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Paul a & Joan S Rubschlager Foundation at a glance

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Paul a & Joan S Rubschlager 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.

$20k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$13MArts & Culture$1.8MHuman Services$265kPublic Benefit$206kPublic Safety & Disaster$80kInternational$80kEmployment$70kEducation$60kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$10M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,000
JOFFREY BALLET$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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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%FIELD MUSEUM: $50k → 14%FIELD MUSEUM: $25k → 14%RUSH: $5.4M → 14%RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $50k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $30k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $25k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $25k → 14%NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION: $41k → 14%MUSUEM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS: $25k → 14%LOOKINGGLASS THEATER COMPANY: $1.0M → 14%LOOKINGGLASS THEATER COMPANY: $500k → 14%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $105k → 14%LOOKINGGLASS THEATER COMPANY: $80k → 14%LOOKINGGLASS THEATER COMPANY: $65k → 14%UNITED STATES COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF: $30k → 14%UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $121k → 14%LEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $250k → 14%NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $50k → 14%NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $50k → 14%NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $50k → 14%LEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $37k → 14%NAT'L MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $25k → 14%RUSH: $2.6M → 14%RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - PHILANTHROPY: $2.0M → 14%LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OF AMERICA ILLINOIS CHAPTER: $50k → 14%LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY OF AMERICA ILLINOIS CHAPTER: $50k → 14%RESPIRATORY HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $27k → 14%SHRINER'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $25k → 14%SHRINER'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $25k → 14%LES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION: $50k → 14%LES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION: $110k → 14%MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION: $65k → 14%MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION ILLINOIS: $50k → 14%MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION ILLINOIS: $50k → 14%MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION: $50k → 14%NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS: $30k → 14%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION: $125k → 14%NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS: $30k → 14%NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS: $30k → 14%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $148k → 14%AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $35k → 14%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $75k → 14%ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: $75k → 14%BREAKTHROUGH BOARD CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $50k → 14%SALVATION ARMY: $95k → 14%SALVATION ARMY: $50k → 14%SALVATION ARMY: $50k → 14%SALVATION ARMY: $50k → 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

IL
WI
NY
MA
PA
VA
GA
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.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$13M · 40 repeat orgs$2.3M to everyone else

40 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 38 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

40
8

Total granted

$13M
$2.3M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+14%
+120%

Still filing today

53%
25%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • RU
    Rush University Medical Center
    2× · 2017–2019 · $8.1M · revenue +51%
  • LT
    LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY
    4× · 2017–2024 · $1.6M · revenue +40%
  • AD
    ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC
    4× · 2017–2024 · $255k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • RU
    RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - PHILANTHROPY
    one grant, 2022 · $2.0M
  • AH
    American Heart Association Inc
    one grant, 2024 · $125k · revenue +10%
  • BB
    BREAKTHROUGH BOARD CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $50k
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
Children's Health Care

We champion the health needs of children and families. we are committed to improving children's health by providing the highest-quality, family centered care, advanced through research and education.

Health
2
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
3
University of Chicago Medical Center

Our mission at the university of chicago medicine is to provide superior health care through rigorous research, innovative education, and comprehensive care and healing. in partnership with our colleagues, we pursue life-changing…

Health
4
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
5
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
6
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
7
Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute

Stanley manne children's research institute strives to generate new knowledge and advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric diseases.

Health
8
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
9
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

As a leading academic healthcare organization, our mission is to elevate the health status of the communities we serve.(see schedule o for continuation)(continued)-we deliver exceptional healthcare enhanced by research and education-we…

Health
10
Truman Medical Center Incorporated

University health is an academic health center providing accessible, state-of-the-art quality healthcare to our community regardless of the ability to pay.

Health
11
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
12
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Arthritis Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Children's Care Foundation. 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

23 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. 23 of the 48 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)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
14/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Rush University Medical Center: $8,102,077 · HealthRush University Medical Center+9 more: $963,425 · Health+9 moreRUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER - PHILANTHROPY: $2,000,000 · OtherRUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER -…LEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY OF AMERICA: $286,600 · OtherLEUKEMIA & LYMPHONA SOCIETY OF A…THE SALVATION ARMY: $255,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $215,000 · OtherAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO: $183,100 · OtherLES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION: $170,000 · Other+25 more: $1,222,250 · Other+25 moreLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $1,645,000 · Arts & CultureLOOKINGGLASS …FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $85,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $45,000 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION: $63,300 · PhilanthropyCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $20,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,000 · International
Health$9,065,502Other$4,331,950Arts & Culture$1,775,000Philanthropy$63,300International$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 budgetRush University Medical Center: $8,102,077 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $1,645,000 over 4y, 17% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $255,025 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $215,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $175,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS: $131,400 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC: $85,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLUPUS SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS: $80,000 over 8y, 3.4% of budgetRESPIRATORY HEALTH ASSOCIATION: $76,900 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $70,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION: $63,300 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetMARCH OF DIMES INC: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO: $40,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC: $37,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOFFREY BALLET: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S CARE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $10,000 over 2y, 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.

  • Who funds Rush University Medical Center ↗
  • Who funds LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS ↗
  • Who funds American Heart Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ↗
  • Who funds LUPUS SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS ↗
  • Who funds RESPIRATORY HEALTH ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds American Diabetes Association ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S HEART FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds MARCH OF DIMES INC ↗
  • Who funds EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF GREATER CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds THE JOFFREY BALLET ↗
  • Who funds SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN ↗

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.

AbbVie FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…The Chicago Community…The Pfizer Foundation…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
AbbVie FoundationIL14.3× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 Paul a & Joan S Rubschlager Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Paul a & Joan S Rubschlager Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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 48 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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