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Susan Crown Exchange Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$5.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
43
Organizations funded FY2023
65%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,000,000
Organizations funded a year
42 to 54
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$5.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 65% of the organizations Susan Crown Exchange Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 26% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 74% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $964k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentCivil RightsOther
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
FY2024still arriving40$3.4M65%
FY202343$3.7M65%
FY202243$3.8M67%
FY202154$4.2M69%
FY202047$2.3M70%
FY201942$1.7M81%
FY201845$1.6M62%
FY201747$1.5Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$9.5MRecreation & Sports$3.7MYouth Development$3.2MPhilanthropy$2.8MSocial Science$2.3MArts & Culture$1.8MPublic Benefit$1.0MHuman Services$815kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 218 grantees
All grantees of Susan Crown Exchange Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Positive Coaching Alliance$2,210,00057%
Common Sense Media$1,175,00041%
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences$1,149,98850%
Ohio State University Foundation$965,96840%
Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport$850,000325%
United States Soccer Foundation Inc$650,00042%
The Aspen Institute Inc$635,54830%
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association$596,70037%
Little League Inc$527,5003n/a
Girls on the Run International Inc$479,42533%
Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning$475,00052%
USA Triathlon of Colorado$400,00021%
Wings for Kids$385,00043%
The Dreamyard Project Inc$360,00042%
Spy Hop Productions$337,30025%
Do Something Inc$328,14522%
Hopelab Foundation Inc$319,40021%
After-School All-Stars$315,00041%
The Innovation Foundation Inc$314,91034%
USA Weightlifting Inc$274,50023%
Screen Sanity Inc$225,000237%
New York University$221,95420%
Free Spirit Media Nfp$210,00044%
The Bell Foundation Inc$210,00021%
Denver Film Society$200,00012%
Beam Center Inc$200,00043%
Digital Harbor Foundation$199,99447%
University of California Irvine Foundation$174,59630%
National Public Education Support Fund$170,00061%
The Brookings Institution$150,00010%
The Wyman Center$117,87521%
Erikson Institute$110,00020%
University of California Davis$110,0002n/a
West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology$100,00023%
As 220$100,00022%
The Knowledge House Fellowship Inc$100,00024%
Chicago Public Library Foundation$100,00021%
Games for Change Inc$100,00022%
Futures Without Violence$100,00020%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$76,28420%
The Forum for Youth Investment$74,60011%
Steadman Philippon Research Institute$60,00010%
Peace Education Program Inc$59,57024%
Search Institute$56,95011%
School's Out Washington$55,00020%
Rush University Medical Center$50,00010%
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA$50,00011%
Center for Humane Technology$50,00012%
Los Angeles Youth Network$50,00021%
Peer Health Exchange Inc$35,00020%
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania$25,00011%
Youthbuild Global Inc$25,00010%
Businesses United in Investing Lending & Development$20,00020%
Upwardly Global$20,00010%
Youth Radio$20,00010%
Little Heroes League$14,06121%
Firebird Community Arts$12,50021%
The News Literacy Project Inc$10,00010%
The Posse Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Sistersong Inc$10,00010%
Tilting Futures Incorporated$10,00010%
Bunker Labs Nfp Inc$10,00010%
Ladder Up (F/K/A City-Wide Tax Assistance Program)$10,00010%
Future Founders Foundation$10,00011%
The Night Ministry$10,00010%
Justice Outside$10,00010%
18th Ward$10,00012%
Talkingpoints$10,00011%
Canine Therapy Corps Inc$10,00012%
The Wetlands Initiative$10,00010%
Lawndale Christian Legal Center$10,00010%
Edesia Inc$10,00010%
HEART Women & Girls$10,00011%
Protect Democracy Project$10,00010%
IOLA Foundation$10,00010%
The Fred Rogers Company$10,00010%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$10,00010%
Sports Shed Inc$10,00012%
Between Friends$10,00011%
Inseparable Inc$10,00010%
Guitars Over Guns Organization Inc$10,0001n/a
Beauty 2 The Streetz$10,00011%
Ryan Banks Academy$10,00013%
The Get Schooled Foundation$10,00010%
Thistle Farms Inc$10,00010%
Braver AngelsInc$10,00010%
Top Box Foods$10,00010%
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project Inc$10,00010%
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$10,00010%
Equal Justice Initiative$10,00010%
Apna Ghar Inc$10,00011%
Communities in Schools of Chicago$10,00010%
Open to Debate Foundation$10,00010%
Ameelio Inc$10,00011%
Braven Inc$10,00010%
California Fire Foundation$10,00010%
Share our Spare$10,00010%
Center on Halsted$10,00010%
mRelief$10,00011%
Well Done Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Creativets$10,00011%
Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc$10,00010%
Musicians on Call Inc$10,00010%
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Inc$10,00011%
Give US the Floor$10,00011%
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc$10,00010%
SkyArt NFP$10,00011%
Storycorps Inc$10,00010%
High Resolves America$10,00011%
Onetable Inc$10,00010%
Centro Sanar$10,00011%
Project Blue Corps$10,00012%
Midwest Access Coalition$10,00010%
American Library Association$10,00010%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$10,00010%
Global Nomads Group Inc$10,00010%
Project Drawdown$10,00011%
350org$10,00010%
Beyond 12 Education Inc$10,00010%
Center for the Study of Young People in Groups$10,00013%
Array Education Inc$10,00010%
Chicago Community Foundation$10,0001n/a
Impact Justice$10,00010%
Grist Magazine Inc$10,00010%
Working Credit NFP$10,00010%
Crisis Text Line Inc$10,00010%
Free Write Arts & Literacy Nfp$10,0001n/a
Alternatives Inc$10,00010%
Latinitas Inc$10,00013%
National Museum of Mexican Art Fka Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum$10,00010%
National Louis University$10,00010%
iFoster Inc$10,00010%
The 19th News$10,00010%
The Ocean Foundation$10,00010%
Deborah's Place$10,00010%
TFK Chicago Voyagers$10,00011%
Rock the Vote$10,00010%
Urban Growers Collective Inc$10,00010%
Restoring the Path$10,00011%
Center for Scholars and Storytellers$10,00013%
New Moms Inc$10,00010%
Caremessage$10,00010%
Youth Law Center$10,00010%
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness$10,00010%
New America Foundation$10,00010%
I Grow Chicago NFP$10,00010%
Benefits Data Trust$10,00010%
National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association$10,00010%
Dreamspring$10,00010%
Legal Services Corporation$10,0001n/a
The Resurrection Project$10,00010%
The Red Door Project$10,00011%
New Story Inc$10,00010%
The Experimental Station$10,0001n/a
One Million Degrees$10,00010%
Southern Smoke Foundation$10,00010%
Uptown People's Law Center$10,00011%
Watsi Inc$10,00011%
The Young Center for Immigrant Childrens Rights$10,00010%
The Markup News Inc$10,00010%
Girlforward$10,0001n/a
Three Gees Workshop Corp$10,00016%
Role Model Movement Inc (NFP)$10,00021%
Young Chicago Authors$10,00011%
Project Return Inc$10,00010%
The Conscious Kid$10,0001n/a
Alianza Americas$10,00010%
Refugeeone$10,00010%
Prison Journalism Project Inc$10,00011%
Higher Achievement Program Inc$10,00010%
The Mental Health Association of New York City Inc$10,00010%
American Journalism Project Inc$10,00010%
Third Sector New England Inc$10,00010%
Healing to Action$10,00011%
The Groundtruth Project Inc$10,00010%
Dollar For$5,00010%
Right to Be Inc$5,00011%
Open Future Institute$5,00011%
Mediators Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Folded Map Project$5,00011%
International Neighborhood Collaborative$5,00011%
Pullman Tech Workshop$5,00012%
Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation$5,00010%
Sweet Water Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Gatherfor Inc$5,00015%
Blue Forest Finance Inc$5,00010%
Gardeneers$5,0001n/a
Divinc$5,00010%
Upsolve Inc$5,00011%
Vox Teen Communications Inc$5,0001n/a
Truechild Inc$5,00014%
One Earth Collective$5,00012%
Ardea Arts Inc$5,00012%
Hidden Genius Project$5,00010%
The Heph Foundation$5,00012%
Chicago Refugee Coalition$5,00013%
826chi Inc$5,0001n/a
Strides for Peace Inc$5,00012%
Once Upon Our Time Capsule$5,00012%
Kusanya Cafe Inc$5,000110%
Chicago Freedom School$5,00010%
Beyond the Ball Nfp$5,00012%
L&J Empowerment Inc$5,00011%
Beyond Legal Aid$5,00011%
Root & Rebound$5,00010%
Pride Roc$5,00011%
Verse Video Education$5,00010%
Pathos Labs$5,00013%
Humanity Rising Inc$5,00014%
Plant Chicago NFP$5,00011%
City of Refuge - Chicago$5,00012%
The Wasteshed$2,50011%
Laundrycares Foundation$2,50010%
Gary Comer Youth Center Inc$2,5001n/a
Sustain US Inc$2,50012%
After School Matters Inc$2,50010%
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc$1,00010%
The Free Root Operation Inc$1,00013%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Susan Crown Exchange Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPositive Coaching Alliance: $2,210,000 over 5y, 6.7% of budgetCommon Sense Media: $1,175,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetAmerican Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences: $1,149,988 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOhio State University Foundation: $965,968 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCenter for Healing and Justice Through Sport: $850,000 over 3y, 25% of budgetUnited States Soccer Foundation Inc: $650,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $635,548 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWashington Interscholastic Activities Association: $596,700 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetGirls on the Run International Inc: $479,425 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetCollaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning: $475,000 