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Jane Woldenberg Family Foundation at a glance

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Jane Woldenberg Family Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$455k
Granted FY2022
27
Grants FY2022
5
States reached
$349k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0183% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.

Health$86kPhilanthropy$70kReligion$36kArts & Culture$34kEducation$8kHuman Services$6kEmployment$6kCivil Rights$500Other$0
02FY2022 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k24 grants · $45k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $62k
  • $250k+1 grant · $349k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$348,583
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE$33,900
NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL$27,710
CROHNS & COLITIS FOUNDATION$5,000
THE ART INSTITUE OF CHICAGO$5,000
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM$5,000
RAVINIA FESTIVAL$4,859
Individual grant recipient$3,000
DANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND$3,000
Individual grant recipient$3,000
YOUTH JOB CENTER$3,000
GIFT LIFE CHICAGO YOUNG PROF$2,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE DESERT$2,000
COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY$2,000
Individual grant recipient$1,700
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER: $80 → 14%NORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER: $80 → 14%THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE: $100 → 14%COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $3k → 14%COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $2k → 14%COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $250 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

17%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$96k · 16 repeat orgs$473k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +35% since the first grant, against +34% for those funded once.

16 repeat relationships: 14 still active in FY2022, 2 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
15

Total granted

$96k
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+34%

Still filing today

50%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $396k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $14k · revenue +251%
  • CC
    CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $12k · revenue +12%
  • TA
    THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    2× · 2021–2022 · $10k · revenue +43%

Funded once

  • UC
    U CHICAGO MEDICINE
    one grant, 2021 · $40k
  • JU
    JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
    one grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +13%
  • EY
    EVANSTON YOUTH JOB CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $3k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
2
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
3
The Adler Planetarium

The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…

Arts & Culture
4
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…

Philanthropy
5
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History

The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…

Arts & Culture
6
Yeshiva University

The university is composed of several colleges and schools providing undergraduate, graduate, professional and post-doctoral education and training and research and clinical programs.

Education
7
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
8
National Center for Jewish Filminc

The national center for jewish film is a unique, independent nonprofit motion picture archive, distributor, resource center and exhibitor. ncjf's ongoing mission is the collection, preservation and exhibition of films with artistic and…

Arts & Culture
9
San Francisco Jazz Organization

The san francisco jazz organization (the organization) is a recognized international leader in jazz creation, presentation, and education. the organization explores the full spectrum of jazz, from the music's origins in the african…

Arts & Culture
10
The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

For over 150 years, the 92nd street y, new york has been serving its communities and the larger world by bringing people together (continued on schedule o)and providing exceptional, groundbreaking programs in the performing and visual…

Religion
11
The Contemporary Jewish Museum

The contemporary jewish museum (the cjm) makes the diversity of the jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first-century audience through innovative exhibitions and programs that educate, challenge, and inspire.

Arts & Culture
12
Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Chicago Horticultural Society; the most unlike its peers is The Pilgrim Chamber Players. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 44 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
18/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $348,583 · OtherIndividual grant recipientU CHICAGO MEDICINE: $40,000 · OtherU CHICAGO MEDICINEJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM SPRINGS AND DESERT AREA: $39,500 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM SPRINGS AND DESERT AREAUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE: $33,900 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINENORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL: $32,630 · OtherNORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL+18 more: $31,670 · Other+18 moreJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $30,000 · Philanthropy+2 more: $350 · PhilanthropyRAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $13,859 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+3 more: $1,445 · Arts & CultureTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $10,000 · EducationTOOLS FOR TOMORROW INC: $1,500 · EducationThe Northmoor Education Foundation: $1,000 · EducationROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL: $500 · EducationCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $11,500 · HealthNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $500 · HealthCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $5,250 · Human Services+3 more: $360 · Human ServicesANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $500 · Civil RightsCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $447 · EnvironmentWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $26 · Environment
Other$526,283Philanthropy$30,350Arts & Culture$20,304Education$13,000Health$12,000Human Services$5,610Civil Rights$500Environment$473

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM SPRINGS AND DESERT AREA: $39,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetRAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $13,859 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $5,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH JOB CENTER INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTOOLS FOR TOMORROW INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Northmoor Education Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetPALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM: $595 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPALM SPRINGS FRIENDS OF PHILHARMONIC: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $447 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PILGRIM CHAMBER PLAYERS: $350 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHighland Park Community Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE SENIOR CENTER: $160 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAARP FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $26 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 …Karmin Family Charita…Jerome H Stone Family…First Bank Chicago Fo…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Vanguard Charitable E…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Karmin Family Charitable Trust · Jerome H Stone Family Foundation · First Bank Chicago Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jane Woldenberg Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jane Woldenberg Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 44 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2022, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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