Arizona · Private foundation
Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $39k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $534k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $7,600 | 2 | 0% |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Church | $4,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Orphans of the Storm | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Food Bank for New York City | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Chicago River | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $7,600 | 2 | 0% |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Church | $4,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Writers Theatre Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Orphans of the Storm | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Food Bank for New York City | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Chicago River | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Desert Botanical Garden Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Humane Society of Marathon County Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $420 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Horticultural Society | $189 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation
- How much does Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation give?
- Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $39,210 in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (26%), Public Safety & Disaster (13%), Public Benefit (11%).
- Who are Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region ($10k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($8k), The Barack Obama Foundation ($8k).
- Does Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation based?
- Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation is based in AZ.
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