Illinois · Public charity
Illinois Policy Institute
The institute is a free market oriented think tank dedicated to gathering, disseminating, and educating illinois constituents on local, state, and federal public policy issues facing illinois.
- $705k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Illinois Policy Institute’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Bradley Impact Fund Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2024
- $700,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $700,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations Illinois Policy Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $13k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $27k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $595k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $1.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin News Foundation | $1,315,667 | 2 | 52% |
| Think Freely Media | $425,000 | 1 | 26% |
| Liberty Justice Center | $235,000 | 3 | 27% |
| Center for Common Sense in Science | $204,053 | 1 | 23% |
| American Culture Foundation | $13,194 | 1 | 2% |
| American Independent Media | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Classic Academy | $7,115 | 1 | n/a |
| Gaudy and Joy Charitable Foundation | $6,576 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), 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: Donors Trust Inc · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Illinois Policy Institute
- How much does Illinois Policy Institute give?
- Illinois Policy Institute reported 1 grants totaling $704,675 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Illinois Policy Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (83%), Public Benefit (10%), Education (3%).
- Who are Illinois Policy Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Franklin News Foundation ($1.3M), Think Freely Media ($425k), Liberty Justice Center ($235k).
- Does Illinois Policy Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Illinois Policy Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donors Trust Inc, Bradley Impact Fund Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Illinois Policy Institute based?
- Illinois Policy Institute is based in IL.
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