Illinois · Private foundation
Maak 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.
- $372k
- Granted FY2023
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 46%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $363k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $200,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 24
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Maak Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $116k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 13 | $363k | 46% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $264k | 6% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $170k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $334k | 21% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $195k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | $550,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $120,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation | $40,000 | 4 | 6% |
| San Francisco University High School | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of the Truman Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 7% |
| National Democratic Institute for International Affairs | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Defiant Requiem Foundation | $20,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Center for American Progress | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Middle East Investment Initiative Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | $550,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $120,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation | $40,000 | 4 | 6% |
| San Francisco University High School | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Friends of the Truman Foundation | $30,000 | 2 | 7% |
| National Democratic Institute for International Affairs | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Defiant Requiem Foundation | $20,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Center for American Progress | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Middle East Investment Initiative Inc | $20,000 | 3 | 0% |
| St Johns Episcopal Church | $18,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz | $18,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Children's Defense Fund | $15,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American Academy of Diplomacy | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Catholic University of America | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Denver | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of the Czech Republic | $6,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Sidwell Friends School | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University High School | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 13 recipients with no EIN on record ($238k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Maak 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.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Maak Foundation
- How much does Maak Foundation give?
- Maak Foundation reported 13 itemized grants totaling $363,300, out of $372,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 24 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Maak Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (39%), Social Science (9%), Philanthropy (5%).
- Who are Maak Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Wellesley College ($550k), The Aspen Institute Inc ($120k), Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation ($100k).
- Does Maak Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Maak 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 Maak Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Maak Foundation based?
- Maak Foundation is based in IL.
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