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Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$54k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
18
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
42%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$9,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$64k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 42% of the organizations Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 33% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationHousing & ShelterEmploymentFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving18$54k28%
FY202426$69k42%
FY202322$73k59%
FY202214$53k36%
FY202114$50k21%
FY202018$55k44%
FY201927$48k37%
FY201831$43k55%
90% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$155kHousing & Shelter$55kReligion$44kHuman Services$32kEducation$31kEmployment$30kCommunity Improvement$28kFood & Nutrition$20kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
CT
CA
VA
DC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Harold E Eisenberg Foundation$30,20062%
Habitat for Humanity Chicago$29,00030%
Chicago Cares Inc$24,88030%
For Autistic Kids Foundation$24,50071%
Yeshivah of Flatbush$22,6007n/a
The Ember Foundation$21,25071%
La Casa Norte$20,00010%
Growing Home Inc$20,00011%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$20,00010%
Grow Greater Englewood Inc$20,00010%
Show all 71 grantees
All grantees of Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Harold E Eisenberg Foundation$30,20062%
Habitat for Humanity Chicago$29,00030%
Chicago Cares Inc$24,88030%
For Autistic Kids Foundation$24,50071%
Yeshivah of Flatbush$22,6007n/a
The Ember Foundation$21,25071%
La Casa Norte$20,00010%
Growing Home Inc$20,00011%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$20,00010%
Grow Greater Englewood Inc$20,00010%
Cancer Wellness Center$13,75050%
The Center for Enriched Living Inc$13,25080%
US Too International Inc$12,50050%
Skills for Chicago$10,00020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$8,48020%
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$7,52580%
American Heart Association Inc$7,50010%
Pass With Flying Colors Inc$7,50022%
Beds Plus Inc$6,00050%
Working in the Schools Inc$5,00020%
Loyola University of Chicago$5,00010%
Japanese American Service Committee$5,00020%
Chicago Architecture Foundation$5,00010%
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired$3,70040%
Hinsdale Central Foundation$3,50010%
Jewish Child and Family Services$3,25020%
Zero Prostate Cancer$3,00010%
Ort America Inc$3,00030%
American Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled$3,00010%
University of Illinois Foundation$3,00010%
Shared Voices$2,50012%
Keshet$2,50010%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$2,50010%
Ibji Cares Inc$2,50011%
Almost Home Kids$2,00020%
Wellness House$2,00020%
Chicago Sunday Evening Club$2,00020%
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc$1,87510%
March of Dimes Inc$1,50020%
La Rabida Children's Foundation$1,50010%
Three Lakes Waterfront Association$1,50012%
Candor Health Education$1,20010%
Global Material Technologies Charitable Foundation$1,00012%
South Bend Cubs Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
The Bloc Inc$1,0001n/a
Midtown-Metro Achievement Centers$1,0001n/a
Winning With Wyatt Incorporated$1,00011%
Alliance for Middle East Peace Inc$1,00010%
The Cove School Inc$1,00010%
Keen Chicago LLC$1,0001n/a
Little City Foundation$1,00010%
Council for Jewish Elderly$75010%
Recovering Communities of Step Ahead$67511%
American Cancer Society Inc$60010%
Changing Worlds$55020%
Community Support Services Inc$50010%
Tourette Syndrome Association of Illinois Inc$5001n/a
La Rabida Children's Hospital$50010%
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago$50010%
Best Buddies International Inc$50010%
Chicago Commons Association$50010%
Tourette Association of America Inc$50010%
Lake County Crisis Center$45020%
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund$30020%
Strides for Peace Inc$26210%
Westside Baseball of Oak Lawn$2501n/a
Live 4 Lali Inc$25010%
Camp Kids Are Kids Chicago$25010%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$20010%
Craig's Pantry & Outreach Program Nfp Inc$20010%
Wisconsin Law Foundation Inc$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($86k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHarold E Eisenberg Foundation: $30,200 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHabitat for Humanity Chicago: $29,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Cares Inc: $24,880 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFor Autistic Kids Foundation: $24,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Ember Foundation: $21,250 over 7y, 1.1% of budgetLa Casa Norte: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGrowing Home Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGrow Greater Englewood Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCancer Wellness Center: $13,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Center for Enriched Living Inc: $13,250 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUS Too International Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetSkills for Chicago: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $8,480 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation): $7,525 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPass With Flying Colors Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetBeds Plus Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWorking in the Schools Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLoyola University of Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJapanese American Service Committee: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Architecture Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: $3,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHinsdale Central Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetZero Prostate Cancer: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrt America Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Israel Sport Center for the Disabled: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShared Voices: $2,500 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetKeshet: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIbji Cares Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAlmost Home Kids: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWellness House: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Sunday Evening Club: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetIsrael Cancer Research Fund Inc: $1,875 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLa Rabida Children's Foundation: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThree Lakes Waterfront Association: $1,500 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetCandor Health Education: $1,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGlobal Material Technologies Charitable Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetWinning With Wyatt Incorporated: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAlliance for Middle East Peace Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Cove School Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle City Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil for Jewish Elderly: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRecovering Communities of Step Ahead: $675 over 1y, 0.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 64.

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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.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL27.8× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Circle of Service Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Cme Group Community Foundation F/K/A Nymex Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Baird Foundation Inc

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.

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About Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation

How much does Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation give?
Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $53,692 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (32%), Housing & Shelter (11%), Religion (9%).
Who are Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Harold E Eisenberg Foundation ($30k), Habitat for Humanity Chicago ($29k), Chicago Cares Inc ($25k).
Does Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 42% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Patzik Frank & Samotny 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 Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Circle of Service Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust.
Where is Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation based?
Patzik Frank & Samotny Foundation is based in IL.

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 101 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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