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Leonard Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Leonard Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2k
Granted FY2023
5
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$500
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.

Human Services$68kFood & Nutrition$54kInternational$43kReligion$26kEducation$23kEnvironment$13kHousing & Shelter$13kHealth$13kOther$0
02FY2023 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Shelter Inc$500
Arlington Heights Senior Center$500
Journeys The Road Home$500
Pilsen Food Pantry$445
Habitat for Humanity$444
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–23, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%The Food Depot: $2k → 12%The Food Depot: $2k → 12%The Food Depot: $1k → 12%The Night Ministry: $500 → 14%The Night Ministry: $3k → 14%The Night Ministry: $2k → 14%The Night Ministry: $1k → 14%Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: $2k → 14%The Chicago Lighthouse: $2k → 14%Pilsen Food Pantry: $445 → 14%Wounded Warrior Project: $2k → 14%Journeys - The Road Home: $3k → 14%Journeys The Road Home: $500 → 14%Journeys The Road Home: $500 → 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
MI
NY
MA
OR
IA
PA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
TN
NC
DC
OK
AL
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.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$216k · 50 repeat orgs$90k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +8% for those funded once.

50 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 46 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

50
33

Total granted

$216k
$90k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+8%

Still filing today

58%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 81% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $445 went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesInternationalArts & CultureEnvironmentHealthFood & NutritionOther
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

  • CA
    COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE
    2× · 2021–2022 · $20k · revenue +103%
  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
    3× · 2020–2022 · $15k · revenue +17%
  • FV
    Foster Village Charlotte
    3× · 2020–2022 · $11k · revenue +138%

Funded once

  • AMERICARES FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +35%
  • Feeding America
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +23%
  • IM
    INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +8%
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
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
2
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
3
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
4
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
5
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
6
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
7
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
8
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
9
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
10
Water for People

Water for people exists to develop high quality water and sanitation, accessible to all, and sustained by strong communities, businesses, and governments, working in ten countries; guatemala, honduras, tanzania, peru, bolivia, uganda,…

International
11
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
12
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Feed My Starving Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. 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

50 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. 50 of the 85 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
50/50
Grantees still filing
38/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

COMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE: $19,500 · OtherCOMMUNITY ACTION HOUSEDE LASALLE INSTITUTE: $15,000 · OtherDE LASALLE INSTITUTETHE SALVATION ARMY: $9,450 · OtherFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $7,000 · OtherLittle Sisters of the Poor: $6,000 · Other+50 more: $122,844 · Other+50 moreAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · InternationalAMERICARES FOU…INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: $10,000 · InternationalINTERNATIONAL …RAZOM INC: $3,000 · InternationalRAZOM INCFEED THE CHILDREN INC: $2,500 · InternationalFEED THE CHILD…FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $2,500 · InternationalFEED MY STARVI…WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,500 · InternationalFoster Village Charlotte: $11,200 · Human ServicesFoster Villag…THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $6,500 · Human ServicesTHE NIGHT MIN…THE FOOD DEPOT: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE FOOD DEPO…American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Nati…PADS TO HOPE DBA-JOURNEYS THE ROAD HOME: $4,000 · Human ServicesPADS TO HOPE …LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY: $2,000 · Human ServicesLITTLE BROTHE…THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHICAGO L…WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesWOUNDED WARRI…+1 more: $445 · Human ServicesGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $15,200 · Food & NutritionGREATER C…Feeding America: $10,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding A…URBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INC: $1,000 · Food & NutritionWHEATLAND MUSIC ORGANIZATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & CulturePRO PUBLICA INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureFREE PRESS: $1,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL: $750 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $3,000 · EnvironmentNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $3,000 · EnvironmentNEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE: $2,000 · EnvironmentSANTA FE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: $1,000 · EnvironmentPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $3,500 · HealthPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 · HealthMALARIA CONSORTIUM US INC: $2,000 · Health
Other$179,794International$39,500Human Services$37,145Food & Nutrition$26,200Arts & Culture$9,750Environment$9,000Health$8,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAMERICARES FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY ACTION HOUSE: $19,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $15,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFoster Village Charlotte: $11,200 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetFeeding America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA WEST MICHIGAN: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGOOD SHEPHERD MANOR INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWHEATLAND MUSIC ORGANIZATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE FOOD DEPOT: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRepairers of the Breach: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPADS TO HOPE DBA-JOURNEYS THE ROAD HOME: $4,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE EARTH: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSHELTER INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRAZOM INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEED THE CHILDREN INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWINGS PROGRAM INC: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSanta Fe Pickleball Club: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNEW MEXICO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPRO PUBLICA INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMALARIA CONSORTIUM US INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEl Rito Public Library: $2,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetWOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUptown People's Law Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONTIGO IMMIGRANT JUSTICE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSANTA FE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREE PRESS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK EDUCATION PROGRAM NETWORK ADVOCATES FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKenwood Oakland Community Organization: $1,000 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.

The Chicago Community…AbbVie FoundationAmalgamated Charitabl…John D and Catherine …John Marshall Family …George M Eisenberg Fo…Helen V Brach Foundat…Santa Fe Community Fo…Greater Chicago Food …United Way of Metropo…Charities Aid Foundat…The San Francisco Fou…
The Chicago Community TrustIL17.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · John Marshall Family Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Helen V Brach Foundation · Santa Fe Community Foundation · Greater Chicago Food Depository · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The San Francisco 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 Leonard Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leonard Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Feed the Children Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Americares Foundation Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: 0% of income from government
  • Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.

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 85 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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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home