Illinois · Private foundation
Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $67k
- Granted FY2018
- 31
- Grants FY2018
- 31
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 45%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
70% of Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation’s FY2020 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2020 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 20 organizations, $67k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $14,408
- Organizations funded a year
- 31 to 36
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 45% of the organizations Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 31 | $67k | 45% |
| FY2017 | 36 | $62k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Compassion Paw Inc | $30,388 | 3 | 6% |
| American Camping Association Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Invest for Kids Inc | $10,090 | 3 | n/a |
| Teach for America Inc | $6,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Night Ministry | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Nourishing Hope | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 32 grantees
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($56k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation
- How much does Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation give?
- Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $66,553 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 31 and 36 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (87%), Animals (3%), Education (2%).
- Who are Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Mission Compassion Paw Inc ($30k), American Camping Association Inc ($15k), Invest for Kids Inc ($10k).
- Does Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 45% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Ira J Kaufman 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 Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation based?
- Ira J Kaufman Family Foundation is based in IL.
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