Illinois · Private foundation
Robert M and Barbara G Thomas 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.
- $2k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 5
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $250
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $28k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $100 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $2k | 60% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $1k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $1k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $2k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $2k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $2k | 80% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $920 | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $2k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $600 | 4 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $550 | 3 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County | $125 | 1 | 0% |
| The River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Openlands | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Foster Pet Outreach | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Charity Navigator | $50 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $600 | 4 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $550 | 3 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Catholic Charities Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity Lake County | $125 | 1 | 0% |
| The River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Openlands | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Foster Pet Outreach | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Charity Navigator | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Orphans of the Storm | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | $35 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation
- How much does Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation give?
- Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $1,500 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (25%), Religion (13%), Arts & Culture (6%).
- Who are Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Art Institute of Chicago ($600), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($550), Northern Illinois Food Bank ($250).
- Does Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Robert M and Barbara G Thomas 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.
- Where is Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation based?
- Robert M and Barbara G Thomas Foundation is based in IL.
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