· Private foundation
Knight Family Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k1 grant · $5k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $80k
- $50k–250k9 grants · $865k
- $250k+1 grant · $250k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| KNOX COLLEGE | $250,000 |
| SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS | $200,000 |
| CHICAGO SCOTS FKA ILLINOIS SAINT | $150,000 |
| EL DORADO FOUNDATION | $120,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $100,000 |
| UNICEF USA | $75,000 |
| NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | $60,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | $60,000 |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | $50,000 |
| HOWARD BROWN HEALTH | $50,000 |
| ERIKA'S LIGHTHOUSE | $30,000 |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CHICAGO | $25,000 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | $15,000 |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | $10,000 |
| SPCA OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $890k) 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.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
18 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2026, 3 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TITHE ILLINOIS SAINT ANDREW SOCIETY4× · 2020–2025 · $890k · revenue +29%
- HBHoward Brown Health Center7× · 2020–2026 · $865k · revenue +15%
- KCKNOX COLLEGE7× · 2020–2026 · $865k · revenue +16%
Funded once
- EHEndeavor Health Clinical Operationsgraduatedone grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +25%
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2021 · $20k
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.
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.
Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…
Northwestern memorial healthcare is an integrated healthcare system, consisting of multiple hospitals (including northwestern memorial hospital, an academic medical center) and networks of physicians and healthcare professionals, where the…
Our mission at the university of chicago medicine is to provide superior health care through rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing. in partnership with our colleagues, we pursue life-changing…
The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.
Edward Hospital follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."
Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."
Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…
The elmhurst memorial healthcare group follows the mission of endeavor health (f/k/a ns-ee holdings). the mission of endeavor health is to "help everyone in our communities be their best." central to this mission is a commitment to…
Swedish Covenant Health follows the mission of Endeavor Health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
Edward foundation follows the mission of endeavor health to "help everyone in our communities be their best."
Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.
How this is measured
15 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. 15 of the 20 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 THE ILLINOIS SAINT ANDREW SOCIETY ↗
- Who funds Howard Brown Health Center ↗
- Who funds KNOX COLLEGE ↗
- Who funds SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
- Who funds NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC ↗
- Who funds UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF ↗
- Who funds EL DORADO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Endeavor Health Clinical Operations ↗
- Who funds COLGATE UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds THE ALLIANCE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD ↗
- Who funds Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression ↗
- Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
- Who funds MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC ↗
- Who funds SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OF SW MICHIGAN ↗
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: Baird Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Knight Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Knight Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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