630,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 53 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Hale Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (63%), Philanthropy (9%), Environment (4%).
Who are Hale Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Purdue Research Foundation ($1.5M), National Geographic Society ($273k), Depaul University ($113k).
Does Hale Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 6% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hale Family 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 Hale Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Dupage Community Foundation, Ge Aerospace Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
Where is Hale Family Foundation Inc based?
Hale Family Foundation Inc is based in IL.

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 84 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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