Illinois · Private foundation
Jacob J Fink Charitable 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.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2020
- 11
- Grants FY2020
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $95,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 20% of the organizations Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 10 | $1.4M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $487k | 20% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $280k | 20% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $295k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | $423,565 | 4 | 2% |
| Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | $400,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Council for Jewish Elderly | $280,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bright Star Community Outreach Corp | $70,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Gpf Foundation | $52,500 | 1 | 29% |
| College Bound Opportunities | $46,636 | 2 | 2% |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | $41,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish Child and Family Services | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| America-Israel Economic Forum | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Focus Legacy | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | $423,565 | 4 | 2% |
| Jewish Community Centers of Chicago | $400,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Council for Jewish Elderly | $280,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Bright Star Community Outreach Corp | $70,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Gpf Foundation | $52,500 | 1 | 29% |
| College Bound Opportunities | $46,636 | 2 | 2% |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | $41,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Jewish Child and Family Services | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| America-Israel Economic Forum | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Focus Legacy | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation
- How much does Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation give?
- Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $1,434,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Human Services (55%), Health (20%), Arts & Culture (8%).
- Who are Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc ($424k), Jewish Community Centers of Chicago ($400k), Council for Jewish Elderly ($280k).
- Does Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Jacob J Fink Charitable 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 Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation based?
- Jacob J Fink Charitable Foundation is based in IL.
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