Illinois · Private foundation
Hegner Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $27k
- Granted FY2019
- 7
- Grants FY2019
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Hegner Family Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Hegner Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $27k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $5,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 14% of the organizations Hegner Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 19% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 7 | $27k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $26k | 17% |
| FY2017 | 10 | $27k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Studio Theatre Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Turning Point Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Wormfarm Institute Inc | $10,214 | 3 | 2% |
| Savanna Institute | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts | $6,650 | 2 | 0% |
| Woodstock Community Choir | $1,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Lakeside Legacy Foundation | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| The Land Conservancy of McHenry County | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Hegner Family Foundation
- How much does Hegner Family Foundation give?
- Hegner Family Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $27,000 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Hegner Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (87%), Arts & Culture (5%), Education (3%).
- Who are Hegner Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Florida Studio Theatre Inc ($15k), Turning Point Inc ($15k), Wormfarm Institute Inc ($10k).
- Does Hegner Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Hegner 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 Hegner Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Hegner Family Foundation based?
- Hegner Family Foundation is based in IL.
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