Skip to content

Illinois · Private foundation

MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable 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.

$261k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
18%
First-time grantees FY2023
Read the full brief
Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 47
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$5.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 18% of the organizations MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
EducationHealthHuman ServicesFood & NutritionArts & CultureAnimalsOther
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 arriving37$261k8%
FY202340$245k18%
FY202247$274k49%
FY202125$116k100%
FY20201$10kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$253kArts & Culture$115kHealth$103kPhilanthropy$86kCivil Rights$72kHuman Services$65kYouth Development$48kAnimals$42kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
OH
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
HI
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Chicago Food Depository$210,00040%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$70,50040%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$40,00030%
The Theatre Lab Inc$39,85041%
Planned Parenthood of Illinois$31,00040%
Camp for All Kids$30,00041%
Paws Chicago$26,00040%
Nourishing Hope$20,00030%
The Night Ministry$20,00040%
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights$17,00030%
One Family Illinois$16,00040%
High Jump$16,00040%
Connections for Abused Women and Their Children$16,00040%
Hias Inc$15,50040%
Midwest Access Coalition$15,00030%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$15,00030%
Gender Justice$15,00030%
Refugeeone$13,50020%
Howard Brown Health Center$12,00030%
Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)$12,00040%
National Immigration Law Center$11,00030%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$10,00010%
Students Helping Honduras Inc Dba One Thousand Schools$10,0001n/a
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,00020%
Maui Humane Society$10,00010%
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc$10,00010%
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)$10,00020%
Alliance for the Great Lakes$8,00040%
Laurel School$8,00030%
Chicago Public Library Foundation$7,00030%
The Anti-Cruelty Society$6,00020%
Camp Kesem National$6,00020%
Meals on Wheels$6,00021%
Twloha Inc$6,00030%
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$6,00020%
Chicago Abortion Fund$5,00010%
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley$5,00030%
The Latin School of Chicago$3,00030%
Fractured Atlas Inc$3,00010%
University of Colorado Foundation$2,50010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$2,00010%
Truth for Justice Rights in Iran$2,00010%
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$2,00020%
Lake Metroparks$2,0002n/a
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$2,00020%
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc$2,00020%
Hope for the Day$2,00010%
Anshe Emet Synagogue$2,0002n/a
Puppet Co$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($96k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $210,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $70,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Theatre Lab Inc: $39,850 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $31,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCamp for All Kids: $30,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetPaws Chicago: $26,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNourishing Hope: $20,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Night Ministry: $20,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetIllinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: $17,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOne Family Illinois: $16,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHigh Jump: $16,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetConnections for Abused Women and Their Children: $16,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHias Inc: $15,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMidwest Access Coalition: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNational Network of Abortion Funds Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGender Justice: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetRefugeeone: $13,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHoward Brown Health Center: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNational Immigration Law Center: $11,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFood Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance for the Great Lakes: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLaurel School: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Public Library Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Kesem National: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $6,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTwloha Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFlorence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Abortion Fund: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Latin School of Chicago: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFractured Atlas Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTruth for Justice Rights in Iran: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetElton John AIDS Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Cleveland Food Bank Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHope for the Day: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPuppet Co: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

Tap a dot to name the grantee.

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.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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 FoundationIL14.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Baird Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · 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.

Compare MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation with peer funders

About MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation

How much does MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation give?
MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $261,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 47 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (27%), Arts & Culture (13%), Health (11%).
Who are MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Greater Chicago Food Depository ($210k), Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($71k), The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ($40k).
Does MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable 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 MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
Where is MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation based?
MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger Charitable 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 60 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.

Source object · view filing

Play a game based on MEB Charitable Foundation DBA Robbins-Berger’s filings →

More from the funding graph