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Hoghton Family Charitable Trust

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.

$138k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
29
Itemized grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$112k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$11,000
Organizations funded a year
40 to 65
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
14
Total assets, FY2024
$3.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Hoghton Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’20’21’22’23
EducationInternationalEnvironmentReligionHealthHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving26$96k19%
FY202340$127k13%
FY202265$146k12%
FY202156$114k25%
FY202058$144k34%
FY201856$109k34%
FY201753$119kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$314kEnvironment$236kReligion$168kInternational$126kFood & Nutrition$35kHuman Services$30kHealth$26kHousing & Shelter$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest$90,50061%
Holy Family Ministries$71,00060%
St Marcus Lutheran Church$62,0257n/a
Redeemer Lutheran Church$51,9754n/a
Openlands$45,85060%
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church$32,8006n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$30,40070%
Lutheran World Relief Inc$25,28050%
The Ridges Sanctuary Inc$20,50051%
Childfund International USA$12,72970%
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All grantees of Hoghton Family Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest$90,50061%
Holy Family Ministries$71,00060%
St Marcus Lutheran Church$62,0257n/a
Redeemer Lutheran Church$51,9754n/a
Openlands$45,85060%
Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church$32,8006n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$30,40070%
Lutheran World Relief Inc$25,28050%
The Ridges Sanctuary Inc$20,50051%
Childfund International USA$12,72970%
MAP International Inc$10,00020%
Native American Heritage Association$10,00030%
St Olaf College$9,75040%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$9,75040%
Door County Land Trust Inc$9,60070%
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois$9,10030%
Serge Global Inc$7,35040%
The Center for Law and Culture$7,20044%
Carleton College$6,50020%
The Wetlands Initiative$6,50050%
Omf International Inc$5,2005n/a
Friends of the Chicago River$5,00060%
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands$5,00070%
Concussion Alliance$5,00013%
First Nations Development Institute$5,00030%
The Salvation Army$4,7504n/a
University of Chicago$4,50030%
Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc$3,9505n/a
The Clear Fund$3,75050%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$3,50040%
Feed My Starving Children Inc$3,00060%
Sasha Farm Inc$2,75030%
The Archaeological Conservancy$2,25040%
Evangelical Environmental Network$2,10050%
Case Western Reserve University$2,00020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,98450%
Three Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #127$1,75030%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$1,75020%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$1,75010%
Saving Grace Animals for Adoption$1,68350%
Calvin University$1,65030%
Gospel Pathways$1,5002n/a
Harvard Magazine Inc$1,40050%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,25020%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$1,12520%
Gettysburg College$1,00010%
Cambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Window to the World Communications Inc$1,00010%
Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation$1,00020%
Cornell University$1,00010%
World Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals$80010%
Paws Chicago$75020%
The Malala Fund$75040%
Sunflower Hill$75020%
Shepherds Gate$75020%
Be Loud Sophie Foundation$75040%
Trevor Project Inc$70040%
Action Against Hunger - USA$62510%
Table Ministries Inc$5001n/a
Catholic Charities Inc$5001n/a
Feeding America$50020%
Smile Train Inc$50010%
North Suburban Evangelical Free Church$4002n/a
Honnold Foundation$2501n/a
Girls Who Code Inc$25010%
Chicago Horticultural Society$20010%
Kenilworth Union Church$1001n/a
Channing-Murray Foundation$10010%
First United Methodist Church$1001n/a
Center for Independent Futures$10010%
Childrens Joy Foundation USA$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 53 recipients with no EIN on record ($239k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hoghton Family Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEnvironmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest: $90,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetHoly Family Ministries: $71,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetOpenlands: $45,850 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $30,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLutheran World Relief Inc: $25,280 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ridges Sanctuary Inc: $20,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetChildfund International USA: $12,729 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMAP International Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Olaf College: $9,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $9,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDoor County Land Trust Inc: $9,600 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Illinois: $9,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSerge Global Inc: $7,350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Center for Law and Culture: $7,200 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetCarleton College: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wetlands Initiative: $6,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Chicago River: $5,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Nachusa Grasslands: $5,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetConcussion Alliance: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetFirst Nations Development Institute: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Clear Fund: $3,750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWikimedia Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeed My Starving Children Inc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSasha Farm Inc: $2,750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetThe Archaeological Conservancy: $2,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEvangelical Environmental Network: $2,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetCase Western Reserve University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,984 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThree Fires Council Inc Boy Scouts of America #127: $1,750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWaterkeeper Alliance Inc: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPalestine Children's Relief Fund: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSaving Grace Animals for Adoption: $1,683 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCalvin University: $1,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHarvard Magazine Inc: $1,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Foundation of America Inc: $1,125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGettysburg College: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCambridge Health Alliance Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMax McGraw Wildlife Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Relief Corp of National Association of Evangelicals: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Chicago: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Malala Fund: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSunflower Hill: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShepherds Gate: $750 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 58.

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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.

AbbVie FoundationIL13.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Baxter International Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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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About Hoghton Family Charitable Trust

How much does Hoghton Family Charitable Trust give?
Hoghton Family Charitable Trust reported 29 itemized grants totaling $112,276, out of $137,576 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 65 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Hoghton Family Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (29%), Environment (22%), Religion (16%).
Who are Hoghton Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest ($91k), Holy Family Ministries ($71k), St Marcus Lutheran Church ($62k).
Does Hoghton Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hoghton Family Charitable Trust 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 Hoghton Family Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley.
Where is Hoghton Family Charitable Trust based?
Hoghton Family Charitable Trust 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 128 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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