Illinois · Private foundation
Pond Family 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.
- $166k
- Granted FY2021
- 28
- Grants FY2021
- 27
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 26%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 27 to 47
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 11
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 26% of the organizations Pond Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 27 | $163k | 26% |
| FY2020 | 47 | $1.4M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Research Foundation | $60,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Teach for America Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Night Ministry | $43,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $38,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Child Center of Ny Inc | $35,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Loomis Institute D/B/A the Loomis Chaffee School | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Field Museum of Natural History | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 29 grantees
Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pond Family 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: The Chicago Community Trust · Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
About Pond Family Foundation
- How much does Pond Family Foundation give?
- Pond Family Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $165,500 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 47 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Pond Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (70%), Health (7%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are Pond Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Brain Research Foundation ($60k), Teach for America Inc ($50k), The Night Ministry ($43k).
- Does Pond Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Pond Family 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 Pond Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Hirsch-Schwartz Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
- Where is Pond Family Foundation based?
- Pond Family Foundation is based in IL.
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