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Miller Cooper & Co Ltd Charitable Foundation C/O Tad Render

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.

$443k
Granted FY2024still arriving
70
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$166k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$830kHealth$128kArts & Culture$117kYouth Development$107kEducation$64kHuman Services$61kFood & Nutrition$32kEnvironment$22kOther$0
02FY2024 · 70 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 70 grants below total $386,749, the rows itemized in this filing. The $443,441 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $56,692 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k63 grants · $144k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $76k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $166k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$173k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH UNITED FUND$166,197
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum$16,200
BERNIE'S BOOK BANK$15,306
RABINE GROUP FOUNDATION$13,940
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER$10,750
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$10,000
The Red Arts Foundation$10,000
The Jeffrey Pride Foundation$8,380
Youth Guidance$8,000
RAVINIA FESITVAL ASSOCIATION$8,000
ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES$7,080
UNIVERISTY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS$6,000
LYRICS FOR LIFE FOUNDATION, INC.$5,000
GLENKIRK$5,000
Metropolitan Planning Council$5,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 57 repeat orgs$182k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +25% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

57 repeat relationships: 39 still active in FY2024, 18 since wound down; 31 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

57
88

Total granted

$1.2M
$99k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+13%

Still filing today

70%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $83k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyYouth 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.

Backed again, and grew

  • JU
    JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
    5× · 2017–2024 · $742k · revenue +13%
  • TC
    THE CHERYL RABINE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2024 · $69k · revenue +64%
  • HM
    HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $48k · revenue +14%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $8k · revenue +63%
  • OT
    ONE TAIL AT A TIME NFPgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $4k · revenue +45%
  • FC
    FRIENDSHIP CENTER FOOD PANTRY
    one grant, 2023 · $4k
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.

03Its field

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.

1
Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation Inc

The GI Research Foundation works to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases. In collaboration with the physicians and scientists at the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center, we fund innovative clinical and laboratory…

Health
2
Pediatric Faculty Foundation Inc

We value excellence and innovation in clinical and basic research, coordinated and comprehensive patient care, ongoing physician education, and evidence-based child advocacy. our goal is to provide leadership in endeavors that promote the…

Health
3
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

The chicago psychoanalytic institute transforms the lives of individuals, families and communities, using psychoanalytic knowledge to help them grow and thrive.

Social Science
4
Lurie Children's Surgical Foundation Inc

Provide pediatric and subspecialty surgical, research, and educational services.

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5
A Better Chicago

A better chicago is changing how chicago fights poverty by investing in bold ideas that create opportunity for our youth.

Human Services
6
The Chicago Bar Foundation

The chicago bar foundation brings the legal community together through advocacy, funding, and innovation to improve access to justice for people in need and to make the legal system more fair, equitable, and effective.

Education
7
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
8
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation

To optimize philanthropy in support of the mission and future of the children's hospital of chicago medical center.

Health
9
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
10
Children's Advocates for Change

Children's advocates for change was organized to improve the lives of children in illinois by bringing about significant changes public policies and programs for children through research, policy analysis and advocacy, public education and…

Human Services
11
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

The Chicago School educates the next generation of change-makers in innovative theory and culturally competent practice to strengthen the integrated health of individuals, organizations, and communities.

Education
12
Junior Achievement of Chicago

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connections for the Homeless Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pano Koumantaros Cancer Research Fund Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

