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Philip M Friedmann Family Charitable Trust Dtd 11/09/98 at a glance

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Philip M Friedmann Family Charitable Trust Dtd 11/09/98

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.

$1.5M
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$7
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$585kEducation$561kPublic Benefit$484kInternational$381kHuman Services$373kArts & Culture$362kCivil Rights$357kSocial Science$284kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $7, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,517,922 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $1,517,915 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$7
Median grant
1
States reached
$30M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Donation via MREP Global VI LP$7
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

84%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3.7M · 99 repeat orgs$714k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

99 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 99 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

99
126

Total granted

$3.7M
$714k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
+16%

Still filing today

65%
47%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7 went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationArts & CulturePublic BenefitInternationalHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TS
    THE SELFHELP HOME INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $217k · revenue +8%
  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
    4× · 2020–2023 · $175k · revenue +17%
  • SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $166k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • RU
    Rush University Medical Centergraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $75k · revenue +30%
  • C
    CATO
    one grant, 2021 · $75k
  • SW
    Simon Wiesenthal Center
    one grant, 2023 · $60k
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.

03Its 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
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

—
2
Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics

The peterson institute for international economics (piie) is an independent nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to strengthening prosperity and human welfare in the global economy through expert analysis and practical…

Social Science
3
The International Institute for Strategic Studies - Us

To provide accurate, objective information and analysis on international strategic issues for legislators, diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business leaders, economists, the military, defense commentators, journalists,…

International
4
Foreign Policy Research Institute

The foreign policy research institute (frpi) is dedicated to producing the highest quality scholarship and nonpartisan policy analysis focused on crucial foreign policy and national security challenges facing the united states. we educate…

International
5
Open Markets Institute

The open markets institute works to help people relearn how to use competition policy to build stronger democracies, more just and equitable societies, more innovative and sustainable economies, and a more secure and peaceful world.

Education
6
Center for Strategic and International Studies

The center for strategic and international studies (csis) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world's greatest challenges.

International
7
The Rand Corporation

Help improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.

Public Benefit
8
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
9
Institute for Defense Analyses

The institute for defense analyses is organized for the purpose of applied research. the institute for defense analyses provides independent and objective scientific and technological expertise to assist national security decision-makers…

Science & Tech
10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
11
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
12
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Heritage Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

129 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. 129 of the 231 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
128/129
Grantees still filing
94/129
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AJC: $196,000 · OtherAJCHudson Institute Inc: $160,000 · OtherHudson Institute IncShirley Ryan Ability Center: $115,000 · OtherGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $175,000 · OtherGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $85,000 · Other+131 more: $1,725,429 · Other+131 moreCATO INSTITUTE: $125,000 · Public BenefitCATO INSTI…THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $105,000 · Public BenefitTHE HERITA…MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $85,000 · Public BenefitMANHATTAN …Leadership Institute: $45,000 · Public BenefitLeadership…THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE: $23,900 · Public BenefitTHE HEARTL…ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE: $20,000 · Public Benefit+4 more: $21,500 · Public BenefitSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $166,000 · Arts & CultureSIMON WIE…MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $125,000 · Arts & CultureMEDIA RES…PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL INC: $30,000 · Arts & CulturePARENTS T…FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $21,000 · Arts & CultureFIELD MUS…+5 more: $40,500 · Arts & Culture+5 moreWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $300,180 · InternationalCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $20,000 · International+6 more: $16,500 · InternationalGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 · EducationBig Shoulders Fund: $96,000 · EducationFrancis W Parker School: $34,500 · EducationSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $15,000 · EducationYoung Mens Educational Network: $12,200 · Education+9 more: $28,000 · EducationFoundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc: $135,000 · HealthRush University Medical Center: $75,000 · HealthPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $30,000 · HealthHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $21,500 · HealthBRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $14,500 · Health+11 more: $37,500 · HealthTHE SELFHELP HOME INC: $216,500 · Human ServicesTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $8,500 · Human Services+5 more: $15,000 · Human Services
Other$2,456,429Public Benefit$425,400Arts & Culture$382,500International$336,680Education$325,700Health$313,500Human Services$240,000

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

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 budgetWASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY: $300,180 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE SELFHELP HOME INC: $216,500 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $175,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC: $166,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetHudson Institute Inc: $160,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $140,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFoundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc: $135,000 over 3y, 47% of budgetCATO INSTITUTE: $125,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $125,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $105,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $96,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC: $85,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $85,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $75,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES: $65,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER: $50,625 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetInstitute for Humane Studies: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLeadership Institute: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA: $45,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $35,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFrancis W Parker School: $34,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION: $30,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINT USA INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBRADLEY IMPACT FUND INC: $30,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER: $27,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $27,050 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE: $23,900 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHUNTSMAN CANCER FOUNDATION: $21,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetDANIEL MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FUND: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFoundation for Economic Education Inc: $15,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBill of Rights Institute: $13,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $12,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Educational Network: $12,200 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH: $10,500 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGE POSSIBLE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOALITION TO SALUTE AMERICA'S HEROES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 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 WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY ↗
  • Who funds THE SELFHELP HOME INC ↗
  • Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
  • Who funds SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds Hudson Institute Inc ↗
  • Who funds GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc ↗
  • Who funds CATO INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Big Shoulders Fund ↗
  • Who funds MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
  • Who funds Rush University Medical Center ↗
  • Who funds THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES ↗
  • Who funds INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE ↗
  • Who funds DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Institute for Humane Studies ↗
  • Who funds Leadership Institute ↗
  • Who funds ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ↗
  • Who funds THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds Francis W Parker School ↗
  • Who funds PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH ↗
  • Who funds TURNING POINT USA INC ↗

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.

The Chicago Community…Donors Trust IncFarrell Family Founda…Bradley Impact Fund I…Jewish Federation of …Circle of Service Fou…The Dupage Community …United Way of Metropo…Red Bird Hollow Found…Elizabeth Morse Chari…The Wilson Sexton Fou…Sarah Scaife Foundati…
The Chicago Community TrustIL28.6× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Donors Trust Inc · Farrell Family Foundation · Bradley Impact Fund Inc · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Circle of Service Foundation · The Dupage Community Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Red Bird Hollow Foundation · Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Xxxxx1008 · The Wilson Sexton Foundation · Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated

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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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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $1.2M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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