Illinois · Private foundation
Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $264k
- Granted FY2018
- 9
- Grants FY2018
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
70% of Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Telluride Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 13 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $264k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $63,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 3
- Total assets, FY2018
- $18M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 38% of the organizations Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 8 | $201k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $170k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Chicago | $215,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Montessori Network | $170,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Crossroads Fund Inc | $90,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Center on Halsted | $62,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid | $55,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Just For Kids Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Tri-County Health Network | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Role Model Movement Inc (NFP) | $21,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Chicago | $215,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Montessori Network | $170,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Chicago Public Media Inc | $120,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Crossroads Fund Inc | $90,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Center on Halsted | $62,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Cabrini Green Legal Aid | $55,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | $55,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Just For Kids Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Tri-County Health Network | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Role Model Movement Inc (NFP) | $21,000 | 3 | 0% |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Telluride Medical Center Foundation | $17,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Angel Baskets Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Border Network for Human Rights | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Southwest Organizing Project | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ah Haa School for the Arts | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Community Bond Fund | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alianza Americas | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Centro Romero | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($331k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation supplied at peak.
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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: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Telluride Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Rowan Foundation · The Dalton Family Foundation · Clarence J Venne Foundation · Woods Fund of Chicago · The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation · The Irving Harris Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation
- How much does Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation give?
- Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $264,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are International (32%), Recreation & Sports (30%), Civil Rights (9%).
- Who are Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: A Better Chicago ($215k), The Montessori Network ($170k), Chicago Public Media Inc ($120k).
- Does Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist 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 Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Telluride Foundation.
- Where is Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation based?
- Peter Kinney and Lisa Sandquist Foundation is based in IL.
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