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Nayar 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.

$750k
Granted FY2024still arriving
38
Grants FY2024still arriving
14
States reached
$155k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.3MEnvironment$863kArts & Culture$667kScience & Tech$545kHealth$298kInternational$128kCivil Rights$120kCrime & Legal$94kOther$0
02FY2024 · 38 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k7 grants · $35k
  • $10k–50k29 grants · $510k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $205k
$12,500
Median grant
14
States reached
$18M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SAVANNA INSTITUTE$155,000
IU HEALTH FOUNDATION$50,000
DRIVE FOR LIFE$35,000
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION$30,000
CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC$27,500
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION INC$25,000
THE BODGERY INC$25,000
THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTS$25,000
YMCA OF MICHIANA INC$25,000
WORMFARM INSTITUTE$25,000
WELLNESS HOUSE$25,000
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC$25,000
CANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY INDIANA$25,000
YMCA OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS$25,000
NATIONAL DIGNITY FOR FAMILIES FUND$17,500
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 (FY24–24, $55k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AL OTRO LADO: $10k → 11%IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE: $10k → 10%YMCA OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS: $25k → 16%THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS: $10k → 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

ME
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
MD
TN
DC
AL
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.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.9M · 36 repeat orgs$390k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +42% since the first grant, against +5% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 19 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down; 19 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
17

Total granted

$3.9M
$119k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+5%

Still filing today

83%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $271k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’23’24
Arts & CultureEnvironmentPhilanthropyEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsOther
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

  • II
    Illinois Institute of Technology
    4× · 2017–2021 · $1.6M · revenue +27%
  • TM
    THE MORTON ARBORETUM
    5× · 2017–2023 · $404k · revenue +26%
  • TP
    THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTs INC
    3× · 2020–2024 · $83k · revenue +116%

Funded once

  • BM
    BIT MESRA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2017 · $45k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
  • CL
    CHICAGO LIGHTS
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +5%
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
The Water Research Foundation

The purpose of the water research foundation (wrf) is a definitive research organization to advance the science of all things water to better meet the evolving needs of its subscribers and the water sector. to engage exclusively in…

Environment
2
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health

Arbor research collaborative for health is committed to improving patient care through research that shapes medical policies and practice. in particular, arbor research conducts health outcomes research on chronic disease and end-stage…

Health
3
Environmental Investigation Agency

To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.

International
4
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
5
Institute for Conservation Leadership

To support healthy communities and a healthy earth, the institute for conservation leadership strengthens leaders, organizations, coalitions and networks.

Community Improvement
6
Arts Midwest Incorporated

Arts Midwest works collaboratively with private and public arts supporters to support, inform, and celebrate arts organizations and creative communities across the Midwest. Our mission is to build unprecedented opportunity across the…

Arts & Culture
7
The American Institute of Architects California

The AIA California, in collaboration with local components, is the voice of the architectural profession.

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8
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
9
Eastern National

Eastern national promotes the public's understanding and support of america's national parks and other public trust partners by providing quality educational experiences, products and services.

Recreation & Sports
10
Native Plant Trust Inc

The organization's mission is to conserve and promote new england's native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

Environment
11
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
12
Kqed Inc

See schedule okqed serves the people of northern california with a community-supported alternative to commercial media, providing the knowledge needed to make informed decisions; convening community dialogue; bringing the arts to everyone;…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wikimedia Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Al Otro Lado. 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

51 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. 51 of the 72 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
51/51
Grantees still filing
33/51
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Illinois Institute of Technology: $1,585,277 · EducationIllinois Institute of Technology+3 more: $43,100 · EducationTHE MORTON ARBORETUM: $403,500 · EnvironmentTHE MORTON ARBORETUMSAVANNA INSTITUTE: $265,000 · EnvironmentSAVANNA INSTITUTECLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $55,750 · EnvironmentCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE…THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $47,500 · EnvironmentTHE CONSERVATION FOU…+1 more: $7,500 · EnvironmentIU HEALTH FOUNDATION: $120,000 · OtherIU HEALTH FOUNDATIONBIT MESRA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - N AM: $90,000 · OtherBIT MESRA ALUMNI ASSOCIA…THE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTs INC: $83,333 · OtherTHE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTs …NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $60,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FO…BIT MESRA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $45,000 · OtherTHE BODGERY INC: $45,000 · OtherMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $48,540 · Other+36 more: $452,400 · Other+36 moreCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $365,000 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO SHAKESPE…FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $167,000 · Arts & CultureFIELD MUSEUM OF …WORMFARM INSTITUTE INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureCOMMUNITY THEATER PROJECT CORPORATION: $21,915 · Arts & Culture+6 more: $54,705 · Arts & Culture+6 moreTHE CLEAR FUND: $73,540 · PhilanthropyDRIVE FOR LIFE: $35,000 · PhilanthropyVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $25,000 · PhilanthropyThe Livestrong Foundation: $10,000 · PhilanthropyCHICAGO LIGHTS: $10,000 · PhilanthropyWellness House: $60,000 · HealthCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY INDIANA: $49,833 · HealthEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $53,540 · Civil RightsAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $24,540 · Civil RightsCOALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: $10,000 · Civil Rights
Education$1,628,377Environment$779,250Other$944,273Arts & Culture$633,620Philanthropy$153,540Health$109,833Civil Rights$88,080

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $1,585,277 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTHE MORTON ARBORETUM: $403,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetCHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATER: $365,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetSAVANNA INSTITUTE: $265,000 over 2y, 4.3% of budgetFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $167,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTHE PRAIRIE ENTHUSIASTs INC: $83,333 over 3y, 5.3% of budgetTHE CLEAR FUND: $73,540 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWellness House: $60,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $55,750 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $53,540 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCANCER SUPPORT COMMUNITY INDIANA: $49,833 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $48,540 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: $47,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE BODGERY INC: $45,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetDRIVE FOR LIFE: $35,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetCENTER FOR FURNITURE CRAFTSMANSHIP: $27,500 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetROSY SIMAS DANSE INC: $26,915 over 3y, 4.9% of budgetWORMFARM INSTITUTE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 8.9% of budgetVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Greater Indianapolis: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetElectronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC: $24,540 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOAK PARK EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $22,500 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY THEATER PROJECT CORPORATION: $21,915 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetRIVER VALLEY COMMONS CORPORATION: $20,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSweet Water Foundation Inc: $19,415 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetAlabama Dance Council: $17,540 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetTHE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetURBAN GROWERS COLLECTIVE INC: $16,915 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMALS DESERVING OF PROPER TREATMENT: $14,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP INC: $12,540 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetIMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Livestrong Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAL OTRO LADO: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO LIGHTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetIMMIGRATION PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOAK PARK REGIONAL HOUSING CENTER INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPlant Chicago NFP: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetJO DAVIESS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEdward Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHartbeat Ensemble Inc: $3,125 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetEMERALD COAST THEATRE COMPANY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $1,000 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…John D and Catherine …New England Foundatio…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Lumpkin Family Fo…Builders Vision Found…The Dupage Community …Baird Foundation IncThe Blackbaud Giving …Arthur J Gallagher Fo…National Philanthropi…Ge Aerospace Foundati…
The Chicago Community TrustIL19.3× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Lumpkin Family Foundation · Builders Vision Foundation · The Dupage Community Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Ge Aerospace 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 Nayar Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Nayar Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    15report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Nayar Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Nayar Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 72 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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