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The Caleel Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$191k
Granted FY2025still arriving
11
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$80k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Education$228kHealth$160kReligion$126kArts & Culture$68kRecreation & Sports$39kYouth Development$35kHuman Services$29kPhilanthropy$28kOther$0
02FY2025 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $13k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $39k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $140k
$4,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$80,000
EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION$60,000
MARIST HIGH SCHOOL$17,500
SAINT MICHAEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH$11,000
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE CHICAGOLAND WEST$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY$4,000
OGDEN DUNES HOME ASSOCIATION$2,500
BAPS SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA$2,000
NORTHWEST HEALTH$2,000
MADISON SCHOOL$1,000
HINSDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $4k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THORN: $1k → 14%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $500 → 14%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $500 → 14%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $500 → 14%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $500 → 14%CRISIS CENTER INC: $1k → 15%MARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES: $250 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IN
CA
VA
AZ
TN
SC
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

65%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$584k · 21 repeat orgs$309k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +19% since the first grant, against +14% for those funded once.

21 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

21
55

Total granted

$584k
$227k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+14%

Still filing today

43%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 57% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $83k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • FM
    FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
    3× · 2019–2022 · $42k · revenue +28%
  • AL
    ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF CHICAGOLAND WEST
    3× · 2023–2025 · $18k · revenue +59%
  • TA
    THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    2× · 2019–2021 · $17k · revenue +23%

Funded once

  • NH
    NORTHWESTERN HEALTH
    one grant, 2021 · $80k
  • IM
    ICON MINISTRIES INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +1%
  • SO
    SPECIAL OLYMPICS INC
    one grant, 2024 · $23k · revenue 0%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
American Water Works Association

To promote public health, safety, and welfare through the improvement of the quality and quantity of drinking water and the development and furtherance of understanding of the problems relating thereto.

Public Benefit
2
University Family Physicians Inc

Engage actively and continuously in medical research, education and training in the practice of medicine in conjunction with the department of family medicine of the indiana university school of medicine and indiana university…

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3
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States Inc

The fsmb serves as the voice for state medical boards, supporting them through education, assessment, research and advocacy while providing services and initiatives that promote patient safety, quality health care and regulatory best…

Health
4
National Opinion Research Center

See schedule onorc at the university of chicago conducts research and data science on critical societal issues to guide decision-making and the development of programs and public policy. our experts identify relationships and trends, and…

Social Science
5
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
6
Uchicago Medicine Network Inc

Uchicago medicine network, inc. supports and encourages health and human service by providing support, directly or indirectly to ingalls memorial hospital, the university of chicago medical center, and other related tax-exempt…

Health
7
American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc

See schedule o:asco is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care.

Health
8
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
9
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
10
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
11
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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12
Indiana University Health West Hospital Inc

Lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation & education, and make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Safe Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Icon Ministries Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

41 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 41 of the 80 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
41/41
Grantees still filing
30/41
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

EVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATION: $200,500 · OtherEVANS SCHOLARS FOUNDATIONNORTHWESTERN HEALTH: $80,000 · OtherNORTHWESTERN HEALTHUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: $80,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISSAINT MICHAEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH: $77,715 · OtherSAINT MICHAEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCHMARIST HIGH SCHOOL: $64,500 · OtherMARIST HIGH SCHOOLNORTHWEST HEALTH: $44,000 · OtherNORTHWEST HEALTHBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INC: $39,000 · Other+53 more: $155,745 · Other+53 moreFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $42,000 · Arts & CultureOLD TOWN ARTISAN STUDIO INC: $6,300 · Arts & CultureTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $450 · Arts & CultureCROWN POINT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $27,250 · PhilanthropyCHICAGO BASEBALL CANCER CHARITIES INC: $5,400 · PhilanthropyGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · PhilanthropyCommunity Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc: $5,000 · Philanthropy+1 more: $500 · PhilanthropySPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $22,500 · Recreation & SportsAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsOGDEN DUNES HOME ASSOCIATION: $2,500 · Recreation & SportsTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $17,000 · EducationLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $5,000 · EducationGrand Canyon University: $2,500 · EducationMidwestern University: $1,000 · EducationICON MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 · ReligionANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF MONT CO: $8,000 · AnimalsLakeshore Paws Inc: $1,000 · AnimalsTHE KIBBLE KITCHEN PET PANTRY INC: $1,000 · Animals
Other$741,460Arts & Culture$50,750Philanthropy$43,150Recreation & Sports$30,000Education$25,500Religion$25,000Animals$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: $42,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INC: $39,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetCROWN POINT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $27,250 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetICON MINISTRIES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetSPECIAL OLYMPICS INC: $22,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF CHICAGOLAND WEST: $18,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: $17,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN GOLF ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF MONT CO: $8,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetOLD TOWN ARTISAN STUDIO INC: $6,300 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCHICAGO BASEBALL CANCER CHARITIES INC: $5,400 over 1y, 14% of budgetLOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGARY SINISE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Foundation of Northwest Indiana Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORKING DOGS FOR VETS: $2,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOGDEN DUNES HOME ASSOCIATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMARILLAC ST VINCENT FAMILY SERVICES INC: $2,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHWEST INDIANA CANCER KIDS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE ADLER PLANETARIUM: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Oak Brook Public Library: $1,300 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLakeshore Paws Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCRISIS CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KIBBLE KITCHEN PET PANTRY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHORN: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMidwestern University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSISTERS NETWORK CHICAGO CHAPTER: $500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS INC: $450 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDANCERS AGAINST CANCER INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH COUNCIL FOR YOUTH SERVICES: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

Nisource Charitable F…The Chicago Community…AbbVie FoundationShell USA Company Fou…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Renaissance Charitabl…American Endowment Fo…The Bank of America C…Paypal Charitable Giv…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…
Nisource Charitable FoundationOH12.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Nisource Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Shell USA Company Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Caleel Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Caleel Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • The Shriners' Hospital for Children: 6% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to The Caleel Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to The Caleel Foundation 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.

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 80 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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