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Hunter Family Foundation

Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.8M
Granted FY2018
56
Grants FY2018
54
Organizations funded FY2018
33%
First-time grantees FY2018
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Median grant, FY2018
$22,500
Largest grant, FY2018
$600,000
Organizations funded a year
37 to 54
FY2017 to FY2018
States reached, FY2018
14
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2018, 33% of the organizations Hunter Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.

The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY201854$2.8M33%
FY201737$2.0Mn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.

Education$1.6MHealth$1.0MCivil Rights$1.0MEnvironment$265kYouth Development$140kArts & Culture$128kReligion$125kEmployment$125kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metrosquash Nfp$380,00027%
Room to Read$250,00020%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$200,00020%
Imentor Inc$125,00010%
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C$105,0002n/a
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$100,00012%
Bridges to Prosperity Inc$100,00012%
Rare$80,00020%
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff$65,00026%
Youthbuild Lake County Inc$65,00015%
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All grantees of Hunter Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Metrosquash Nfp$380,00027%
Room to Read$250,00020%
Erie Family Health Center Inc$200,00020%
Imentor Inc$125,00010%
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C$105,0002n/a
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$100,00012%
Bridges to Prosperity Inc$100,00012%
Rare$80,00020%
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff$65,00026%
Youthbuild Lake County Inc$65,00015%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$60,00022%
North Lawndale Employment Network$60,00012%
PADS Lake County Inc$50,00021%
Boca Grande Health Clinic Fndtn Inc$50,00021%
Colby-Sawyer College$50,00020%
Ravinia Festival Association$43,00020%
Trustees of Westminster School Inc$40,00020%
Alliance for the Great Lakes$40,00011%
Reading Power Inc$30,00023%
Kids First Health Care$25,00011%
Chicago Horticultural Society$25,00010%
Ingenuity Incorporated Chicago$25,00011%
North Chicago Community Partners$22,50011%
The Garden Conservancy Inc$20,00020%
Elawa Farm Foundation$20,00021%
Tabor Academy$20,00020%
Gorton Community Center$20,00021%
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods$20,00022%
The Hotchkiss School$15,00010%
Aquanut Water Shows Inc$15,00026%
Lake Forest Country Day School$10,00020%
Gasparilla Isl Conser & Improve Assn$10,0002n/a
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$10,00020%
Barrier Island Parks Society Inc$10,00021%
Boca Grande Woman's Club Inc$10,00021%
The Art Institute of Chicago$10,00020%
Children's Advocacy & Family Resources Inc$5,00010%
Johann Fust Library Foundation Inc$5,00011%
School Year Abroad Inc$5,00010%
Food Bank of the Rockies$5,00010%

Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMetrosquash Nfp: $380,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetRoom to Read: $250,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetErie Family Health Center Inc: $200,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetImentor Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation): $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetBridges to Prosperity Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetRare: $80,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHistory Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff: $65,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetYouthbuild Lake County Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetLake Forest Open Lands Association: $60,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNorth Lawndale Employment Network: $60,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPADS Lake County Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetBoca Grande Health Clinic Fndtn Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetColby-Sawyer College: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRavinia Festival Association: $43,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTrustees of Westminster School Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for the Great Lakes: $40,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetReading Power Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetKids First Health Care: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetIngenuity Incorporated Chicago: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetNorth Chicago Community Partners: $22,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Garden Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetElawa Farm Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTabor Academy: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGorton Community Center: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBrushwood Center at Ryerson Woods: $20,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetThe Hotchkiss School: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAquanut Water Shows Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetLake Forest Country Day School: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBarrier Island Parks Society Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetBoca Grande Woman's Club Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Advocacy & Family Resources Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJohann Fust Library Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSchool Year Abroad Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank of the Rockies: $5,000 over 1y, 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 38.

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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.

Hunter Family Foundat…The Chicago Community…The Buchanan Family F…Red Bird Hollow Found…Clarks Fork FoundationThe Gorter Family Fou…Butler Family Foundat…John and Kathleen Sch…Harold M & Adeline S …Hedberg Foundation IncThe Grainger Foundati…Northwestern Memorial…
Hunter Family FoundationIL47.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hunter Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Buchanan Family Foundation · Red Bird Hollow Foundation · Clarks Fork Foundation · The Gorter Family Foundation · Butler Family Foundation · John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy · Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation · Hedberg Foundation Inc · The Grainger Foundation Inc · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group

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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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 Hunter Family Foundation

How much does Hunter Family Foundation give?
Hunter Family Foundation reported 56 grants totaling $2,810,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
What does Hunter Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (22%), Civil Rights (21%).
Who are Hunter Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Metrosquash Nfp ($380k), Room to Read ($250k), Erie Family Health Center Inc ($200k).
Does Hunter Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2018, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hunter 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 Hunter Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hunter Family Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, The Buchanan Family Foundation.
Where is Hunter Family Foundation based?
Hunter Family Foundation 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 57 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 2018, released 2018. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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