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Marmor 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.

$21k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
21
Grants FY2024
30
Organizations funded FY2023
40%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$200
Largest grant, FY2024
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
23 to 37
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$49k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Marmor Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k 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
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureInternationalOther
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 arriving21$21k29%
FY202330$52k40%
FY202234$15k47%
FY202129$18k24%
FY202029$12k41%
FY201937$18k43%
FY201823$13k35%
FY201735$14kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$53kHealth$45kHuman Services$20kEducation$12kPhilanthropy$7kArts & Culture$6kInternational$4kAnimals$3kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
WV
VA
MD
DE
DC
OK
GA
TX
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 62 grantees
All grantees of Marmor Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Forward Steps Foundation$16,08572%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$6,84560%
Compassion International Incorporated$2,36840%
Chicago Horticultural Society$2,34870%
North Suburban Young Men's Christian Association$1,20820%
Shedd Aquarium Society$1,19840%
The Art Institute of Chicago$1,10530%
Chicago Zoological Society$1,06640%
Camp Solomon Schechter$1,00010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$1,00010%
Window to the World Communications Inc$86180%
Field Museum of Natural History$81530%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$74140%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$73650%
Chicago History Museum$7267n/a
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation$70030%
Museum of Contemporary Art$59160%
The Adler Planetarium$45820%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$41050%
One Israel Fund Ltd$37410%
National Scleroderma Foundation Inc$25930%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$23420%
Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc$13510%
The Anti-Cruelty Society$10850%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$10320%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10010%
Spca International Inc$10040%
Choose Mental Health$10010%
The Sudc Foundation$10010%
Wilderness Torah$10010%
Cornerstone Jamaica Inc$10010%
University of Illinois Foundation$10010%
Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$10010%
American Humane Association$8510%
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$7810%
United Help Ukraine Inc$5010%
Sjogren's Foundation Inc$5010%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$5040%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$5010%
Orphans of the Storm$5010%
CaringBridge$5010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$5050%
Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation$5010%
Meals at Home$4320%
AARP Foundation$3610%
The Seeing Eye Inc$3520%
Meals on Wheels Inc$2510%
Temple Sholom of Chicago$251n/a
Habitat for Humanity Inc$201n/a
Best Friends Animal Society$2010%
National Humane Society$202n/a
Leader Dogs for the Blind$1010%
Alley Cat Rescue Inc$1010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$101n/a
K9s for Warriors Inc$1010%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1010%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$1010%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$1010%
Mutts With a Mission$1010%
National Humane Education Society$1010%
Pet Partners$1010%
The Salvation Army$101n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($121k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Marmor Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetForward Steps Foundation: $16,085 over 7y, 2.4% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $6,845 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCompassion International Incorporated: $2,368 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $2,348 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Suburban Young Men's Christian Association: $1,208 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShedd Aquarium Society: $1,198 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $1,105 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $1,066 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Solomon Schechter: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $861 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetField Museum of Natural History: $815 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $741 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $736 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPediatric Cancer Research Foundation: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art: $591 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Adler Planetarium: $458 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $410 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOne Israel Fund Ltd: $374 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Scleroderma Foundation Inc: $259 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc: $234 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc: $135 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $108 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $103 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpca International Inc: $100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChoose Mental Health: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Sudc Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilderness Torah: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornerstone Jamaica Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMichael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $85 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $78 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Help Ukraine Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSjogren's Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $50 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrphans of the Storm: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $50 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlpha Epsilon Pi Foundation: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeals at Home: $43 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAARP Foundation: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Seeing Eye Inc: $35 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $10 over 1y, 0.0% 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 56.

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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.

AbbVie FoundationIL17.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Verizon Foundation · Network for Good · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 Marmor Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Marmor Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Marmor Foundation

How much does Marmor Foundation give?
Marmor Foundation reported 21 grants totaling $21,246 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 23 and 37 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Marmor Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (32%), Health (27%), Human Services (12%).
Who are Marmor Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Forward Steps Foundation ($16k), Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($7k), Compassion International Incorporated ($2k).
Does Marmor Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Marmor 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 Marmor Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is Marmor Foundation based?
Marmor Foundation is based in IL.

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 115 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.

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