Illinois · Private foundation
Leo Adler Trust
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 200
- Grants FY2025
- 118
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 14%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $76,835
- Organizations funded a year
- 112 to 129
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 19
- Total assets, FY2025
- $25M
- Applications
- Takes unsolicited applications
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 14% of the organizations Leo Adler Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $108k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthArts & CultureRecreation & SportsCommunity ImprovementHuman 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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 97 | $1.0M | 12% |
| FY2024 | 118 | $890k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 116 | $804k | 26% |
| FY2022 | 115 | $890k | 28% |
| FY2021 | 120 | $1.2M | 48% |
| FY2020 | 112 | $1.3M | 38% |
| FY2019 | 129 | $1.4M | n/a |
98% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Education$4.9MRecreation & Sports$577kPublic Safety & Disaster$333kHealth$332kArts & Culture$289kPublic Benefit$219kCommunity Improvement$214kReligion$183kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
ME
NH
WA
ID
MT
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
OK
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Golf Club | $180,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | $167,516 | 6 | n/a |
| Linn-Benton Community College | $118,600 | 7 | n/a |
| Washington State University | $103,050 | 7 | n/a |
| Baker City Downtown | $100,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Brigham Young University | $99,100 | 6 | n/a |
| Baker Soccer United | $77,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Pacific University | $68,950 | 7 | 0% |
| St Luke's Health Foundation Ltd | $68,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $58,950 | 6 | n/a |
Show all 117 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Golf Club | $180,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | $167,516 | 6 | n/a |
| Linn-Benton Community College | $118,600 | 7 | n/a |
| Washington State University | $103,050 | 7 | n/a |
| Baker City Downtown | $100,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Brigham Young University | $99,100 | 6 | n/a |
| Baker Soccer United | $77,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Pacific University | $68,950 | 7 | 0% |
| St Luke's Health Foundation Ltd | $68,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $58,950 | 6 | n/a |
| Baker City Lions Club Charitable Fu | $45,000 | 2 | 17% |
| Saint Alphonsus Foundation-Baker City Inc | $42,034 | 1 | 26% |
| Anthony Lakes Outdoor Recreation Assoc | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Northwest Nazarene University Inc | $39,050 | 7 | 0% |
| Whitworth University | $35,400 | 6 | 0% |
| Kansas State University | $35,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Simmons University | $34,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Carroll College | $32,900 | 5 | 0% |
| Northwest Lineman College | $30,900 | 5 | n/a |
| Corporation of Gonzaga University | $30,850 | 5 | 0% |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Ltd | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Eastern Oregon Museum | $29,400 | 3 | 10% |
| Casa of Eastern Oregon Inc | $29,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Rachel Pregnancy Center | $27,400 | 6 | 9% |
| Baker County Sheriffs Search and Rescue | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North Powder Community Partners | $24,479 | 5 | n/a |
| Oregon Health & Science University | $23,700 | 3 | n/a |
| Bulldog Sports Group Inc | $23,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Baker School District | $23,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Eastern Oregon Regional Theater Inc | $22,340 | 6 | 7% |
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | $21,500 | 4 | n/a |
| Wade Williams Foundation | $20,608 | 1 | n/a |
| Baker Technical Institute | $20,450 | 4 | n/a |
| New Directions Northwest Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Corban University | $19,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Inc | $17,900 | 4 | 0% |
| Cottey College | $17,750 | 5 | 0% |
| Music Camps Wallowa Lake | $17,480 | 4 | 4% |
| Pace University | $15,650 | 5 | 0% |
| Utah Valley University | $15,050 | 4 | n/a |
| George Fox University | $14,700 | 4 | 0% |
| Baker County Library Foundation Inc | $13,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Baker Swim Team | $13,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Idaho State University | $12,950 | 4 | n/a |
| Belmont Abbey College Inc | $12,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Bushnell University Fka Northwest Christian University | $11,600 | 4 | 0% |
| Liberty University Inc | $11,466 | 2 | 0% |
| Crossroads Creative & Performing Arts Center Inc | $11,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Friends of Eagle Valley | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Michigan | $10,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon Historical Society | $10,500 | 7 | 0% |
| Concordia University Chicago | $10,400 | 3 | 0% |
| Lane Community College | $10,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Grande Ronde Symphony Association | $10,250 | 4 | 4% |
| Lewis-Clark State College | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Board of Trustees of Whitman College | $9,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Wartburg College | $9,800 | 3 | 0% |
| College of the Siskiyous | $9,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $9,500 | 2 | n/a |
| The University of Puget Sound | $9,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration Inc | $9,000 | 2 | 2% |
