Illinois · Public charity
PERT Foundation
PERT Foundation's exempt purpose is to support The Chicago Community Trust and The Chicago Community Foundation. During the tax year, PERT Foundation managed and stewarded charitable assets designated for the future support of The Chicago Community Trust and The Chicago Community Foundation. No grants were distributed during the year.
- $318M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Median grant, FY2024
- $318,021,564
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $318,021,564
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 29
- FY2018 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $128M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 0% of the organizations PERT Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $318M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 19 | $2.9M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 27 | $4.1M | 19% |
| FY2020 | 27 | $755k | 15% |
| FY2019 | 22 | $840k | 5% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $18M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Community Foundation | $340,886,564 | 6 | n/a |
| Crossroads Fund Inc | $550,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Chicago Humanities Festival | $250,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $210,000 | 5 | 19% |
| The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation) | $200,000 | 4 | 2% |
| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired | $190,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Pioneer Center for Human Services | $175,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Sga Youth & Family Services Nfp | $175,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Illinois Partners for Human Service | $175,000 | 5 | 8% |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 39 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
PERT Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 33 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: The Chicago Community Trust · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Grand Victoria Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · The Irving Harris Foundation · Walder Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc
How this is measured
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About PERT Foundation
- How much does PERT Foundation give?
- PERT Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $318,021,564 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 29 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2022.
- What does PERT Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (97%), Community Improvement (2%), Arts & Culture (0%).
- Who are PERT Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Chicago Community Foundation ($341M), Crossroads Fund Inc ($550k), Chicago Humanities Festival ($250k).
- Does PERT Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as PERT Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
- Where is PERT Foundation based?
- PERT Foundation is based in IL.
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