· Private foundation
Laurence E Herman 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k17 grants · $17k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $119k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIVING | $118,500 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION | $3,300 |
| ERIE FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC | $1,500 |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MU | $1,400 |
| ETZ CHAIM FOUNDATION | $1,000 |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | $1,000 |
| CAMP ONE STEP | $1,000 |
| BUTLER 53 PTO | $1,000 |
| JUNIOR BOARD OF ROCK ISLAND | $1,000 |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $500 |
| DUPAGE PADS | $500 |
| GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY | $250 |
| DR MARTIN LUTHER KING UNITY FUND | $200 |
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 (FY21–22, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +82% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.
21 repeat relationships: 13 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
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 FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- JUJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO3× · 2017–2019 · $135k · revenue +13%
University of Illinois Foundation9× · 2017–2025 · $22k · revenue +127%- EFErie Family Health Center Inc7× · 2017–2023 · $16k · revenue +114%
Funded once
- JTJDRFBREAKTHROUGH T1D-ILone grant, 2024 · $2k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2023 · $1k
- UEURBAN EDUCATION INSTITUTEone grant, 2017 · $1k
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.
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 children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…
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…
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…
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.
The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.
Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…
The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.
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…
Indiana university health foundation leverages the power of philanthropy to support the iu health goal of making indiana one of the healthiest states in the nation.
To engage in scientific research and educational activities throughout the world on behalf of and in conjunction with the university of chicago.
Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…
How this is measured
22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 35 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 JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds University of Illinois Foundation ↗
- Who funds Erie Family Health Center Inc ↗
- Who funds OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC ↗
- Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
- Who funds Northwestern University ↗
- Who funds RIVER OF LIGHT LTD ↗
- Who funds Childrens Oncology Services Inc ↗
- Who funds Ronald McDonald House Global ↗
- Who funds Erie Family Health Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds DUPAGE PADS INC ↗
- Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
- Who funds THE JUNIOR BOARD OF ROCK ISLAND ↗
- Who funds NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE ↗
- Who funds OAK BROOK PARK DISTRICT FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds AKSHAYA PATRA FOUNDATION (USA) ↗
- Who funds Kids In Danger ↗
- Who funds THE MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds THE MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH ↗
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: National Philanthropic Trust · 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 Laurence E Herman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Laurence E Herman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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