Illinois · Public charity
The Bear Foundation
The organization raises charitable funds and for other organizations recognized as exempt.
- $173k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2024
- $162k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $9,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $60,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $152k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations The Bear Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 40% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $162k | 86% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $25k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $116k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $297k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $189k | 90% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $106k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence Health Foundation Board of Trustees | $366,895 | 3 | 2% |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $71,657 | 4 | n/a |
| Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glenoaks Hospital Foundation | $34,760 | 2 | 18% |
| Alexian Brothers Health System | $30,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Swedish Covenant Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Centegra Health System Foundation | $23,242 | 2 | 1% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $22,500 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Hope | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence Health Foundation Board of Trustees | $366,895 | 3 | 2% |
| Northwestern Memorial Healthcare | $71,657 | 4 | n/a |
| Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | $45,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glenoaks Hospital Foundation | $34,760 | 2 | 18% |
| Alexian Brothers Health System | $30,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Swedish Covenant Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Centegra Health System Foundation | $23,242 | 2 | 1% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $22,500 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Hope | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fitzgerald Family Foundation Inc | $18,800 | 2 | 0% |
| Casting for Recovery | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bolingbrook Hospital Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Resurrection University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Foundation | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Buildon Inc | $8,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Midwest Health Foundation | $8,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Swedish Covenant Health | $8,112 | 1 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois Inc | $6,100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($100k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Bear 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.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Bear Foundation
- How much does The Bear Foundation give?
- The Bear Foundation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $161,600, out of $173,095 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Bear Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (79%), Philanthropy (11%), Youth Development (6%).
- Who are The Bear Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Presence Health Foundation Board of Trustees ($367k), Northwestern Memorial Healthcare ($72k), Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare ($60k).
- Does The Bear Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Bear Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is The Bear Foundation based?
- The Bear Foundation is based in IL.
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