Illinois · Private foundation
Mary Barnes Donnelley 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.
- $153k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 16
- Grants FY2024
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 41%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.8M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $153k | 47% |
| FY2023 | 17 | $141k | 41% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $166k | 23% |
| FY2021 | 18 | $175k | 28% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $138k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $145k | 15% |
| FY2018 | 16 | $130k | 44% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $143k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | $171,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Blues Kids Foundation | $153,000 | 7 | 16% |
| Abolitionist Law Center | $80,000 | 8 | 2% |
| Watotoworld Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 8% |
| Chicago Zoological Society | $60,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Lewis University | $31,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knotty Luxe Arts Foundation | $17,500 | 2 | 3% |
Show all 32 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Waterfowl Foundation | $171,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Blues Kids Foundation | $153,000 | 7 | 16% |
| Abolitionist Law Center | $80,000 | 8 | 2% |
| Watotoworld Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 8% |
| Chicago Zoological Society | $60,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Lewis University | $31,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Black Ensemble Theater Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knotty Luxe Arts Foundation | $17,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Columbia College Chicago | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Elmhurst University | $16,467 | 2 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $13,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Frontline Focus Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Year Up Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Best Friends Animal Society | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Spoon River College | $9,832 | 2 | n/a |
| St Joseph High School | $6,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Sam Houston State University | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| De Lasalle Institute | $5,075 | 1 | n/a |
| Inspiration Corporation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Meals on Wheels Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Garwood Volunteer Fire Department | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Elawa Farm Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sarah's Inn | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Village Zendo Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spoon River College Foundation | $3,611 | 1 | 0% |
| Bloom Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc | $2,583 | 1 | 0% |
| Nivas Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($382k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: The Chicago Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation
- How much does Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation give?
- Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $152,964 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Animals (20%), Arts & Culture (15%).
- Who are Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Delta Waterfowl Foundation ($171k), Blues Kids Foundation ($153k), Abolitionist Law Center ($80k).
- Does Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Mary Barnes Donnelley 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 Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation based?
- Mary Barnes Donnelley Family Foundation is based in IL.
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