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Jentes Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$469k
Granted FY2025still arriving
23
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$102k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$1.6MEducation$824kHuman Services$524kHealth$125kInternational$119kHousing & Shelter$37kFood & Nutrition$32kRecreation & Sports$26kOther$0
02FY2025 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $286k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $159k
$15,598
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HYDE PARK ART CENTER$101,711
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE$56,814
MACALESTER$26,427
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$25,786
826 NATIONAL (DIGITAL)$25,524
STRATFORD FESTIVAL$20,773
PROPUBLICA$20,561
826 CHI$20,561
Individual grant recipient$20,372
LINKS HALL$15,856
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$15,758
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE$15,598
GREATER FOOD CHICAGO DEPOSITORY$15,598
INSTITUTE FOR NONVIOLENCE$10,782
START EARLY$10,781
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 (FY18–23, $437k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $252k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $97k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $54k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $26k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $2k → 14%METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 14%CHICAGO LITERACY ALLIANCE: $5k → 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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.6M · 43 repeat orgs$349k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

43 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

43
29

Total granted

$3.6M
$282k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
0%

Still filing today

60%
28%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $67k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureEducationInternationalHousing & ShelterHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • HYDE PARK ART CENTER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $770k · revenue +64%
  • BM
    BRYN MAWR COLLEGE
    7× · 2017–2025 · $464k · revenue +37%
  • MF
    Metropolitan Family Services
    4× · 2020–2023 · $432k · revenue +104%

Funded once

  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2023 · $46k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $30k
  • MACALESTER COLLEGEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $26k · revenue +35%
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
Chicago Opera Theater

Chicago opera theater expands the tradition of opera as a living art form by engaging lovers of music and storytelling through innovative experiences, predominantly of new and rarely performed works.

Arts & Culture
2
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
3
Chicago Theatre Group Inc

The chicago theatre group is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. by dedicating itself to three guiding principles - quality, equity, and community - the…

Arts & Culture
4
The Chicago Academy for the Arts

The chicago academy for the arts transforms emerging artists through a curriculum and culture which connect intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity to impart the skills to lead and collaborate across diverse communities.

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5
Music Institute of Chicago

The music institute of chicago ("music institute") leads people toward a lifelong engagement with music, by providing widely accessible resources for high quality music teaching, performing, and service activities.

Arts & Culture
6
Illinois College

Illinois college is a co-educational institution of higher education learning providing a four-year educational program leading to the baccalaureate degree. illinois college is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship…

Education
7
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

The chicago psychoanalytic institute transforms the lives of individuals, families and communities, using psychoanalytic knowledge to help them grow and thrive.

Social Science
8
Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Inc

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University ("The Auditorium"), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, is committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural, community and educational programming to Chicago and to the…

Arts & Culture
9
Chicago Wind Symphony
Arts & Culture
10
Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc
Arts & Culture
11
Chamber Opera of Chicago
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12
True Chicago
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Illinois Arts Alliance; the most unlike its peers is Court Theatre Fund. 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

42 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 42 of the 79 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/42
Grantees still filing
25/42
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HYDE PARK ART CENTER: $770,356 · Arts & CultureHYDE PARK ART CENTERCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $118,690 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERPRO PUBLICA INC: $68,533 · Arts & CultureChicago Symphony Orchestra: $68,000 · Arts & CultureLINKS HALL INC: $67,063 · Arts & CultureChicago International Puppet Theater Festival: $61,515 · Arts & CultureYOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS: $54,766 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $200,964 · Arts & Culture+9 morePLANNED PARENTHOOD: $143,307 · OtherPLANNED PARENTHOODSTRATFORD FESTIVAL: $130,277 · OtherSTRATFORD FESTIVAL826 DIGITAL: $95,283 · Other826 DIGITALCHI ARTS HIGH SCHOOL: $80,572 · OtherCHI ARTS HIGH SCHOOLSTART EARLY: $56,767 · OtherSTART EARLYTHE SALVATION ARMY: $47,213 · OtherMACALESTER: $46,631 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $46,138 · Other+36 more: $399,973 · Other+36 moreBRYN MAWR COLLEGE: $463,893 · EducationBRYN MAWR COLLEGE826CHI INC: $136,219 · Education826CHI INCTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $94,136 · EducationTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHIC…826 National Inc: $64,321 · Education826 National IncTHE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $59,000 · EducationTHE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL F…FRIENDS OF JONES: $35,000 · Education+5 more: $47,408 · EducationMetropolitan Family Services: $431,805 · Human ServicesMetropolitan…+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $98,691 · InternationalTHE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $3,563 · International+1 more: $2,000 · InternationalDEBORAH'S PLACE: $47,570 · Housing & ShelterLA CASA NORTE: $5,384 · Housing & ShelterGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $47,726 · Food & Nutrition
Arts & Culture$1,409,887Other$1,046,161Education$899,977Human Services$436,805International$104,254Housing & Shelter$52,954Food & Nutrition$47,726

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHYDE PARK ART CENTER: $770,356 over 9y, 4.8% of budgetBRYN MAWR COLLEGE: $463,893 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetMetropolitan Family Services: $431,805 over 4y, 0.3% of budget826CHI INC: $136,219 over 9y, 4.6% of budgetCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $118,690 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $98,691 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $94,136 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $68,533 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $68,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLINKS HALL INC: $67,063 over 9y, 4.8% of budget826 National Inc: $64,321 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetChicago International Puppet Theater Festival: $61,515 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetTHE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $59,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSTART EARLY: $56,767 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS: $54,766 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $47,726 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDEBORAH'S PLACE: $47,570 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $45,914 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCabinet of Curiosity Inc NFP: $44,000 over 5y, 9.6% of budgetGRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION: $43,839 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF JONES: $35,000 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetMACALESTER COLLEGE: $26,408 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION: $25,535 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $21,663 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE FOUNDATION INC: $15,598 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetNEAR NORTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL: $14,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFacets Film Forum: $14,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPROJECT UNLOADED INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC: $7,950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBRIGHT PINK NFP: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNOURISHING HOPE: $5,453 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetILLINOIS ARTS ALLIANCE: $5,019 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS: $3,563 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ORPHANS D/B/A NPH-USA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetADVANCE ILLINOIS NFP: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO ORCHESTRAL ACADEMY: $500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetGARY COMER YOUTH CENTER INC: $350 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.

  • Who funds HYDE PARK ART CENTER ↗
  • Who funds BRYN MAWR COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds Metropolitan Family Services ↗
  • Who funds 826CHI INC ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER ↗
  • Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds PRO PUBLICA INC ↗
  • Who funds Chicago Symphony Orchestra ↗
  • Who funds LINKS HALL INC ↗
  • Who funds 826 National Inc ↗
  • Who funds Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival ↗
  • Who funds THE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds START EARLY ↗
  • Who funds YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds DEBORAH'S PLACE ↗
  • Who funds Lyric Opera of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds Cabinet of Curiosity Inc NFP ↗
  • Who funds GRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF JONES ↗
  • Who funds MACALESTER COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC ↗

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.

John D and Catherine …The Chicago Community…Ncrc Community Develo…Lloyd a Fry FoundationArie and Ida Crown Me…Jewish Federation of …Field Foundation of I…Polk Bros Foundation …Prince FoundationThe Irving Harris Fou…The Poetry FoundationThe Joyce Foundation
John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIL36.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Field Foundation of Illinois · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Prince Foundation · The Irving Harris Foundation · The Poetry Foundation · The Joyce 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 Jentes Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jentes Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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 79 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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