Illinois · Public charity
Shedd Aquarium Society
Shedd Aquarium's mission is to spark compassion, curiosity and conservation for the aquatic animal world. This is driven by the organization's vision of a world thriving with aquatic life sustained by people who love, understand and protect it.
- $524k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $325k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $92,360
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $211,550
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $780M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 75% of the organizations Shedd Aquarium Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 95% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 5% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $240k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $325k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $252k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $16k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $126k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $133k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $199k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Park District | $342,502 | 2 | n/a |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $211,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Insight by Anderson LLC Dba the Coral Reef Aquarium Fisheries Campaign | $141,136 | 2 | n/a |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $80,046 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State Of Alaska | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | $26,108 | 2 | 0% |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | $18,929 | 2 | 0% |
| The International Iguana Foundation | $16,500 | 3 | 5% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Park District | $342,502 | 2 | n/a |
| American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc | $211,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Insight by Anderson LLC Dba the Coral Reef Aquarium Fisheries Campaign | $141,136 | 2 | n/a |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $80,046 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| State Of Alaska | $36,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science | $26,108 | 2 | 0% |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | $18,929 | 2 | 0% |
| The International Iguana Foundation | $16,500 | 3 | 5% |
| National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ocean Foundation | $8,500 | 2 | 0% |
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: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Shedd Aquarium Society
- How much does Shedd Aquarium Society give?
- Shedd Aquarium Society reported 3 itemized grants totaling $325,018, out of $524,101 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Shedd Aquarium Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (37%), Recreation & Sports (33%), Animals (25%).
- Who are Shedd Aquarium Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Chicago Park District ($343k), American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Inc ($211k), Insight by Anderson LLC Dba the Coral Reef Aquarium Fisheries Campaign ($141k).
- Does Shedd Aquarium Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Shedd Aquarium Society?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Shedd Aquarium Society based?
- Shedd Aquarium Society is based in IL.
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