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John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$32M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
60
Grants FY2024
85
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$275,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,000,000
Organizations funded a year
85 to 145
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
3
Total assets, FY2024
$185M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.5M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementEmploymentOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving52$32M31%
FY202385$13M13%
FY202290$11M24%
FY2021111$8.4M14%
FY2020145$6.4Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$26MHealth$9.9MHousing & Shelter$7.2MHuman Services$5.8MFood & Nutrition$4.4MCommunity Improvement$4.0MCrime & Legal$3.7MInternational$3.0MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Loyola University of Chicago$4,967,92750%
Big Shoulders Fund$4,412,61552%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$3,935,00051%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$3,871,48456%
Erie Family Health Foundation Inc$3,295,000475%
The Carter Center Inc$3,000,00012%
Reclaiming Chicago Nfp$3,000,000177%
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep$2,535,0005n/a
Lake Forest College$2,520,00022%
North Chicago Community Partners$2,210,000521%
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All grantees of John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Loyola University of Chicago$4,967,92750%
Big Shoulders Fund$4,412,61552%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$3,935,00051%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$3,871,48456%
Erie Family Health Foundation Inc$3,295,000475%
The Carter Center Inc$3,000,00012%
Reclaiming Chicago Nfp$3,000,000177%
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep$2,535,0005n/a
Lake Forest College$2,520,00022%
North Chicago Community Partners$2,210,000521%
Misericordia Home$2,075,00050%
Allies for Community Business Inc$1,915,000310%
Renew Communities Nfp$1,357,500464%
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago$1,175,00011%
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund$1,135,000412%
PADS Lake County Inc$1,040,00049%
Catholic Bishop of Chicago$1,028,0002n/a
Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Inc$750,000112%
Start Early$750,00021%
The Resurrection Project$705,00021%
Transform Capital$700,000146%
Nicasa Nfp$677,50053%
Arden Shore Child and Family Services$660,00053%
Boys & Girls Club of Lake County$660,00058%
Camp Blue Skies Foundation$600,000355%
Cristo Rey Network$505,00022%
City Colleges of Chicago Foundation$500,000110%
Lawndale Christian Health Center$500,00011%
Casa Lake County Inc$485,00047%
Friends of the Highwood Public Library$485,000488%
Academy for Urban School Leadership$470,00015%
Lake County Crisis Center$400,00052%
Connections for the Homeless Inc$400,00013%
Youthbuild Lake County Inc$370,000313%
Refugeeone$352,50032%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$331,30040%
Habitat for Humanity Lake County$325,000212%
La Casa Norte$300,00013%
St Bernard Hospital$300,00010%
Mano a Mano Family Resource Center$300,00044%
North Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School Inc$280,00050%
Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School$257,5003n/a
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights$255,00041%
New Life Centers of Chicagoland$250,00011%
Hope Chicago Inc$250,00012%
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago$250,00010%
LINK Unlimited Scholars$195,00042%
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center$175,00021%
Waukegan Public Library Foundation$175,000432%
City Year Inc$170,00040%
Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School$157,00010%
Curt's Cafe$152,50053%
Come to Believe Foundation$150,000113%
St Mary of the Lake Seminary$150,0003n/a
College of Lake County Foundation$150,00018%
Prairie State Legal Services Inc$145,00050%
Keeping Families Covered$145,00047%
Depaul College Prep Foundation$140,00023%
Empower Illinois$135,00010%
LEAP Innovations$135,00029%
The Roberti Community House$132,00047%
Waukegan To College NFP$130,00045%
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic$130,00041%
Sinai Health System$125,00010%
Chapter One Nfp$125,00025%
Fenix Family Health Center$125,00025%
The Lake County Haven$115,00052%
Mercy Housing Lakefront$115,00010%
Family Service of Lake County$110,00034%
Catholic Church Extension Society of US of Amer$110,0004n/a
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc$105,00051%
Mothers Trust Foundation$100,00044%
College Bound Opportunities$100,00025%
Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association$100,00026%
Illinois Action for Children$82,50040%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$82,50040%
Sarah's Circle$80,00011%
Deborah's Place$80,00012%
Latino Policy Forum$78,50041%
South Suburban Pads$75,00021%
United Way of Lake County Inc$75,00040%
Hispanic American Community Education & Services$72,50043%
Lawrence Hall$70,00030%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$70,00020%
Community Youth Network Inc$70,00041%
Reading Power Inc$67,50042%
Allendale Association$67,50050%
Scripted Inc Dba Code Nation$66,50031%
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc$65,00020%
The Lambs Farm Inc$60,00030%
Beyond Legal Aid$60,00022%
Ascend Justice$55,00012%
Bernie's Book Bank$47,50050%
Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods$46,00042%
Altus Academy$45,00035%
North Chicago Public Education Foundation$45,000310%
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project$42,50041%
University Center of Lake County$40,00041%
Kids Rank$40,00025%
Onegoal$35,00010%
Cool Ministries$35,00021%
The Beacon Place NFP$34,00041%
The Ridges Sanctuary Inc$30,00021%
St Mary Parish & School$25,5002n/a
Kids Above All Illinois$25,00020%
Eldercare Lake County$25,00017%
Affirm Leadership Christian Academy INC$25,000111%
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$25,00010%
San Miguel Febres Cordero School Inc$22,50021%
Build Inc$22,50020%
Gorton Community Center$21,00021%
Chicago Cares Inc$20,00030%
Alliance for Human Services$18,000120%
Primo Center for Women & Children$15,00020%
Fill a Heart 4 Kids$15,00021%
IMD Guest House Foundation$13,00020%
Ragdale Foundation$13,00030%
Most Blessed Trinity Academy$12,5002n/a
Perspectives Charter Schools$12,50030%
Ravinia Festival Association$12,00030%
Door County Land Trust Inc$11,00020%
Heart of the City$10,00011%
Children's Advocates for Change$10,00022%
Covenant House Illinois Inc$10,00020%
One Million Degrees$10,00010%
Casa Cornelia Legal Services$10,00020%
The Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids$10,00021%
The Gray Matter Experience Inc$10,00012%
Amate House Foundation$9,000360%
Lake County Veterans and Family Services$8,50042%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$7,5002n/a
TFK Chicago Voyagers$7,50021%
Elawa Farm Foundation$7,50030%
Path$7,50020%
Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves$7,50010%
Charity Navigator$6,00020%
Year Up Inc$6,00020%
Melanoma Research Foundation$5,00010%
Window to the World Communications Inc$5,00010%
Charleston Legal Access$5,00012%
The Partnership for College Completion$5,00010%
Marquette University$5,00010%
