Illinois · Private foundation
The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation
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.
- $151k
- Granted FY2020
- 22
- Grants FY2020
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
86% of The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to American Endowment Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 11 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 14 organizations, $151k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $2,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $51,300
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 22
- FY2019 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 7
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 73% of the organizations The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 66% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 22 | $151k | 73% |
| FY2019 | 16 | $60k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia Research Foundation | $55,362 | 3 | 1% |
| The Phoenix Pact Fund | $51,300 | 1 | 1% |
| Advocate Aurora Health Inc | $35,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Old St Patricks Church | $28,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $7,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Brackens Kitchen Inc | $6,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pacific Garden Mission | $5,700 | 3 | n/a |
| Pelotonia | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| First Christian Church of High Point | $2,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Roosters Foundation of Orange County | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia Research Foundation | $55,362 | 3 | 1% |
| The Phoenix Pact Fund | $51,300 | 1 | 1% |
| Advocate Aurora Health Inc | $35,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Old St Patricks Church | $28,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $7,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Brackens Kitchen Inc | $6,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Pacific Garden Mission | $5,700 | 3 | n/a |
| Pelotonia | $4,000 | 2 | 0% |
| First Christian Church of High Point | $2,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Roosters Foundation of Orange County | $2,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach | $2,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Have Dreams | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| I Grow Chicago NFP | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Children at the Crossroads Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Holy Name Cathedral | $325 | 1 | n/a |
| CaringBridge | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Brain Tumor Association | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| The Cradle Foundation | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| For the Love of Cats | $100 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($70k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
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How this is measured
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About The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation
- How much does The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation give?
- The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $151,137 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 22 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2020.
- What does The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (58%), Health (19%), Religion (9%).
- Who are The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2021: Leukemia Research Foundation ($55k), The Phoenix Pact Fund ($51k), Advocate Aurora Health Inc ($35k).
- Does The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Barbara J Timmer Family 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 The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, AbbVie Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation based?
- The Barbara J Timmer Family Foundation is based in IL.
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