Illinois · Private foundation
Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $45k
- Granted FY2018
- 9
- Grants FY2018
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to The Chicago Community Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2018, the last year Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 7 organizations, $45k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2018
- $1,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 22% of the organizations Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 9 | $45k | 22% |
| FY2017 | 9 | $39k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | $41,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Boca Grande Health Clinic Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc | $7,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knox College | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Knox Presbyterian Church | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Suncoast Humane Societyinc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hobson Cooperative Nursery School | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Ewenity Farm Herding Dog Haven Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($22k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation
- How much does Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation give?
- Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $44,500 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Philanthropy (92%), Health (7%), Education (0%).
- Who are Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation ($41k), Boca Grande Health Clinic Inc ($12k), Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc ($7k).
- Does Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Russell & Katherine Hawken 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 Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation based?
- Russell & Katherine Hawken Foundation is based in IL.
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