| United Methodist Church | $9,000 | 6 | n/a |
| Cornucopia Arts Council | $8,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Fordham University | $8,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Southwest Baptist University | $8,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Grand Canyon University | $8,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Northwest College | $8,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Best Friends of Baker Inc | $8,600 | 4 | 3% |
| Eagle Valley Ambulance | $8,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Willamette University | $8,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Rush University Medical Center | $8,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Baker Little League and Babe Ruth Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Pacific Lutheran University | $7,900 | 3 | 0% |
| Saint Martin's University | $7,800 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Pikeville | $7,800 | 3 | 0% |
| Life Chiropractic College West | $7,400 | 2 | 0% |
| The College of Idaho Inc | $7,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Journeys Recovery Court | $6,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Northeast Oregon Compassion Center Inc | $6,500 | 2 | 2% |
| Boise Bible College Inc | $6,250 | 2 | 0% |
| North Powder Food Bank | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Linfield University | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Miles Community College | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Menlo College | $5,900 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Portland | $5,800 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $5,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Calvary University | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Oregon Museum of Science and Industry | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Dordt University | $5,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Broadcast Baker | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Otterbein University | $4,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Georgetown University | $4,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Baker Loves Bikes | $4,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $4,400 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Utah | $4,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany College | $4,400 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $4,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Special Olympics Oregon Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern New Hampshire University | $3,900 | 2 | 0% |
| The Shaw University | $3,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Kiwanis International Inc | $3,688 | 1 | n/a |
| Maine Maritime Academy | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rocky Mountain College | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $3,467 | 1 | 0% |
| Concordia University | $3,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwestern University | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Baker Community Choir | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| St Francis Church | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| New Hope for Eastern Oregon Animals | $2,500 | 2 | 12% |
| University of San Francisco | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Oregon Junior Golf Fund Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Randolph-Macon College | $2,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Sierra Nevada College | $2,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Kjzzkbaq (Through Maricopa Community Colleges) | $2,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Warner Pacific University | $2,300 | 1 | 0% |
| Lee University | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Baker Relief Nursery Inc | $675 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 201 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Leo Adler Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 76 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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 76.
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 Oregon Community FoundationOR34.5× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Oregon Community Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · Eminger Stewart Foundation Uma · Juan Young Trust · National Collegiate Athletic Association · George&Marion Buerkel Oscar&Ella Zoellner Fdn · Amy Heryford Ousley and James Heryford Ousley · Wayne C Stewart Foundation Uma · Wf & Blanche E West Educational & Coffman Jf · Ash Grove Charitable Foundation · Folds of Honor 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.
About Leo Adler Trust
- How much does Leo Adler Trust give?
- Leo Adler Trust reported 200 grants totaling $1,108,410 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 112 and 129 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Leo Adler Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (64%), Recreation & Sports (8%), Public Safety & Disaster (4%).
- Who are Leo Adler Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: City Golf Club ($180k), Brigham Young University-Idaho ($168k), Linn-Benton Community College ($119k).
- Does Leo Adler Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Leo Adler Trust accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Leo Adler Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Oregon Community Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation, The Roundhouse Foundation.
- Where is Leo Adler Trust based?
- Leo Adler Trust is based in IL.
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