Illinois · Private foundation
Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2021
- 17
- Grants FY2021
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 12%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $39,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $166,452
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 12% of the organizations Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 17 | $1.3M | 12% |
| FY2020 | 17 | $68k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Haven of Dekalb County Inc | $176,452 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Passage Inc | $176,452 | 2 | 5% |
| Kishwaukee Family YMCA | $163,952 | 2 | 5% |
| CASA DeKalb County Inc | $161,451 | 2 | 30% |
| Family Service Agency of Dekalb County Inc | $148,451 | 1 | 6% |
| Dekalb County Community Gardens | $43,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Adventure Works of Dekalb County Inc | $42,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Opportunity House Inc | $9,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sycamore Education Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Pay It Forward House Nfp | $6,000 | 2 | 3% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Haven of Dekalb County Inc | $176,452 | 2 | n/a |
| Safe Passage Inc | $176,452 | 2 | 5% |
| Kishwaukee Family YMCA | $163,952 | 2 | 5% |
| CASA DeKalb County Inc | $161,451 | 2 | 30% |
| Family Service Agency of Dekalb County Inc | $148,451 | 1 | 6% |
| Dekalb County Community Gardens | $43,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Adventure Works of Dekalb County Inc | $42,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Opportunity House Inc | $9,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Sycamore Education Foundation | $6,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Pay It Forward House Nfp | $6,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Kishwaukee College Foundation | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra | $2,000 | 1 | 7% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($411k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Dekalb County Community Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group · George E& Betty Bdutton Foundation · Douglas C & Lynn M Roberts Family Foundation · Ideal Industries Foundation · Kishwaukee United Way · Northern Illinois Food Bank · Nebraska Community Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Baird Foundation Inc · The Bersted Foundation · Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
How this is measured
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About Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
- How much does Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx give?
- Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx reported 17 grants totaling $1,285,661 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Human Services (23%), Arts & Culture (13%), Crime & Legal (13%).
- Who are Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Hope Haven of Dekalb County Inc ($176k), Safe Passage Inc ($176k), Kishwaukee Family YMCA ($164k).
- Does Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx 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 Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dekalb County Community Foundation, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group, George E& Betty Bdutton Foundation.
- Where is Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx based?
- Sycamore Charities Inc Xxx-Xx-Xxxx is based in IL.
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