105 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. 105 of the 177 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
13
Early backer (in before they grew)
101/105
Grantees still filing
70/105
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $741,547 · PhilanthropyJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO+8 more: $9,919 · PhilanthropyALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES: $21,380 · OtherALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT …NOBLE NETWORK'S SUMMER OF A LIFETIME: $21,240 · OtherNOBLE NETWORK'S SUMMER …RAVINIA FESITVAL ASSOCIATION: $14,000 · OtherLURIE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $12,643 · OtherMcDermott Center: $11,540 · OtherThe Red Arts Foundation: $10,000 · OtherGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $11,925 · Other+99 more: $192,721 · Other+99 moreTHE CHERYL RABINE FOUNDATION: $69,440 · EducationTHE CHERY…Youth Guidance: $16,560 · EducationYouth Gui…ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $9,500 · EducationILLINOIS …University of Chicago: $9,500 · EducationUniversit…Epstein Community Foundation: $9,000 · EducationEpstein C…+10 more: $11,545 · Education+10 moreHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $48,000 · Arts & CultureThe Richard H Driehaus Museum: $16,200 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $8,070 · Arts & CultureChicago Children's Museum: $6,900 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $7,057 · Arts & CultureUCAN: $23,500 · Human ServicesBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $10,600 · Human ServicesGlenkirk: $10,000 · Human ServicesTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 · Human ServicesJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $10,000 · Human ServicesElea Institute: $3,050 · Human Services+8 more: $10,498 · Human ServicesErikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression: $16,900 · HealthJEFFREY PRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $8,380 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $3,579 · HealthPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 · HealthALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,462 · HealthKeystone Alliance: $3,450 · HealthCANCER WELLNESS CENTER: $3,200 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,175 · HealthSt Bernard Hospital: $2,000 · Health+8 more: $3,670 · HealthBERNIE'S BOOK BANK: $23,191 · Youth DevelopmentTermax Charities: $7,790 · Youth DevelopmentRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $3,025 · Youth DevelopmentHorizons for Youth: $2,000 · Youth Development+1 more: $1,000 · Youth Development
Philanthropy$751,466Other$295,449Education$125,545Arts & Culture$86,227Human Services$77,648Health$50,316Youth Development$37,006

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $741,547 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CHERYL RABINE FOUNDATION: $69,440 over 5y, 15% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $48,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetUCAN: $23,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBERNIE'S BOOK BANK: $23,191 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES: $21,380 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetErikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression: $16,900 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetYouth Guidance: $16,560 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Richard H Driehaus Museum: $16,200 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $11,925 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMcDermott Center: $11,540 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC: $10,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGlenkirk: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $9,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSearch Inc: $9,354 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetEpstein Community Foundation: $9,000 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetMETROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL: $8,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEFFREY PRIDE FOUNDATION INC: $8,380 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetChildcare Network of Evanston: $8,200 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $8,070 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTermax Charities: $7,790 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetANGELO AND ROMANA CAPUTO FOUNDATION: $7,300 over 3y, 3.4% of budgetChicago Children's Museum: $6,900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFollett Educational Foundation: $4,443 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP: $4,400 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $3,579 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPARKINSON'S FOUNDATION INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $3,462 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKeystone Alliance: $3,450 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LAMBS FARM INC: $3,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER WELLNESS CENTER: $3,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEast Lake Academy: $3,145 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHighland Park Community Foundation: $3,089 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElea Institute: $3,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $3,025 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Area Project: $2,850 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBEARS CARE: $2,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE PROJECT: $2,588 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Brain Tumor Association: $2,523 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetILLINOIS JOINING FORCES FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Disability & Elder Law Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWINDY CITY PLAYHOUSE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFEED MY STARVING CHILDREN INC: $2,286 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE COVE SCHOOL INC: $2,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds THE CHERYL RABINE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds UCAN ↗
  • Who funds BERNIE'S BOOK BANK ↗
  • Who funds ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES ↗
  • Who funds Erikas Lighthouse A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression ↗
  • Who funds Youth Guidance ↗
  • Who funds The Richard H Driehaus Museum ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds McDermott Center ↗
  • Who funds BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC ↗
  • Who funds Glenkirk ↗
  • Who funds THE CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ↗
  • Who funds Jewish Community Centers of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds University of Chicago ↗
  • Who funds Search Inc ↗
  • Who funds Epstein Community Foundation ↗
  • Who funds METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds JEFFREY PRIDE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Childcare Network of Evanston ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds Termax Charities ↗
  • Who funds ANGELO AND ROMANA CAPUTO FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Chicago Children's Museum ↗
  • Who funds Follett Educational Foundation ↗
  • Who funds ONE TAIL AT A TIME NFP ↗

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.

The Chicago Community…Jewish Federation of …United Way of Metropo…AbbVie FoundationCircle of Service Fou…Kovler Family Foundat…Motorola Solutions Fo…Arie and Ida Crown Me…Patrick G and Shirley…Dr Scholl FoundationRobert R McCormick Fo…The Ayco Charitable F…
The Chicago Community TrustIL32.5× affinity29 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · Kovler Family Foundation · Motorola Solutions Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation · Dr Scholl Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation

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.

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 177 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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