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Stone Barrett 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.

$42k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
5%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
22 to 51
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
11
Total assets, FY2025
$806k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 5% of the organizations Stone Barrett Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthRecreation & SportsEducationArts & CultureAnimalsPublic BenefitOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$42k40%
FY202422$66k5%
FY202345$124k51%
FY202241$81k32%
FY202148$90k19%
FY202051$55k33%
FY201948$70k19%
FY201851$87k31%
92% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Recreation & Sports$190kArts & Culture$151kAnimals$132kEducation$63kPublic Benefit$39kHealth$28kCrime & Legal$22kHuman Services$16kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 91 grantees
All grantees of Stone Barrett Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$116,30090%
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$75,50070%
Inland Lake Yachting Associationin$66,35086%
United States Sailing Association Inc$27,00060%
Chicago Yacht Club Foundation$23,85092%
Northwestern University$21,00030%
Chicago Parks Foundation$20,00020%
Illinois Policy Institute$15,00020%
Lincoln Park Conservancy$12,75031%
Milton Academy$12,05060%
Francis W Parker School$10,00010%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$8,08030%
Chicago Commons Association$6,50020%
The Poetry Center$6,00011%
Shedd Aquarium Society$6,00040%
Chicago Public Media Inc$5,25020%
Newport Hospital Foundation$5,00010%
Beta Theta Pi Foundation$5,00010%
Rhino Alive Foundation$5,0001n/a
Chicago Maritime Museum$4,00040%
Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation$3,7009n/a
Friends of the Chicago River$3,65070%
Institute for Justice$3,50060%
The Menomonee Club$3,50050%
Tax Foundation$3,00060%
Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Inc$2,82591%
The Latin School of Chicago$2,50010%
Ugly Duckling Presse Ltd$2,50011%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$2,25830%
Window to the World Communications Inc$2,22570%
Judd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation$2,10020%
Rush University Medical Center$2,00020%
The Family Institute$2,00020%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$2,00020%
Ruffed Grouse Society$1,92560%
Openlands$1,75070%
Friends of the Parks$1,70030%
The Art Institute of Chicago$1,57540%
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc$1,55030%
International Crane Foundation Inc$1,45060%
University Club of Chicago$1,35050%
Deep Springs Corporation$1,35070%
Museum of Modern Art$1,26020%
Woodland Pattern Inc$1,02910%
Kipp Chicago Schools$1,00020%
Chicago Yacht Club Regatta Association Inc$1,00010%
Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation$1,0001n/a
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Futurepoem Inc$1,0001n/a
Build Inc$90040%
Chicago Historical Society$75030%
Round Island Lighthouse Preservation Society$6002n/a
Paws Chicago$50010%
Mackinac Island Medical Center$40040%
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc$37520%
Chicago History Museum$3503n/a
Mid-North Association$3502n/a
The Chicago Academy of Sciences$35020%
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$30030%
Rainbows for All Children Inc$30020%
Charity Navigator$30030%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$26310%
The Wetlands Initiative$25010%
Chicago Fire Department Foundation$25010%
Pacific Legal Foundation$25010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20010%
Jackie Michon Educational Foundation$20011%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$20010%
The Oyster Bay Sailing Foundation Inc$2001n/a
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$20010%
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness$20010%
Timeline Theatre Company$20010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$20010%
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation$20010%
American Philatelic Society$20010%
Chicago Architecture Foundation$14420%
Judicial Watch Inc$13510%
Wikimedia Endowment$1041n/a
College of American Pathologists$10010%
Litchfield Historical Society$10010%
Sail Newport$10010%
Sports Fans Coalition Ny Inc$10010%
Society of Architectural Historians$10010%
Prostate Cancer Foundation$10010%
Friends for Life Animal Rescue$1001n/a
Partners for Progress Nfp$10010%
Church of the Holy Spirit$1001n/a
CaringBridge$10010%
Zero Prostate Cancer$10010%
Wirepoints Corp$10010%
A R K Humane Society Ltd$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($155k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Stone Barrett Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $116,300 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $75,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetInland Lake Yachting Associationin: $66,350 over 8y, 5.5% of budgetUnited States Sailing Association Inc: $27,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Yacht Club Foundation: $23,850 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $21,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Parks Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIllinois Policy Institute: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLincoln Park Conservancy: $12,750 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetMilton Academy: $12,050 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetFrancis W Parker School: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Research Foundation Inc: $8,080 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Commons Association: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Poetry Center: $6,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetShedd Aquarium Society: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Public Media Inc: $5,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNewport Hospital Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBeta Theta Pi Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Maritime Museum: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Chicago River: $3,650 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute for Justice: $3,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Menomonee Club: $3,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTax Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLake Michigan Sail Racing Federation Inc: $2,825 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetThe Latin School of Chicago: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUgly Duckling Presse Ltd: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research: $2,258 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $2,225 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetJudd Goldman Adaptive Sailing Foundation: $2,100 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Institute: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRuffed Grouse Society: $1,925 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOpenlands: $1,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Parks: $1,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $1,575 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc: $1,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Crane Foundation Inc: $1,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity Club of Chicago: $1,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDeep Springs Corporation: $1,350 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Modern Art: $1,260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWoodland Pattern Inc: $1,029 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKipp Chicago Schools: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Yacht Club Regatta Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBuild Inc: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Historical Society: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 80.

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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 TrustIL22.5× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Fulk Family Foundation Inc · Dr Scholl Foundation · Helmsmanshipinc · Peter and Carol Goldman Family Foundation · Motorola Solutions Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Canning Foundation · Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial

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.

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Find your warmest path to Stone Barrett 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.

About Stone Barrett Foundation

How much does Stone Barrett Foundation give?
Stone Barrett Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $42,082 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 22 and 51 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Stone Barrett Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (27%), Arts & Culture (22%), Animals (19%).
Who are Stone Barrett Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lincoln Park Zoological Society ($116k), Chicago Symphony Orchestra ($76k), Inland Lake Yachting Associationin ($66k).
Does Stone Barrett Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Stone Barrett 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 Stone Barrett Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Fulk Family Foundation Inc.
Where is Stone Barrett Foundation based?
Stone Barrett Foundation is based in IL.

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 163 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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