Illinois · Private foundation
Muskal Family Charitable Trust
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $72k
- Granted FY2019
- 15
- Grants FY2019
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 7%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $32,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 43
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 7% of the organizations Muskal Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $504 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 15 | $72k | 7% |
| FY2018 | 42 | $86k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 43 | $146k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
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 FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts | $112,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $13,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $11,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Victory Gardens Theater | $9,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $9,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 29 grantees
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($72k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Muskal Family Charitable Trust supplied at peak.
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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: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Muskal Family Charitable Trust
- How much does Muskal Family Charitable Trust give?
- Muskal Family Charitable Trust reported 15 grants totaling $72,004 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 43 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does Muskal Family Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (37%), Arts & Culture (22%), Human Services (14%).
- Who are Muskal Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: American Academy of Dramatic Arts ($112k), The Salvation Army ($15k), Ravinia Festival Association ($15k).
- Does Muskal Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Muskal Family Charitable Trust 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 Muskal Family Charitable Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is Muskal Family Charitable Trust based?
- Muskal Family Charitable Trust is based in IL.
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