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Koenig 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.

$42k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

International$69kEducation$59kHealth$58kPhilanthropy$47kArts & Culture$44kCrime & Legal$33kAnimals$25kYouth Development$20kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k10 grants · $32k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND$10,000
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER$7,500
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES$5,800
CITY YEAR CHICAGO$5,000
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY$2,500
CHICAGO KENT COLLEGE OF LAW$2,500
APRAXIA VOICE$2,500
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUSEUM$2,500
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM$2,500
HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY$1,000
JCFS CHICAGO$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION: $250 → 11%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO: $1k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO: $1k → 14%JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO: $1k → 14%A Better Chicago: $190 → 14%EX-CONS FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE: $3k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
CA
CO
VA
AZ
DC
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.

73%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$279k · 28 repeat orgs$105k to everyone else

28 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2025, 20 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
36

Total granted

$279k
$100k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+20%

Still filing today

75%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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

  • JU
    JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
    4× · 2017–2020 · $45k · revenue +13%
  • HM
    HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC
    5× · 2021–2025 · $27k · revenue +15%
  • FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
    4× · 2022–2025 · $18k · revenue +110%

Funded once

  • JA
    JAMES A BRENNAN MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -18%
  • HC
    HOPE CHICAGO INCgraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +45%
  • NM
    Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Groupgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +30%
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 Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
2
Northern Illinois University Foundation

The niu foundation's mission is to energize and connect the private sector with the niu community to secure and steward resources that support the future and growth of niu.

Education
3
University of Chicago

The mission of the university of chicago has been to sustain at the highest level of excellence, the communication of knowledge, the creation of knowledge and the fostering of a dynamic community of scholars and students.

Education
4
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
5
Students Run Chicago
Health
6
The Chicago Scholars Foundation

Chicago scholars is transforming the leadership landscape of our city by resolving the fundamental barriers to success for academically driven, first generation college students from under-resourced communities.

Education
7
Loyola University of Chicago

We are chicago's jesuit, catholic university - a diverse community seeking god in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

Education
8
Bar Ilan University in Israel Inc

Biu produces students who excel in the sciences, humanities, law, engineering, business & the arts.

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9
Kipp Chicago Schools

The team at kipp chicago schools is guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: to create a network of excellent schools in chicago that teach our students the character and academic skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond, and to…

Education
10
The Chicago Innovation Foundation
Philanthropy
11
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
12
Hillels of Illinois Endowment Foundation

The foundation was established exclusively for the benefit of and to carry out the purposes of the jewish federation of metropolitan chicago, a not-for-profit organization.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Allendale Association; the most unlike its peers is The Host Foundation. 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

47 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. 47 of the 68 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
45/47
Grantees still filing
32/47
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law: $30,000 · OtherIIT Chicago-Kent College of LawHOPE CHICAGO INC: $25,000 · OtherHOPE CHICAGO INCFriends of the Israel Defense Force: $22,100 · OtherFriends of the Israel Defense ForceALLENDALE ASSOCIATION: $12,500 · OtherALLENDALE ASSOCIATIONKESHET: $10,750 · OtherKESHETIndividual grant recipient: $9,750 · OtherHIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY: $8,500 · OtherCITY YEAR INC: $8,000 · OtherFestival of Children Foundation: $10,000 · Other+35 more: $57,940 · Other+35 moreJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $28,000 · InternationalJEWISH NATIO…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $17,800 · InternationalFRIENDS OF T…+1 more: $1,000 · InternationalJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $45,000 · PhilanthropyJEWISH UNITE…+2 more: $1,750 · PhilanthropyHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $26,500 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST ME…The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $10,000 · Arts & CultureThe United S…UNITING VOICES: $5,000 · Arts & CultureUNITING VOIC…THE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $2,750 · Arts & CultureTHE CHICAGO …Indiana University Foundation: $15,000 · EducationMIKVA CHALLENGE GRANT FOUNDATION: $3,500 · EducationGPF FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationIllinois Institute of Technology: $2,500 · EducationJESSE WHITE FOUNDATION LTD: $2,500 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORG: $2,000 · Education+4 more: $2,000 · EducationNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $15,000 · HealthNorthwestern Memorial HealthCare Group: $10,000 · Health+1 more: $450 · HealthJAMES A BRENNAN MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Animals
Other$194,540International$46,800Philanthropy$46,750Arts & Culture$44,250Education$30,500Health$25,450Animals$25,000

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 UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $45,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $28,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $26,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJAMES A BRENNAN MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetHOPE CHICAGO INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $17,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $15,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetALLENDALE ASSOCIATION: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKESHET: $10,750 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFestival of Children Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNorthwestern Memorial HealthCare Group: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetINVEST IN KIDS: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITING VOICES: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMIKVA CHALLENGE GRANT FOUNDATION: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGPF FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetGOOD SPORTS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $2,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJESSE WHITE FOUNDATION LTD: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE HOST FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Cubs Charities: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHILLEL FOUNDATION AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY INC: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHighland Park Community Foundation: $1,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVictories Of The Heart NFP: $1,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCAL'S ALL-STAR ANGEL FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids Above All Illinois: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cara Program: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREAT LAKES ADAPTIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHALLENGED ATHLETES INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS: $200 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.

AbbVie FoundationThe Chicago Community…Jewish Federation of …The Robert Thomas Bob…Circle of Service Fou…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Sam I Am FoundationThe Kadens Family Fou…The Grainger Foundati…Kovler Family Foundat…The Ayco Charitable F…Robert R McCormick Fo…
AbbVie FoundationIL18.1× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Sam I Am Foundation · The Kadens Family Foundation · The Grainger Foundation Inc · Kovler Family Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Robert R McCormick 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 Koenig Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Koenig Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get 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 · 0–25%
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.
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How do I get to Koenig Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Koenig Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 68 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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