· Private foundation
Martin Family 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PULMONARY FIBROSOS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| BATAVIA UNITED WAY | $2,500 |
| CASA KANE COUNTY | $2,500 |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK | $2,500 |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS | $1,500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 41% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- BUBATAVIA UNITED WAY7× · 2017–2025 · $18k · revenue +10%
- CKCASA KANE COUNTY6× · 2020–2025 · $15k · revenue +7%
- SOSPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS3× · 2021–2023 · $3k · revenue +34%
Funded once
- CCCHRIST COMMUNITYone grant, 2017 · $7k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $5k
- SPSAMARITAN'S PURSEgraduatedone grant, 2017 · $4k · revenue +134%
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.
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.
To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.
Debbie's dream foundation:curing stomach cancer is dedicated to raising awareness about stomach cancer, providing education, advocacy, and support internationally to patients, families, and caregivers affected by the disease, and advancing…
American lebanese syrian associated charities, inc. (alsac) was founded in 1957 and exists solely to raise funds and build awareness to sustain and grow the mission of st. jude children's research hospital, inc. to advance cures, and means…
The lustgarten foundation is the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. see schedule o.the lustgarten foundation is boldly leading the way through hope and innovation, turning fear into action through education…
The american lung association's mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. we do this through education, advocacy, and research.
The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…
Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…
We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.
Aicr champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce…
Our mission is to inform, assist, and support people affected by gastrointestinal (gi) disorders.
The heart foundation (thf) was created to save lives from heart disease by increasing awareness, educating the public, and supporting innovative research at smidt heart institute at cedars-sinai medical center in los angeles, california.…
Dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 18 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds PULMONARY FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds BATAVIA UNITED WAY ↗
- Who funds CASA KANE COUNTY ↗
- Who funds NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
- Who funds SPECIAL OLYMPICS ILLINOIS ↗
- Who funds ANTHONY RIZZO FAMILY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HARDYSTRONG FOUNDATION NFP ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Martin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Martin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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