· Public charity
Helene Diamond & Jorde Nathan Family Foundation
The foundation is organized to foster, promote, support, develop, encourage and maintain the broad charitable, educational and/or religious purpose of, the jewish federation of metropolitan chicago, and the foundation as authorized in their by-laws.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k2 grants · $14k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (FIDF) | $20,000 |
| CHICAGO CHESED FUND | $8,000 |
| LAKE SHORE DRIVE SYNAGOGUE | $5,696 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $78k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.
4 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 2 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES8× · 2017–2025 · $432k · revenue +53%- JUJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO7× · 2017–2024 · $58k · revenue +13%
- CCCHICAGO CHESED FUND4× · 2019–2025 · $53k · revenue +83%
Funded once
- SSSOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOone grant, 2023 · $50k
- RURush University Medical Centerone grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue +14%
- JCJewish Child and Family Servicesone grant, 2023 · $14k · revenue +15%
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.
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.
Jewish family services of greenwich (jfs) is a nonprofit social service agency dedicated to strengthening individuals and families in fairfield and new london counties. jfs provides behavioral health counseling, food security programs,…
The jewish federation of greater atlanta cares for, connects and strengthens our jewish community throughout greater atlanta, israel and the world.
The mission of the greater miami jewish federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the jewish people in miami, in israel and…
Our mission at the university of chicago medicine is to provide superior health care through rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing. in partnership with our colleagues, we pursue life-changing…
The jewish federation of greater philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to create a bright future for jewish people everywhere. the jewish federation cares for those in need, combats antisemitism and global crises, and…
The federation supports a variety of jewish projects and causes with the goals of fostering meaningful and vibrant jewish life at home and abroad and assisting broader humanitarian activities.
Ann & robert h. lurie children's hospital of chicago is dedicated to the health and well-being of all children. as the pediatric teaching facility for northwestern university feinberg school of medicine, this commitment drives us to be a…
The mission of cje seniorlife is to enhance quality of life and facilitate independence of older adults. cje seniorlife values statement at cje seniorlife, we fulfill our mission and realize our vision for and on behalf of our clients, our…
To transform lives.
Since 1884, Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) Chicago has been committed to improving life through employment and productivity, recognizing that personal development is a lifetime endeavor. JVS Chicago serves more than 2,300 employees,…
Mission: Inspired by their history and values, Jewish Family Service supports the needs of Jewish individuals and families, refugees and immigrants, and the broader community to achieve well-being, health, and stability. From food security…
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 13 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
- Who funds JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds CHICAGO CHESED FUND ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds Rush University Medical Center ↗
- Who funds Jewish Child and Family Services ↗
- Who funds THE ARK ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
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: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Helene Diamond & Jorde Nathan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Helene Diamond & Jorde Nathan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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