Illinois · Private foundation
Night Owl 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.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2023
- 27
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 13%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $888k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $88,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 15
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 10
- Total assets, FY2023
- $13M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Night Owl Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 15 | $668k | 13% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $635k | 21% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $620k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $552k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | $308,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Curesearch for Children's Cancer | $265,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $175,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | $140,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Children's Oncology Group Foundation Inc | $120,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $95,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc | $308,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Curesearch for Children's Cancer | $265,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $200,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $175,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | $140,000 | 4 | 1% |
| The Children's Oncology Group Foundation Inc | $120,000 | 2 | 1% |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $95,000 | 3 | 0% |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Washington Foundation | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Fund for Unicef | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Moishe House | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Heritage Educational Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gamers Outreach Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($737k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Night Owl Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Night Owl Foundation
- How much does Night Owl Foundation give?
- Night Owl Foundation reported 27 itemized grants totaling $888,000, out of $1,210,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 15 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Night Owl Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (19%), Philanthropy (10%), Public Safety & Disaster (9%).
- Who are Night Owl Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc ($308k), Curesearch for Children's Cancer ($265k), Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ($200k).
- Does Night Owl Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Night Owl 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.
- Where is Night Owl Foundation based?
- Night Owl Foundation is based in IL.
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