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Msbd 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.

$357k
Granted FY2024still arriving
14
Grants FY2024still arriving
8
States reached
$143k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$561kPhilanthropy$332kHealth$308kRecreation & Sports$243kArts & Culture$112kInternational$93kHuman Services$86kReligion$26kOther$0
02FY2024 · 14 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k9 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $313k
$5,000
Median grant
8
States reached
$4.8M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$142,857
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION$70,000
FDD$50,000
HHT FOUNDATION$50,000
BORDER TAIL RESCUE$10,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO$5,000
PALM BEACH JEWISH FEDERATION$5,000
AM SHALOM$5,000
MISERICORDIA OF THE HEART$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN BUSINESS SCHOOL$5,000
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION$5,000
ALYN HOSPITAL WHEEL OF HOPE$2,500
ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION$1,000
TULANE UNIVERSITY FUND$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $420k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%SELAH FREEDOM: $3k → 9%WORLDVIEW EDUCATION AND CARE: $1k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $50k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $100k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $100k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $50k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $50k → 14%CHRISTOPHER HOUSE: $6k → 14%CHRISTOPHER HOUSE: $6k → 14%CHRISTOPHER HOUSE: $6k → 14%LEAP INNOVATIONS: $50k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
IA
NJ
CA
MO
VA
MD
DC
HI
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.4M · 20 repeat orgs$466k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +23% since the first grant, against +22% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 12 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
49

Total granted

$1.4M
$324k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+23%
+22%

Still filing today

65%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $143k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthFood & NutritionOther
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
    4× · 2017–2022 · $300k · revenue +13%
  • Northwestern University
    2× · 2017–2024 · $243k · revenue +41%
  • HHT FOUNDATION
    2× · 2023–2024 · $60k · revenue +163%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
    one grant, 2017 · $125k
  • AS
    ALL STARS PROJECT INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue +59%
  • BI
    BIRTHRIGHT ISREAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
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.

04Its 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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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2
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
3
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

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4
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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5
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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6
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
7
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

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8
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
9
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
10
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
11
Junior Achievement of Chicago

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

International
12
Jewelers of America Inc

Jewelers of america, the most trusted and influential voice of the jewelry industry, empowers and unites its members through expert guidance and advocacy, driving excellence, integrity, and success in an ever-changing marketplace.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc; the most unlike its peers is Conway Farms Golf Club Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

44 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. 44 of the 77 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
44/44
Grantees still filing
31/44
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN: $125,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINPKD Foundation: $100,000 · OtherPKD FoundationDIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $83,333 · OtherDIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATIONFDD: $50,000 · OtherFDDALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $37,500 · OtherALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS…+48 more: $256,770 · Other+48 moreLEAP Innovations: $400,000 · Human ServicesLEAP InnovationsCHRISTOPHER HOUSE: $16,667 · Human Services+3 more: $4,500 · Human ServicesJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $300,400 · PhilanthropyJEWISH UNITED FUND…+2 more: $4,500 · PhilanthropyNorthwestern University: $242,857 · Recreation & SportsNorthwestern U…RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $45,000 · Arts & CultureThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $20,000 · Arts & CultureALL STARS PROJECT INC: $20,000 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $5,000 · Arts & CultureLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $5,000 · Arts & CultureHYDE PARK ART CENTER: $5,000 · Arts & CultureNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $438 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $10,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $4,167 · International+3 more: $2,500 · InternationalHHT FOUNDATION: $60,000 · Community Improvement
Other$652,603Human Services$421,167Philanthropy$304,900Recreation & Sports$242,857Arts & Culture$105,438International$86,667Community Improvement$60,000

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 budgetLEAP Innovations: $400,000 over 6y, 4.6% of budgetJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $300,400 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwestern University: $242,857 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPKD Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetDIGESTIVE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $83,333 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $70,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHHT FOUNDATION: $60,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetRAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $45,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $37,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALL STARS PROJECT INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHRISTOPHER HOUSE: $16,667 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKIRKLAND & ELLIS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBORDER TAILS RESCUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetALIVE Rescue NFP: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII AG AND CULINARY ALLIANCE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHYDE PARK ART CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE CHICAGO ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAVY SEAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $4,167 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNOURISHING HOPE: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSELAH FREEDOM INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIANS & JEWS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOLDEN APPLE FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONWAY FARMS GOLF CLUB FOUNDATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Foundation for Education in Honduras: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWORLDVIEW EDUCATION AND CARE: $1,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetYOUNG LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $438 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.

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…Lloyd a Fry FoundationArie and Ida Crown Me…Jewish Federation of …Gs Donor Advised Phil…John D and Catherine …Richard and Mary L Gr…Polk Bros Foundation …The Sidley Austin Fou…The Allstate Foundati…National Philanthropi…AbbVie Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL18.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · The Sidley Austin Foundation · The Allstate Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · AbbVie 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Msbd Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Msbd Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 53%
  • Selah Freedom Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Hht Foundation: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 77 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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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home