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Pfk Family Foundation at a glance

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Pfk Family 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.

$215k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Animals$660kFood & Nutrition$200kHuman Services$130kHealth$70kCivil Rights$50kReligion$50kPublic Safety & Disaster$40kInternational$40kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $60k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $150k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$2.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SHEDD AQUARIUM$100,000
PAWS CHICAGO$50,000
PHILIPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$20,000
NATIONAL VETERANS ART MUSEUM$10,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN$10,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY$10,000
ST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH$10,000
7TH GENERATION FUND FOR INDEGIENOUS PEOPLES$5,000
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 (FY20–23, $80k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 13% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CRISIS AID INTERNATIONAL: $10k → 11%MORNINGSTAR MISSION: $30k → 7%MORNINGSTAR MISSION: $20k → 7%MORNINGSTAR MISSION: $10k → 7%MORNINGSTAR MISSION: $10k → 7%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

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
NV
CA
MO
KY
MD
NM
KS
TN
DC
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.
$1.3M · 17 repeat orgs$234k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
17

Total granted

$1.3M
$209k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+24%
+33%

Still filing today

76%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsInternationalFood & NutritionHuman ServicesEducationCivil RightsOther
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

  • SA
    SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY
    5× · 2020–2025 · $435k · revenue +111%
  • PC
    PAWS CHICAGO
    4× · 2022–2025 · $200k · revenue +82%
  • PI
    PAWS INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $100k · revenue +259%

Funded once

  • PM
    PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOC CHICAGO
    one grant, 2023 · $30k
  • U
    UPAAGC
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +63%
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
Progressive Animal Welfare Society aka Paws

A champion for animals since 1967, PAWS is a nationally recognized leader - rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.

Animals
2
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
3
Korean K9 Rescue Inc

Korean k9 rescue inc is a non-profit no-kill 501c3 dog rescue organization that saves dogs from the mea trade puppy mills and high-kill shelters in south korea. due to the stigma associated with mixed breed and dog meat farm dogs most dogs…

Animals
4
Washington Humane Society

The washington humane society protects animals, supports families, and advocates for positive change to create a world where all animals can thrive. we enrich the humanity of our communities by promoting compassion and encouraging people…

Animals
5
Hope for China Dogs Rescue

At Hope for China Dogs, we are committed to combating the cruel and inhumane practice of the dog meat trade in China. We believe that every dog deserves to live a life free from pain and suffering, and we are dedicated to rescuing and…

Animals
6
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
7
Illinois Animal Welfare Networkers Association
Animals
8
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and…

Animals
9
Four Paws International Inc

Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. four paws mission is to be the strong, global and independent voice for animals.

Animals
10
Michigan Humane Society

To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.

Animals
11
World Vets

To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

Animals
12
Asian Dogs Rescue Allies

To rescue at risk k-9s from asia.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is National Domestic Workers Alliance Inc; the most unlike its peers is Big Guy Littles World Sanctuary Inc. 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 36 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)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/23
Grantees still filing
16/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $435,000 · AnimalsSHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETYPAWS CHICAGO: $200,000 · AnimalsPAWS CHICAGOPAWS INC: $100,000 · AnimalsPAWS INCBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $30,000 · Animals+2 more: $35,000 · AnimalsST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCH: $60,000 · OtherST MICHAELS CATHOLIC CHURCHTHE SALVATION ARMY: $50,000 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYCOVENANT HOUSE: $50,000 · OtherCOVENANT HOUSEPHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOC CHICAGO: $30,000 · OtherPHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOC CHIC…Disabled American Veterans: $30,000 · OtherDisabled American VeteransUPAAGC: $20,000 · OtherPHILIPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: $20,000 · OtherSMILE TRAIN INC: $20,000 · OtherNATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS ART MUSEUM DBA NATIONAL VETERANS ART MUSEUM: $15,000 · OtherBOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER: $20,000 · Other+11 more: $88,646 · Other+11 moreGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $80,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CH…MEALS ON WHEELS: $60,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON W…MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $70,000 · Human ServicesINTERNATIONAL CRISIS AID INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $50,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 · InternationalHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 · InternationalNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $20,000 · Civil RightsASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - CHICAGO: $20,000 · Social Science
Animals$800,000Other$403,646Food & Nutrition$140,000Human Services$80,000International$80,000Civil Rights$20,000Social Science$20,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSHEDD AQUARIUM SOCIETY: $435,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPAWS CHICAGO: $200,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPAWS INC: $100,000 over 2y, 22% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $80,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES INC: $70,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS: $60,000 over 4y, 23% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDisabled American Veterans: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Domestic Workers Alliance Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSMILE TRAIN INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - CHICAGO: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetPAWS AND STRIPES INC: $15,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetNATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS ART MUSEUM DBA NATIONAL VETERANS ART MUSEUM: $15,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetINTERNATIONAL CRISIS AID INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGIRLTREK INCORPORATED: $10,000 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.

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 FoundationThe Bank of America C…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
AbbVie FoundationIL11.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · 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 Pfk Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pfk Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
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 36 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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The unnamed billions
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The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home