St John Berchmans Parish & School$5,0001n/a
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute$5,00010%
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago$5,00010%
History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff$5,00011%
Invest for Kids Inc$4,00010%
Immanuel Community Church of Christian and Missionary Alliance$3,9002n/a
Hayden Valley PTO$3,0001n/a
Indiana University Foundation$2,50010%
Orphans of the Storm$2,50020%
Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation$2,50021%
Most Blessed Trinity$2,5001n/a
Friends of Lake Forest Library Inc$2,50023%
Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc$2,50010%
Friends of Lake Forest Parks & Rec Foundation$2,50020%
Americares Foundation Inc$2,50010%
St Francis Xavier Parish & School$2,4001n/a
The Jackson Chance Foundation$2,25020%
Salute Inc$2,00020%
Angels Place Inc$2,00020%
Elijah Foundation$1,20020%
Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc$1,00020%
Hope Ignites Chicago$1,0001n/a
Wings for Kids$1,00010%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science$1,00010%
March to the Top - Africa$1,00010%
North Park Elementary School Association$95010%
St Mary of Vernon Church$8001n/a
Common Hope$72010%
The Posse Foundation Inc$50010%
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA$50010%
Ucan$50010%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$50010%
After School Matters Inc$46510%
Equal Justice Initiative$26510%
Chicago Public Media Inc$12010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($7.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 8 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 162 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $4,967,927 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $4,412,615 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $3,935,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Josselyn Center Nfp: $3,871,484 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetErie Family Health Foundation Inc: $3,295,000 over 4y, 75% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $3,000,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetReclaiming Chicago Nfp: $3,000,000 over 1y, 77% of budgetLake Forest College: $2,520,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetNorth Chicago Community Partners: $2,210,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetMisericordia Home: $2,075,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetAllies for Community Business Inc: $1,915,000 over 3y, 9.8% of budgetRenew Communities Nfp: $1,357,500 over 4y, 64% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $1,175,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetDaniel Murphy Scholarship Fund: $1,135,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetPADS Lake County Inc: $1,040,000 over 4y, 9.2% of budgetNeighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Inc: $750,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetStart Early: $750,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetThe Resurrection Project: $705,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetTransform Capital: $700,000 over 1y, 46% of budgetNicasa Nfp: $677,500 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetArden Shore Child and Family Services: $660,000 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lake County: $660,000 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetCamp Blue Skies Foundation: $600,000 over 3y, 55% of budgetCristo Rey Network: $505,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetCity Colleges of Chicago Foundation: $500,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetLawndale Christian Health Center: $500,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCasa Lake County Inc: $485,000 over 4y, 7.2% of budgetFriends of the Highwood Public Library: $485,000 over 4y, 88% of budgetAcademy for Urban School Leadership: $470,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetLake County Crisis Center: $400,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetConnections for the Homeless Inc: $400,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetYouthbuild Lake County Inc: $370,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetRefugeeone: $352,500 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $331,300 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Lake County: $325,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetLa Casa Norte: $300,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetSt Bernard Hospital: $300,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMano a Mano Family Resource Center: $300,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetNorth Lawndale College Preparatory Charter High School Inc: $280,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetThe Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights: $255,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetNew Life Centers of Chicagoland: $250,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHope Chicago Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago: $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLINK Unlimited Scholars: $195,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetChicago Children's Advocacy Center: $175,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetWaukegan Public Library Foundation: $175,000 over 4y, 32% of budgetCity Year Inc: $170,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School: $157,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 162.

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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.

The Lake County Community FoundationIL87.6× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Lake County Community Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · The Gorter Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Lake County Inc · The Grainger Foundation Inc · First Bank Chicago Foundation · Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Harold M & Adeline S Morrison Family 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.

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About John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy

How much does John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy give?
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy reported 60 grants totaling $32,446,087 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 85 and 145 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (36%), Health (14%), Housing & Shelter (10%).
Who are John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Loyola University of Chicago ($5.0M), Big Shoulders Fund ($4.4M), Northern Illinois Food Bank ($3.9M).
Does John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy 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 John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Lake County Community Foundation, Circle of Service Foundation, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group.
Where is John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy based?
John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation D/B/A Schreiber Philanthropy is based in IL.

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 214 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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