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Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation at a glance

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Sol R Kaufman Family 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.

$39k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$19k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0192% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$177kPhilanthropy$35kFood & Nutrition$24kCrime & Legal$17kHousing & Shelter$16kHuman Services$15kEducation$12kPublic Benefit$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $10k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $29k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$359k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SILENT FILM SOCIETY OF CHICAGO$19,000
SPUDNIK PRESS COOPERATIVE$10,000
CHICAGO FILM SOCIETY$5,000
LAWYERS FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS$5,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $37k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 86% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY: $5k → 7%CARE FOR REAL: $10k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $5k → 14%INSPIRATION CORPORATION: $5k → 14%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $10k → 14%CARE FOR REAL: $2k → 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

ME
MN
IL
NY
OR
NJ
CT
CA
DC
TX
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.

58%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$192k · 11 repeat orgs$139k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
30

Total granted

$192k
$124k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-4%
+29%

Still filing today

64%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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

  • CARE FOR REAL
    2× · 2022–2023 · $12k · revenue +28%
  • IC
    Inspiration Corporation
    2× · 2017–2018 · $10k · revenue +102%
  • RM
    Role Model Movement Inc
    2× · 2017–2021 · $4k · revenue +388%

Funded once

  • MS
    MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES INC
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +3%
  • GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -14%
  • FA
    FAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING INC
    one grant, 2021 · $8k · revenue -42%
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 Art Group

Chicago public art group brings artists and communities together to produce high-quality public art, extending and transforming the tradition of collaborative, community-involved public artwork.

Arts & Culture
2
Chicago Media Project

To impact society through the powerful tools of media and film. we are a resource for uniting individuals interested in media and developing a core group of informed citizens.

Public Benefit
3
Chicago United for Equity

Connecting and amplifying the power of individuals to build a just, equitable, and inclusive city.

Civil Rights
4
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
5
Chicago International Film Festival Inc Cinema-Chicago

Cinema/Chicago, the non-profit 501(c)(3) presenting organization of the Chicago International Film Festival, enriches the community through year-round programming devoted to international and independent cinema. We strengthen communication…

Arts & Culture
6
Block Club Chicago Nfp

Block club chicago is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, nonpartisan and essential coverage of chicago's diverse neighborhoods.

Education
7
Chicago Humanities Festival

To promote public appreciation, understanding and support of the humanities through festivals and educational programs.

Arts & Culture
8
Chicago Theatre Group Inc

The chicago theatre group is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. by dedicating itself to three guiding principles - quality, equity, and community - the…

Arts & Culture
9
Chicago Votes

Chicago Votes is a non-partisan, non-profit organization building a more inclusive democracy by putting power in the hands of young Chicagoans. We're engaging and developing a new generation of leaders by opening the doors of government,…

Civil Rights
10
Chicago Sun-Times Media Inc

Chicago sun-times serves the public interest by strengthening the well-being of our local communities and our democracy through independent local journalism.

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11
Latino Union of Chicago

Latino Union works to defend the rights and dignity of contingent workers, including the right to immigrate, work, live free of oppression and violence, and provide for oneself and one's family.

Human Services
12
Legal Aid Chicago

At legal aid chicago, we work together to provide high quality civil legal aid to people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups.through advocacy, education, collaboration, and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental…

Crime & Legal
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Connections for the Homeless Inc; the most unlike its peers is Honor the Earth. 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

29 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. 29 of the 44 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
19/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

SILENT FILM SOCIETY OF CHICAGO: $85,500 · OtherSILENT FILM SOCIETY OF CHICAGOIndividual grant recipient: $17,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientLAWYERS FOR CREATIVE ARTS: $15,000 · OtherLAWYERS FOR CREATIVE ARTSALPHONSUS ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS: $10,000 · OtherFAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING INC: $7,500 · Other+20 more: $72,240 · Other+20 moreLAWYERS FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS: $15,000 · Arts & CultureLAWYERS FOR T…DEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $8,000 · Arts & CultureDEMOCRACY NOW…CHICAGO OPERA THEATER: $7,000 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO OPERA…Chicago Film Society: $5,000 · Arts & CultureChicago Film …CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCHICAGO PUBLI…STEEP THEATRE: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+2 more: $2,000 · Arts & CultureCARE FOR REAL: $12,000 · Human ServicesCARE FOR RE…MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesMARILLAC ST…Inspiration Corporation: $10,000 · Human ServicesInspiration…CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesCENTER FOR …SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $35,000 · PhilanthropySAINT PAUL…Spudnik Press Cooperative: $10,000 · EducationFRIENDS OF WHITNEY M YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL: $5,000 · EducationTHE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $5,000 · EducationLiteracy Chicago: $5,000 · EducationGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $10,000 · Food & NutritionHONOR THE EARTH: $8,000 · Environment
Other$207,740Arts & Culture$43,000Human Services$37,000Philanthropy$35,000Education$25,000Food & Nutrition$10,000Environment$8,000

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 budgetSAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAWYERS FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetCARE FOR REAL: $12,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInspiration Corporation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHONOR THE EARTH: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDEMOCRACY NOW PRODUCTIONS INC: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFAIRNESS & ACCURACY IN REPORTING INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCHICAGO OPERA THEATER: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDEATH WITH DIGNITY NATIONAL CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLiteracy Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA INC: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $4,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWOMEN EMPLOYED: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSTEEP THEATRE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNOURISHING HOPE: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMON DREAMS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTRUTHOUT: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnicorn Riot: $1,000 over 1y, 0.9% 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.

John D and Catherine …The Chicago Community…Polk Bros Foundation …Gaylord and Dorothy D…Richard and Mary L Gr…The Richard H Driehau…Chubb Charitable Foun…AbbVie FoundationNcrc Community Develo…Charities Aid Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…National Philanthropi…
John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIL20.5× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation · Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation · The Richard H Driehaus Foundation · Chubb Charitable Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Ncrc Community Development Fund Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust

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 Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 69%
  • Center for Hope and Safety Inc: 69% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
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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How do I get to Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Sol R Kaufman Family Foundation 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 44 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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