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Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable Trust at a glance

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Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable Trust

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$39k
Granted FY2020
21
Grants FY2020
5
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0191% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Education$23kHealth$20kArts & Culture$10kPhilanthropy$9kReligion$5kYouth Development$4kHuman Services$4kHousing & Shelter$4kOther$0
02FY2020 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,211
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC$5,000
CITIZENS UNITED FOR RESEARCH IN EPILEPSY$5,000
SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE$5,000
WINGS PROGRAM INC$3,500
NORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK$2,500
ERIE FAMILY HEALTH FOUNDATOIN$2,500
MAPSCORPS$2,500
LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY$2,500
HOPEWELL FUND$2,500
SOMETHING GOOD IN ENGLEWOOD INC$2,000
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY$1,211
CHICAGO DANCEMAKERS FORUM$1,000
TEMPLE SHOLOM OF CHICAGO$1,000
THE NOVA PROJECT$1,000
LAKEVIEW PANTRY$500
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–18, $6k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $2k → 14%MISERICORDIA HOME: $4k → 14%UCAN: $500 → 14%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
IL
NY
OH
CA
VA
DC
GA
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.

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$20k · 11 repeat orgs$72k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +94% since the first grant, against +50% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2020, 3 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2020 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
29

Total granted

$20k
$46k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+94%
+50%

Still filing today

82%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementCrime & LegalOther
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

  • CU
    Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
    2× · 2017–2020 · $6k · revenue +21%
  • BE
    BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER CORPORATION
    2× · 2018–2019 · $2k · revenue +94%
  • CHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
    2× · 2017–2019 · $2k · revenue +109%

Funded once

  • LC
    LURIE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • MH
    MISERICORDIA HOMEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue +70%
  • AS
    ANSHE SHOLOM BNAI ISRAEL
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
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
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
2
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
3
Kipp Chicago Schools

The team at kipp chicago schools is guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: to create a network of excellent schools in chicago that teach our students the character and academic skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond, and to…

Education
4
The University of Chicago Charter School Corporation

To Prepare Students for Success in Four-Year Colleges.

Education
5
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
6
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
7
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
8
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

The Chicago School educates the next generation of change-makers in innovative theory and culturally competent practice to strengthen the integrated health of individuals, organizations, and communities.

Education
9
A Better Chicago

A better chicago is changing how chicago fights poverty by investing in bold ideas that create opportunity for our youth.

Human Services
10
The Chicago Scholars Foundation

Chicago scholars is transforming the leadership landscape of our city by resolving the fundamental barriers to success for academically driven, first generation college students from under-resourced communities.

Education
11
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
12
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute

The chicago psychoanalytic institute transforms the lives of individuals, families and communities, using psychoanalytic knowledge to help them grow and thrive.

Social Science
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Chicago Football Classic Scholarship Fund 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

38 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. 38 of the 54 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/38
Grantees still filing
26/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LURIE CHILDRENS FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherLURIE CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONMAPSCORPS: $3,500 · OtherMAPSCORPSANSHE SHOLOM BNAI ISRAEL: $3,135 · OtherANSHE SHOLOM BNAI ISRAELMARWEN: $2,500 · OtherMARWENIndividual grant recipient: $1,500 · OtherNATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER: $1,500 · OtherNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK: $2,500 · OtherNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORKPUSH FOR EXCELLENCE INC: $2,000 · OtherCHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $1,500 · OtherGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,461 · Other+21 more: $14,488 · Other+21 moreSARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE: $5,000 · EducationSARAH LAWRENCE COLLE…University of Chicago: $3,000 · EducationUniversity of Chicag…UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $2,500 · EducationUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE…CHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $2,500 · EducationCHICAGO FOOTBALL CLA…CHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $2,000 · EducationCHILDREN FIRST FUND …SOMETHING GOOD IN ENGLEWOOD INC: $2,000 · EducationSOMETHING GOOD IN EN…Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $6,000 · HealthCitizens United …Planned Parenthood of Illinois: $2,500 · HealthPlanned Parentho…Erie Family Health Foundation Inc: $2,500 · HealthErie Family Heal…AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,500 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER …HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION: $500 · HealthLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $2,500 · Arts & CultureLOOKINGGL…THE JOFFREY BALLET: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE JOFFR…BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER CORPORATION: $2,000 · Arts & CultureBLACK ENS…Chicago Dancemakers Forum: $1,000 · Arts & CultureChicago D…+1 more: $250 · Arts & CultureUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WA…HOPEWELL FUND: $2,500 · PhilanthropyHOPEWELL …CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNI…MISERICORDIA HOME: $3,500 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 · Human ServicesUCAN: $500 · Human ServicesWINGS PROGRAM INC: $3,500 · Housing & Shelter
Other$39,084Education$17,000Health$14,000Arts & Culture$8,250Philanthropy$8,000Human Services$6,000Housing & Shelter$3,500

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 budgetCitizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMISERICORDIA HOME: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAPSCORPS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetErie Family Health Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPEWELL FUND: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE JOFFREY BALLET: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO FOOTBALL CLASSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetCHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER CORPORATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCHICAGO CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,461 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNOURISHING HOPE: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Dancemakers Forum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NORA PROJECT: $763 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCONTEXTOS NFP: $758 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCornerstone Community Outreach: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUCAN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetI Grow Chicago NFP: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNETWORK FOR GOOD: $258 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBERNIE'S BOOK BANK: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe People's Music School: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY ALLIANCE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUSO FOUNDATION: $103 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.

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…John D and Catherine …The Allstate Foundati…University of Chicago…Walder FoundationDr Scholl FoundationField Foundation of I…The Joyce FoundationPolk Bros Foundation …Arie and Ida Crown Me…Jewish Federation of …AbbVie Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL27.5× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · The Allstate Foundation · University of Chicago Medical Center · Walder Foundation · Dr Scholl Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · The Joyce Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · AbbVie 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 Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • City Year Inc: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.
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Find your warmest path to Rahm Emanuel & Amy Rule Charitable Trust through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 54 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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