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Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation

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.

$155k
Granted FY2023
39
Grants FY2023
38
Organizations funded FY2023
34%
First-time grantees FY2023
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96% of Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation’s FY2024 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. FY2024 names 31 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 30 organizations, $155k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

23
’21
24
’22
30
’23
31
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2023
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2023
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
27 to 38
FY2021 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
5
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 34% of the organizations Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 18% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 82% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23
EducationArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthCivil RightsHuman ServicesOther
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
FY202338$125k34%
FY202232$104k47%
FY202127$88kn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.

Philanthropy$3.2MArts & Culture$186kReligion$70kCivil Rights$43kRecreation & Sports$36kEducation$34kFood & Nutrition$13kSocial Science$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
IL
NY
PA
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
AL
GA
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Jewish Committee$35,00020%
Union for Reform Judaism$34,0002n/a
Northwestern University$25,00040%
The Berkeley Carroll School$25,00030%
Grant Park Orchestral Association$18,90040%
Timeline Theatre Company$17,00040%
Anshe Emet Synagogue$15,1063n/a
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$15,00020%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$14,75040%
The Rogue Theatre$14,30041%
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All grantees of Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Jewish Committee$35,00020%
Union for Reform Judaism$34,0002n/a
Northwestern University$25,00040%
The Berkeley Carroll School$25,00030%
Grant Park Orchestral Association$18,90040%
Timeline Theatre Company$17,00040%
Anshe Emet Synagogue$15,1063n/a
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$15,00020%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$14,75040%
The Rogue Theatre$14,30041%
Emanuel Congregation$13,1003n/a
The Habonim Camp Association Company Incorporated$11,00021%
Tucson Symphony Society$11,00040%
Neighbors Together Corporation$10,00021%
Albany Park Theater Project$10,00040%
The Art Institute of Chicago$10,00040%
Chicago Humanities Festival$9,00030%
Arizona Theatre Company$8,50040%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$6,40010%
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Inc$6,00040%
Steep Theatre$5,50021%
American Society of Overseas Research$5,00010%
Film Forum Inc$5,00010%
America Israel Democracy Coalition$5,00010%
Reinvent Albany$5,00010%
University of Arizona Foundation$4,35030%
Groundswell Community Mural Projectinc$4,00020%
Spring Street Climate Fund Inc$3,50020%
Kol Ami Synagogue$3,5001n/a
Arizona Opera Company$3,00040%
The Latin School of Chicago$3,00010%
Writers Theatre Inc$2,50010%
Lookingglass Theatre Company$2,50010%
Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Gowanus Canal Conservancy Inc$2,50010%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$2,00010%
Ground Game Fund$2,00010%
Arizona Friends of Chamber Music$2,00020%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$1,80010%
Baltimore Symphony Musicians Foundation Ltd$1,6002n/a
Pilot Light$1,50020%
Wolcott School$1,50010%
Under the Same Sky Foundation$1,50011%
League of Women Voters Education Fund$1,00010%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$1,00020%
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company$1,00010%
Jewish Community Legacy Project Inc$1,00010%
Jews United for Democracy & Justice$1,0001n/a
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc$1,00010%
Chicago Cares Inc$1,00010%
Art Encounter$50010%
Newfane Cemetery Association Inc$5001n/a
Human Rights Watch Inc$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($53k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $25,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Berkeley Carroll School: $25,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGrant Park Orchestral Association: $18,900 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTimeline Theatre Company: $17,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSteppenwolf Theatre Company: $14,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rogue Theatre: $14,300 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Habonim Camp Association Company Incorporated: $11,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetTucson Symphony Society: $11,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNeighbors Together Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetAlbany Park Theater Project: $10,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Humanities Festival: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetArizona Theatre Company: $8,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $6,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTucson Museum of Art and Historic Block Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSteep Theatre: $5,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican Society of Overseas Research: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFilm Forum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerica Israel Democracy Coalition: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReinvent Albany: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $4,350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGroundswell Community Mural Projectinc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSpring Street Climate Fund Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetArizona Opera Company: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Latin School of Chicago: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWriters Theatre Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLookingglass Theatre Company: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGastro Intestinal Research Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGowanus Canal Conservancy Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGround Game Fund: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArizona Friends of Chamber Music: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPilot Light: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWolcott School: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnder the Same Sky Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLeague of Women Voters Education Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRemy Bumppo Theatre Company: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Community Legacy Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMaot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Cares Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArt Encounter: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% 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 46.

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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.

Jewish Federation of …The Chicago Community…Community Foundation …John D and Catherine …Bayless Family Founda…Arts Foundation for T…Jarvis FoundationJewish Community Foun…The Hs Lopez Family F…Brooklyn Community Fo…The Shubert Foundatio…The Gordon Foundation
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL22.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Chicago Community Trust · Community Foundation for Southern Arizona · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Bayless Family Foundation · Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona · Jarvis Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona · The Hs Lopez Family Foundation · Brooklyn Community Foundation · The Shubert Foundation Inc · The Gordon 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 Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation

How much does Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation give?
Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $155,200 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 38 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
What does Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), Arts & Culture (5%), Religion (2%).
Who are Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: American Jewish Committee ($35k), Union for Reform Judaism ($34k), Northwestern University ($25k).
Does Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 34% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jordan and Jean Nerenberg 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 Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.
Where is Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation based?
Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation is based in AZ.

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 72 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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