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Marguerite Delany Hark 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.

$3.7M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2024
45
Organizations funded FY2023
93%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$50,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$500,000
Organizations funded a year
3 to 45
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$184M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 93% of the organizations Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 82% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 18% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterEnvironmentArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving38$3.6M39%
FY202345$2.5M93%
FY20223$225k0%
FY20214$180k75%
FY20203$145k0%
FY20193$145k0%
FY20183$185k33%
FY20174$186kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$2.7MHealth$1.2MHuman Services$1.1MEnvironment$610kCommunity Improvement$392kRecreation & Sports$305kYouth Development$220kArts & Culture$185kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
WY
IN
CA
CO
VA
TN
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 48 grantees
All grantees of Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fellowship Housing Corporation$1,125,000819%
Vail Health Services Foundation$550,00022%
Eagle River Valley Childcare$333,333135%
Roundup River Ranch$305,00041%
Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley Inc$300,00013%
Habitat for Humanity Inc$250,0004n/a
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation$250,00017%
Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Inc$170,00025%
Gary Sinise Foundation$160,00020%
Vail Veterans Foundation Inc$160,00025%
The Night Ministry$110,00021%
Big Waters Land Trust Inc$100,00013%
Wings Program Inc$85,00020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$85,00020%
Deborah's Place$85,00021%
Home of the Sparrow Inc$85,00021%
Meals on Wheels Chicago$80,00023%
La Rabida Children's Hospital$80,00020%
The Cradle Foundation$70,00021%
Howard Area Community Center$70,00021%
Lakeland Area Scholarship Fund Inc$50,000227%
League to Save Lake Tahoe$50,00021%
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras$50,00011%
Center for Independent Futures$50,00013%
Hinsdale Hospital Foundation$50,00014%
The Josselyn Center Nfp$50,00020%
Marian University Inc$41,00010%
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness$40,00011%
The Chicago Academy for the Arts$40,00020%
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly$40,00011%
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana$35,00010%
The Lambs Farm Inc$35,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$35,00010%
Southside Center of Hope$35,00017%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$35,00010%
Planned Parenthood of Illinois$35,00010%
Miami Rescue Mission Inc$30,00010%
Uniting Voices$30,00020%
National Military Family Association$30,00011%
Buffalo Bill Memorial Association$30,00020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$30,00010%
Little City Foundation$30,00010%
Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation$25,00027%
Stillman Nature Center$25,00028%
Humane Society of Greater Miami-Dade for Pocta Aap$20,00010%
Catholic Community Foundation Inc$20,0001n/a
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$10,00010%
Eagle Valley Land Trust$10,00011%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFellowship Housing Corporation: $1,125,000 over 8y, 19% of budgetVail Health Services Foundation: $550,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetEagle River Valley Childcare: $333,333 over 1y, 35% of budgetRoundup River Ranch: $305,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Vail Valley Inc: $300,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetOrthopaedic Research and Education Foundation: $250,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetHousing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly Inc: $170,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $160,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetVail Veterans Foundation Inc: $160,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetThe Night Ministry: $110,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBig Waters Land Trust Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetWings Program Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Chicago: $85,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetDeborah's Place: $85,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHome of the Sparrow Inc: $85,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMeals on Wheels Chicago: $80,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetLa Rabida Children's Hospital: $80,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cradle Foundation: $70,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetHoward Area Community Center: $70,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetLakeland Area Scholarship Fund Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 27% of budgetLeague to Save Lake Tahoe: $50,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetChicago Youth Symphony Orchestras: $50,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCenter for Independent Futures: $50,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetHinsdale Hospital Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetThe Josselyn Center Nfp: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMarian University Inc: $41,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Coalition to End Homelessness: $40,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Chicago Academy for the Arts: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLittle Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: $40,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGirl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana: $35,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Lambs Farm Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthside Center of Hope: $35,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $35,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $35,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniting Voices: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNational Military Family Association: $30,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBuffalo Bill Memorial Association: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle City Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFlint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation: $25,000 over 2y, 6.6% of budgetStillman Nature Center: $25,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetHumane Society of Greater Miami-Dade for Pocta Aap: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChicago Theatre Group Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEagle Valley Land Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budget

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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 46.

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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.

George M Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesIL24× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · The Chicago Community Trust · AbbVie Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · The Rhoades Foundation · Patrick and Anna M Cudahy Fund · Andrew and Alice Fischer Charitable Trust · WP & HB White Foundation · The Service Club of Chicago

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.

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How do I get to Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation?

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About Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation

How much does Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation give?
Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation reported 40 grants totaling $3,710,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 45 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (34%), Health (15%), Human Services (14%).
Who are Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Fellowship Housing Corporation ($1.1M), Vail Health Services Foundation ($550k), Eagle River Valley Childcare ($333k).
Does Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 93% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marguerite Delany Hark 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 Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities, The Chicago Community Trust, AbbVie Foundation.
Where is Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation based?
Marguerite Delany Hark Foundation is based in FL.

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 68 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $6.0M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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