Illinois · Private foundation
Nib Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2018
- 28
- Grants FY2018
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 54%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $560,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 28
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 54% of the organizations Nib Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 28 | $2.7M | 54% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $898k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joffrey Ballet | $810,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | $750,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | $495,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Paws Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 58% |
| Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | $85,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Real Cruzan Cats | $40,000 | 2 | 60% |
| Music Theatre Works Inc | $37,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ensemble Espanol | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Joffrey Ballet | $810,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | $750,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc | $495,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Paws Inc | $200,000 | 2 | 58% |
| Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest | $85,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Real Cruzan Cats | $40,000 | 2 | 60% |
| Music Theatre Works Inc | $37,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Ensemble Espanol | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Opera Theater | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Felines Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Merit School of Music | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Assisi Animal Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Frieds Cat Shelter Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joyce Theater Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Touched by an Animal | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Openlands | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Red Door Animal Shelter | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chicago Dance Health Fund | $2,500 | 1 | 2% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($678k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Nib Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 18 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc · Elizabeth F Cheney Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Nib Foundation
- How much does Nib Foundation give?
- Nib Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $2,670,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Nib Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (89%), Animals (8%), Environment (3%).
- Who are Nib Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Joffrey Ballet ($810k), Lyric Opera of Chicago ($750k), Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc ($495k).
- Does Nib Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nib 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 Nib Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc.
- Where is Nib Foundation based?
- Nib Foundation is based in IL.
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