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetUSA Triathlon of Colorado: $400,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetWings for Kids: $385,000 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetThe Dreamyard Project Inc: $360,000 over 4y, 2.3% of budgetSpy Hop Productions: $337,300 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetDo Something Inc: $328,145 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetHopelab Foundation Inc: $319,400 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetAfter-School All-Stars: $315,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetThe Innovation Foundation Inc: $314,910 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetUSA Weightlifting Inc: $274,500 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetScreen Sanity Inc: $225,000 over 2y, 37% of budgetNew York University: $221,954 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFree Spirit Media Nfp: $210,000 over 4y, 3.8% of budgetThe Bell Foundation Inc: $210,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDenver Film Society: $200,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetBeam Center Inc: $200,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetDigital Harbor Foundation: $199,994 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetUniversity of California Irvine Foundation: $174,596 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNational Public Education Support Fund: $170,000 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetThe Brookings Institution: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Wyman Center: $117,875 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetErikson Institute: $110,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWest Michigan Center for Arts & Technology: $100,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetAs 220: $100,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetThe Knowledge House Fellowship Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetChicago Public Library Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGames for Change Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetFutures Without Violence: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $76,284 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Forum for Youth Investment: $74,600 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSteadman Philippon Research Institute: $60,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPeace Education Program Inc: $59,570 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetSearch Institute: $56,950 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSchool's Out Washington: $55,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetRush University Medical Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLaureus Sport for Good Foundation USA: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCenter for Humane Technology: $50,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLos Angeles Youth Network: $50,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetPeer Health Exchange Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.4% 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 200.

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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.

John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIL53.4× affinity38 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 · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · The Chicago Community Trust · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Circle of Service Foundation · Tides Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Albert Pick Jr Fund · Reva and David Logan Foundation

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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How do I get to Susan Crown Exchange Inc?

Find your warmest path to Susan Crown Exchange Inc 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 Susan Crown Exchange Inc

How much does Susan Crown Exchange Inc give?
Susan Crown Exchange Inc reported 43 grants totaling $5,429,669 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 42 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Susan Crown Exchange Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (35%), Recreation & Sports (14%), Youth Development (12%).
Who are Susan Crown Exchange Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Positive Coaching Alliance ($2.2M), Common Sense Media ($1.2M), American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences ($1.1M).
Does Susan Crown Exchange Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Susan Crown Exchange Inc 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 Susan Crown Exchange Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Polk Bros Foundation Inc, The Chicago Community Trust.
Where is Susan Crown Exchange Inc based?
Susan Crown Exchange Inc 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 271 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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