· Private foundation
Takiff Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k14 grants · $36k
- $10k–50k9 grants · $153k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $276k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund | $136,000 |
| North Shore Congregation Israel | $90,000 |
| The Ark | $50,000 |
| Hillel Center of University of Illinois | $30,000 |
| Maryville Academy | $20,000 |
| Friends of the IDF | $20,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum | $20,000 |
| Ravinia Festival | $15,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | $15,000 |
| Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation | $12,500 |
| Hillel International | $10,362 |
| Chicago White Sox Charities - WPY | $10,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | $5,520 |
| Ringling Collge of Art and Design | $5,000 |
| Writers Theatre | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $99k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 99% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
43 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2024, 25 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- JUJEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO6× · 2019–2024 · $861k · revenue +57%
- TUThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum6× · 2019–2024 · $205k · revenue +21%
- AFAMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI OPERA INC2× · 2019–2020 · $71k · revenue +33% · 36% of their budget
Funded once
- ACAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR WEITZMAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCEone grant, 2020 · $50k
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORYone grant, 2020 · $30k · revenue +17%- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2020 · $30k
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.
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.
The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.
The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…
Lookingglass theatre company is a national leader in the creation and presentation of innovative, cutting-edge theatrical work. lookingglass interweaves movement, circus arts and narrative in original and captivating ways. guided by an…
Chicago opera theater expands the tradition of opera as a living art form by engaging lovers of music and storytelling through innovative experiences, predominantly of new and rarely performed works.
The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University ("The Auditorium"), an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, is committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural, community and educational programming to Chicago and to the…
Federation amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place for everyone. we assist people in need, impact chicagoans of all faiths; support israel and the jewish people worldwide; respond swiftly to crises; cultivate…
The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…
The Chicago History Museum strives to be a destination for learning, inspiration, and civic engagement. Through dynamic exhibitions, tours, programs, digital resources, and special events, the Museum connects people to Chicago's history…
Artis is an independent nonprofit organization that supports contemporary artists from israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social and political questions to inspire reflection and debate. www.artis.art
How this is measured
46 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. 46 of the 108 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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 JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO ↗
- Who funds The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ↗
- Who funds AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI OPERA INC ↗
- Who funds LYNN SAGE BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds Writers Theatre Inc ↗
- Who funds RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds PINK AID INC ↗
- Who funds GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY ↗
- Who funds MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger ↗
- Who funds THE THRESHOLDS ↗
- Who funds BERNIE'S BOOK BANK ↗
- Who funds THE NIGHT MINISTRY ↗
- Who funds KESHET ↗
- Who funds Maryville Academy ↗
- Who funds Feeding America ↗
- Who funds Chicago White Sox Charities Inc ↗
- Who funds SHALVA INC ↗
- Who funds MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ↗
- Who funds HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE ↗
- Who funds CHICAGO'S GREEN CITY MARKET PROGRAM ↗
- Who funds ASPIRITECH NFP ↗
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: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Sacks Family Foundation · Kovler Family Foundation · Field Foundation of Illinois · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · American Endowment Foundation · The Allstate Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Takiff Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Takiff Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Cradles to Crayons Inc: 2% of income from government
- Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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