Skip to content

Illinois · Private foundation

Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat

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.

$91k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
47
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
20%
First-time grantees FY2023
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2024
$100
Largest grant, FY2024
$51,350
Organizations funded a year
50 to 75
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$524k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthPhilanthropyHuman ServicesInternationalFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
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 arriving46$90k39%
FY202350$83k20%
FY202259$102k15%
FY202167$85k22%
FY202072$101k25%
FY201971$99k24%
FY201871$106k31%
FY201775$94kn/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.

Philanthropy$397kReligion$126kArts & Culture$121kEducation$54kHealth$28kInternational$12kRecreation & Sports$8kHuman Services$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

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

Show all 110 grantees
All grantees of Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$344,23370%
North Shore Congregation Israel$90,0708n/a
Ravinia Festival Association$77,00080%
Depaul University$50,10050%
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago$12,10040%
The Adler Planetarium$9,50040%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$4,40050%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$3,50070%
American Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled$2,86040%
Cancer Wellness Center$2,82540%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$2,50010%
Chicago Horticultural Society$2,30070%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$1,80010%
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation$1,50020%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$1,35080%
Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$1,22540%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,12040%
The Art Institute of Chicago$1,05060%
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc$1,05070%
Birthright Israel Foundation$90080%
Free Wheelchair Mission$90030%
Anti-Defamation League$75040%
The Salvation Army$7508n/a
Lynn Sage Foundation$75020%
The Israel Project$62520%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$60080%
Ronald McDonald House Global$60070%
Family Service of Glencoe$58670%
Ort America Inc$57640%
Tourette Association of America Inc$50010%
Maggie's Place Inc$50010%
Volunteers of America of Illinois$50010%
Beta Gamma Sigma Inc$40040%
Easter Seals Inc$40040%
Special Olympics Inc$38060%
The National World War II Museum Inc$37660%
Chicago Jewish Historical Society$37550%
Food for the Poor Inc$37250%
Survivor Mitzvah Project$35040%
Misericordia Home$30030%
Vail Health Services Foundation$30030%
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence$30040%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$30040%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$28050%
Paralyzed Veterans of America Vaughan Chapter$26660%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$25020%
Meals on Wheels$23660%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$23350%
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Inc$22520%
Friends of the Glencoe Public Library$2196n/a
Spanish River Concerts Inc$20010%
National STEM Cell Foundation Inc$20010%
World Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc$20010%
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc$20020%
Amy Krouse Rosenthal Foundation$20020%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$20010%
Vasculitis Foundation$20020%
Breakthrough T1d$18010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$15020%
Leukemia Research Foundation$15050%
Glencoe Youth Services a Corporation$15030%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$15020%
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago Rabbinical College Telshe-Chicago$1444n/a
The National Children's Cancer Society$14430%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$12230%
Jewish Council for Youth Services$10810%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$1001n/a
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$10010%
Shalva Inc$10010%
Openlands$10010%
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Foundation$10010%
The Balance Project Inc$10010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$10020%
The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc$10010%
United Way of Eagle River Valley$10020%
Global Ms Society Inc$1001n/a
Ultimate Peace Inc$10010%
America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend Inc$10010%
Vail Mountain Rescue Group Inc$10010%
Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine Inc$10010%
Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago$1001n/a
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation$10010%
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc$7210%
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness$7220%
AARP$631n/a
The Jemicy School Inc$5010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$5010%
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation Inc$5010%
Experience Camps$5010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$5010%
Family Focus Legacy$5010%
Digestive Health Foundation$5010%
Moriah Congregation$501n/a
Life Outreach International Association of Churches Inc$501n/a
Mercy Ships International$5010%
Feeding America$5010%
Nourishing Hope$5010%
Lungevity Foundation Inc$5010%
Congregation Beth Shalom$501n/a
Fresh Air Fund$3610%
Olive Branch Mission$361n/a
Adopt a Platoon Soldier Support Effort Inc$3610%
General Israel Orphan Home for Girls$361n/a
Children's Heart Foundation$2510%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$2510%
Companions for Heroes$2510%
Brain Research Foundation$2510%
Camp Horseshoe Foundation$251n/a
Recovering Communities of Step Ahead$2510%
Soaring Eagle Academy$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 74 recipients with no EIN on record ($131k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $344,233 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRavinia Festival Association: $77,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDepaul University: $50,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $12,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Adler Planetarium: $9,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $4,400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: $3,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled: $2,860 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCancer Wellness Center: $2,825 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $2,300 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Southern California Hillel Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $1,350 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $1,225 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $1,120 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $1,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Society for Yad Vashem Inc: $1,050 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $900 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFree Wheelchair Mission: $900 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLynn Sage Foundation: $750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Israel Project: $625 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Service of Glencoe: $586 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOrt America Inc: $576 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTourette Association of America Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaggie's Place Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteers of America of Illinois: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeta Gamma Sigma Inc: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Inc: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Inc: $380 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $376 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Jewish Historical Society: $375 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $372 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSurvivor Mitzvah Project: $350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMisericordia Home: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVail Health Services Foundation: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBrady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: $300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation: $300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $280 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America Vaughan Chapter: $266 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $236 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $233 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Ovarian Cancer Coalition Inc: $225 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSpanish River Concerts Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

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 96.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL38.6× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Chicago Community Trust · Circle of Service Foundation · Kovler Family Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Hochberg Family Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Rochman Charitable Foundation · Jerold a & Ruth L Hecktman Family Foundation · Highland Park Community Foundation · Mills Family Charitable Foundation

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.

Compare Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat with peer funders

About Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat

How much does Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat give?
Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat reported 47 grants totaling $90,542 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 50 and 75 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (52%), Religion (17%), Arts & Culture (16%).
Who are Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($344k), North Shore Congregation Israel ($90k), Ravinia Festival Association ($77k).
Does Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat 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 Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust, Circle of Service Foundation.
Where is Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat based?
Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat 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 188 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on Howard & Roberta Goss Charitable Foundat’s filings →

More from the funding graph