Illinois · Private foundation
Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $174k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 31%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $26,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 13
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 31% of the organizations Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $174k | 27% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $156k | 31% |
| FY2022 | 13 | $155k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Pioneers | $71,500 | 3 | 1% |
| A Better Chicago | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hope Chicago Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| XS Tennis and Education Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago Lights | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Pioneers | $71,500 | 3 | 1% |
| A Better Chicago | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hope Chicago Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $50,000 | 3 | 0% |
| XS Tennis and Education Foundation | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago Lights | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $16,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago Community Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sycamore Land Trust Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Counseling Centers of Chicago Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northminster Presbyterian Church | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Deborah's Place | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Signal Centers Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Care for Real | $515 | 1 | 0% |
| Breakthrough T1d | $500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation
- How much does Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation give?
- Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation reported 15 grants totaling $173,515 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 13 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (30%), Youth Development (18%), Health (13%).
- Who are Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Education Pioneers ($72k), A Better Chicago ($65k), Hope Chicago Inc ($60k).
- Does Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 31% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robert C and Deborah K Bridges 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 Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, AbbVie Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation based?
- Robert C and Deborah K Bridges Foundation is based in IL.
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