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Paluch 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.

$205k
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$35k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$618kHuman Services$147kHealth$145kHousing & Shelter$105kPublic Safety & Disaster$65kEducation$63kFood & Nutrition$50kYouth Development$38kOther$0
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$15,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
MUNDELEIN SEMINARY$35,375
MANNA FOODBANK$30,000
ALL HANDS AND HEART$30,000
ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$25,000
ESSENTIAL CHURCH$15,000
ST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$15,000
JOURNEY THE WAY HOME$15,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$10,000
AMERICAN LEGION POST 525$10,000
MISSION OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS$10,000
UNCLE PETE'S MINISTRY$10,000
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, $98k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 54% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%MIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS: $25k → 7%MORNING STAR MISSION: $20k → 7%THE WELL OF MERCY: $10k → 14%THE WELL OF MERCY: $3k → 14%THE NIGHT MINISTRY: $5k → 14%THE YOUNG CENTER: $5k → 14%JOURNEY'S THE ROAD HOME: $5k → 14%MADONNA MISSION: $25k → 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

MN
IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
AZ
TN
NC
DC
LA
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.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$817k · 27 repeat orgs$498k to everyone else

27 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
59

Total granted

$817k
$388k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+71%

Still filing today

26%
22%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 46% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $110k 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
Human ServicesEducationReligionHealthPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • BS
    Big Shoulders Fund
    2× · 2020–2022 · $52k · revenue +67%
  • FO
    FRANCISCAN OUTREACH
    3× · 2017–2020 · $35k · revenue +134%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $35k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • UP
    UNCLE PETE MINISTRIES
    one grant, 2020 · $25k
  • NA
    NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • SC
    SHRINERS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
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
House of the Good Shepherd

House of Good Shepherd serves with love and compassion women and children affected by domestic violence by offering a safe place with opportunities for emotional, educational and spiritual growth, giving hope and continued support for a…

Human Services
2
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago's purpose is to partner with mission-driven people and organizations across Cook and Lake counties and to witness a message of mercy and hope to a world in need through service.

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3
St Joseph the Worker

Job placement and aftercare services to poor and homeless individuals.

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4
Holy Family Villa

For seniors who are unable to live alone, Catholic Charities provided fully licensed nursing home with a round-the-clock nursing staff. The Home offered physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social services, pastoral…

Health
5
Catholic Charities Diocese of Gary

Catholic charities provides and advocates for the physical, emotional, and social needs of the poor and vulnerable. we focus our attention on people (individuals and families) who live in poverty and are marginalized in other ways. our…

Human Services
6
Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio

Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio serves and empowers people through God's love in their times of vulnerability. We do so through a full range of local services that engage the community in building solidarity.

Human Services
7
Respond Now

Respond now connects those in need with health, hunger, and housing services in the chicago southland.

Human Services
8
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri

Inspired by the gospel of the beatitudes as proclaimed by Jesus Christ, Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri is committed to providing care and creating hope for the lives of the vulnerable through compassionate social…

Human Services
9
Manna of Life Ministries

Manna of life ministries, inc. is a non-for-profit faith based program dedicated to serving the homeless and destitute. our goal is to address their immediate hunger needs and ultimately, to emplower them to reverse their current situation.

Food & Nutrition
10
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County D/B/A Catholic Charities Washtenaw County provides diverse, holistic social services including adoption and pregnancy counseling, food and basic needs assistance, domestic and child abuse…

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11
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington Inc

Our mission is to serve christ by accompanying individuals, families, and communities with compassion, support, and resources as they move from hardship to stability with dignity.

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12
Street Samaritans

Street samaritans is an illinois not for profit corporation incorporated in 2017. the purpose of the organization is to provide chicagoland's homeless population with fulfillment of their most pressing needs including food, water and…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Catholic University of America. 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

24 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. 24 of the 91 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ST MARY OF THE LAKE SEMINARY: $260,375 · OtherST MARY OF THE LAKE SEMINARYMISSION OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS: $95,000 · OtherMISSION OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELSJOURNEY THE WAY HOME: $80,000 · OtherJOURNEY THE WAY HOMEHONOR FLIGHT: $45,000 · OtherST JUDE'S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: $40,000 · OtherCATHOLIC CHARITIES INC: $37,000 · OtherFRANCISCAN OUTREACH: $35,000 · OtherEXPANDING LIVES: $35,000 · Other+67 more: $406,376 · Other+67 moreMIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesMadonna Mission: $25,000 · Human ServicesMORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 · Human ServicesWELL OF MERCY INC: $13,000 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS: $5,000 · Human ServicesPADS TO HOPE DBA-JOURNEYS THE ROAD HOME: $5,000 · Human ServicesTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $5,000 · Human ServicesBig Shoulders Fund: $52,000 · Education+2 more: $864 · EducationWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $35,000 · InternationalSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ROCKFORD COUNCIL: $15,000 · ReligionMARGARETS VILLAGE: $10,000 · ReligionJUST OF DUPAGE: $10,000 · ReligionMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $30,000 · Food & NutritionALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $30,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Other$1,033,751Human Services$98,000Education$52,864International$35,000Religion$35,000Food & Nutrition$30,000Public Safety & Disaster$30,000

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 budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $52,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFRANCISCAN OUTREACH: $35,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMadonna Mission: $25,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetMORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCornerstone Community Outreach: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ROCKFORD COUNCIL: $15,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetWELL OF MERCY INC: $13,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetJUST OF DUPAGE: $10,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LABOURE SOCIETY INC: $3,375 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCatholic Volunteer Network: $761 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA: $438 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVocation Ministry: $426 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetA NUNS LIFE MINISTRY: $276 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds Big Shoulders Fund ↗
  • Who funds FRANCISCAN OUTREACH ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds MANNA FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE INC ↗
  • Who funds MIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC ↗
  • Who funds ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC ↗
  • Who funds Madonna Mission ↗
  • Who funds MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC ↗
  • Who funds Cornerstone Community Outreach ↗
  • Who funds SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL ROCKFORD COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds WELL OF MERCY INC ↗
  • Who funds MARGARETS VILLAGE ↗
  • Who funds JUST OF DUPAGE ↗
  • Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗

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.

Helen V Brach Foundat…WP & HB White Foundat…The Chicago Community…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…AbbVie FoundationSheila Reynolds Berne…John Marshall Family …The a Montgomery Ward…All Chicago Making Ho…Dr Scholl FoundationRobert R McCormick Fo…Greater Chicago Food …
Helen V Brach FoundationIL23.8× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Helen V Brach Foundation · WP & HB White Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Sheila Reynolds Berner Foundation · John Marshall Family Foundation · The a Montgomery Ward Foundation · All Chicago Making Homelessness History · Dr Scholl Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Greater Chicago Food Depository

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 Paluch Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paluch Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely 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 91 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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