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Stacey & Douglas Meyer Family Foundation Co Stacey Meyer

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.

$76k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Human Services$213kCrime & Legal$118kHealth$29kFood & Nutrition$24kInternational$23kHousing & Shelter$21kRecreation & Sports$20kArts & Culture$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k18 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $56k
$500
Median grant
6
States reached
$773k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CRADLES TO CRAYONS$25,000
CASA LAKE COUNTY INC$21,300
CHICAGO CUBS CHARITIES$10,000
HELP US ADOPT$5,000
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK$3,000
100THOUSAND FOUNDATION$2,500
RSMF$2,500
NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA$1,500
JACK MILLER CENTER$1,000
Individual grant recipient$500
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY$500
FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION$500
THE ARK$360
MISERICORDIA$300
WP THEATER$300
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 (FY17–25, $185k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PEDAL THE CAUSE: $500 → 21%ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $1k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $25k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $25k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $21k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $20k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $20k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $15k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $15k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $15k → 14%CRADLES TO CRAYONS: $15k → 14%CHICAGO FURNITURE BANK: $6k → 14%CHICAGO FURNITURE BANK: $5k → 14%CHICAGO FURNITURE BANK: $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

MN
IL
MI
NY
OR
IN
PA
NJ
CA
MO
DC
GA
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.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$452k · 41 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +44% since the first grant, against +2% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 26 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
42

Total granted

$452k
$49k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+44%
+2%

Still filing today

51%
36%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureEducationYouth DevelopmentInternationalOther
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

  • CT
    CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $171k · revenue +202%
  • CASA LAKE COUNTY INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $115k · revenue +79%
  • HI
    HELPUSADOPTORG INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $24k · revenue +508%

Funded once

  • AF
    Athletes for Justice Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue -99%
  • WC
    WEINGART CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $6k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2024 · $5k
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
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
2
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
3
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
4
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

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5
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
6
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc

To make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

Health
7
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
8
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
9
Junior Achievement of Chicago

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy

International
10
Children's Museum of Oak Park

To spark curiosity and creativity in all young children through positive, play-based learning experiences.

Arts & Culture
11
Association of Clinical Research Professionals

Acrp promotes excellence in clinical research. we support clinical research professionals through training and development, the exchange of ideas and expertise, and certification. we serve as the preferred source for quality tools,…

Health
12
The Children's Cancer Cause Inc

The mission of children's cancer cause is to champion policies and programs that improve the lives of children with cancer and survivors.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan; the most unlike its peers is 100 Thousand Foundation. 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

39 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. 39 of the 90 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
39/39
Grantees still filing
28/39
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $171,000 · Human ServicesCRADLES TO CRAYONS INCHELPUSADOPTORG INC: $23,675 · Human ServicesHELPUSADOPTORG INCCHICAGO FURNITURE BANK: $12,500 · Human ServicesCHICAGO FURNITURE BANK+2 more: $1,500 · Human ServicesChicago Cubs Charities: $20,000 · OtherChicago Cubs CharitiesRICHARD SCHOENSTADT FOUNDATION: $13,500 · OtherRICHARD SCHOENSTADT FOUNDATIONAthletes for Justice Inc: $10,000 · OtherAthletes for Justice IncRSMF: $7,500 · OtherRSMFJCFS: $6,250 · OtherWEINGART CENTER: $6,000 · OtherPARAMONT THEATRE: $6,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · Other+59 more: $65,882 · Other+59 moreCASA LAKE COUNTY INC: $114,689 · Civil RightsCASA LAKE COUNTY INCNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $23,000 · Food & NutritionCANCER WELLNESS CENTER: $7,200 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $1,500 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $805 · HealthTHE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION: $800 · Health+3 more: $750 · HealthTUTORING CHICAGO: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM: $1,000 · Arts & CultureGICHIGAMIIN INDIGENOUS NATIONS MUSEUM INC: $300 · Arts & CultureOld Town Music Hall Inc: $250 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $185 · Arts & Culture100 THOUSAND FOUNDATION: $2,500 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $500 · PhilanthropyThe Chicago Community Trust: $250 · Philanthropy
Human Services$208,675Other$140,132Civil Rights$114,689Food & Nutrition$23,000Health$12,255Arts & Culture$4,235Philanthropy$3,250

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 budgetCRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: $171,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCASA LAKE COUNTY INC: $114,689 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetHELPUSADOPTORG INC: $23,675 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $23,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Cubs Charities: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHICAGO FURNITURE BANK: $12,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetAthletes for Justice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCANCER WELLNESS CENTER: $7,200 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budget100 THOUSAND FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHIGH JUMP: $2,500 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetTUTORING CHICAGO: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPROJECT HOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE: $1,087 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $1,016 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetREFUGEEONE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CHICAGO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTER FOR ENRICHED LIVING INC: $860 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $805 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FIBROUS DYSPLASIA FOUNDATION: $800 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKESHET: $680 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $518 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEDAL THE CAUSE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDEFY VENTURES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHELPING HANDS NETWORK INC: $439 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOld Town Music Hall Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Community Trust: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $207 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCitizens United for Research in Epilepsy: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION INC: $185 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC ↗
  • Who funds CASA LAKE COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds HELPUSADOPTORG INC ↗
  • Who funds NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK ↗
  • Who funds Chicago Cubs Charities ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO FURNITURE BANK ↗
  • Who funds Athletes for Justice Inc ↗
  • Who funds CANCER WELLNESS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds NORTH SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds 100 THOUSAND FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HIGH JUMP ↗
  • Who funds TUTORING CHICAGO ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT HOOD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MICHIGAN ↗
  • Who funds CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE ↗
  • Who funds BROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC ↗
  • Who funds ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES ↗

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.

The Chicago Community…American Endowment Fo…Northwestern Universi…Jewish Federation of …The Allstate Foundati…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…The Ayco Charitable F…AbbVie FoundationVanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…
The Chicago Community TrustIL16.4× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Northwestern University · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Allstate Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 Stacey & Douglas Meyer Family Foundation Co Stacey Meyer funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Stacey & Douglas Meyer Family Foundation Co Stacey Meyer. 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%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
14report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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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Find your warmest path to Stacey & Douglas Meyer Family Foundation Co Stacey Meyer 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 90 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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