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The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$152k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
83
Grants FY2024
80
Organizations funded FY2023
16%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$6,000
Organizations funded a year
56 to 80
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
15
Total assets, FY2024
$1.9M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 16% of the organizations The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23
Human ServicesCivil RightsEducationEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving70$152k7%
FY202380$182k16%
FY202275$155k29%
FY202168$121k34%
FY202056$107kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Environment$114kHuman Services$106kHealth$78kEducation$72kYouth Development$43kInternational$42kFood & Nutrition$39kCivil Rights$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
OR
NV
IA
IN
OH
PA
CA
CO
VA
AZ
NM
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NC
DC
TX
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 86 grantees
All grantees of The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Anderson Gardens$86,64651%
Open Arms Free Clinic Inc$41,00051%
Freedom Alliance$18,10050%
Samaritan's Purse$17,70050%
Turning Point USA Inc$17,00050%
Boys & Girls Club Association of Rockford$15,50050%
Rock River Valley Pantry$14,80050%
Rockford Rescue Mission Ministries$14,50050%
Rosecrance Foundation Inc$13,00050%
Judicial Watch Inc$12,50050%
Geneva Lake Water Safety Committee Inc$12,00050%
Discovery Center Museum of Rockford Inc$11,00050%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$11,00050%
Alliance Defending Freedom$11,00040%
Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc$10,75050%
Boylan Central Catholic High School$9,5005n/a
Young America's Foundation$9,50030%
True the Vote Inc$9,50030%
The Salvation Army$8,5301n/a
Prager University Foundation$8,00040%
Children's Home & Aid Society of Ill$7,80030%
Denison University$7,50050%
Stateline Youth for Christ$7,00050%
Carpenter's Place Inc$6,50050%
Children's Safe Harbor Inc$6,50050%
YMCA of Rock River Valley$6,25040%
Prison Fellowship Ministries$5,00050%
University of Illinois Foundation$5,00020%
Benedictine University$5,00050%
Family Peace Center$5,00021%
Lifescape Community Services Inc$4,80050%
Northern Illinois Hospice Foundation$4,75050%
Kids Around the World Inc$4,50030%
Teen Turf Inc$4,00041%
Natural Land Institute$4,00040%
American Center for Law and Justice Inc$4,00020%
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful$4,00040%
First Love International Ministries$4,00020%
Milestone Inc$3,80040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$3,50030%
Rock House Kids$3,25040%
Walworth County Food Pantry Inc$3,25030%
The Literacy Council$3,00020%
Special Olympics Illinois$3,00050%
Hoo Haven Inc$2,75041%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,64020%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$2,60050%
Rockford Day Nursery$2,50040%
Independent Council on Womens Sports$2,50020%
Illinois Policy Institute$2,25010%
The Blexit Foundation Inc$2,00010%
The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford$2,00030%
The Wingman Foundation$2,00010%
Honor Flight Inc$2,00040%
Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association$2,00020%
Rockford Park District Foundation$2,00010%
Friends of Kishwauketoe$1,75040%
Miss Carly's Inc$1,75030%
Regional Access & Mobilization Project Inc$1,60020%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,50010%
Faith Christian High School Inc$1,50010%
Geneva Lake Association Inc$1,50040%
Japan America Society of Chicago Inc$1,25020%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Madison Inc$1,00010%
Awana Clubs International and Affiliates$1,00010%
Illinois Family Institute$1,00010%
Foundation for Covenant Harbor Inc$1,0001n/a
Cast Water Safety Foundation$1,00020%
OSF Healthcare Foundation$90030%
Hope for Haitians Inc$50010%
Rockford Promise$50010%
National Women's Law Center$50010%
Rockford Public Library Foundation$50011%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$5001n/a
William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation$50010%
Womanspace Inc$50010%
Live Action$50010%
Moms for Liberty Foundation Inc$50020%
Laurent House Foundation Inc$50010%
YWCA Northwestern Illinois$4501n/a
Champion Women Inc$30010%
Rockford Area Arts Council$25010%
Children at the Crossroads Foundation$25010%
Elderheart Inc$25010%
Geneva Lake Museum Inc$10010%
Serenity Hospice and Home$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($199k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAnderson Gardens: $86,646 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetOpen Arms Free Clinic Inc: $41,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetFreedom Alliance: $18,100 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $17,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $17,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club Association of Rockford: $15,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRock River Valley Pantry: $14,800 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetRockford Rescue Mission Ministries: $14,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRosecrance Foundation Inc: $13,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGeneva Lake Water Safety Committee Inc: $12,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetDiscovery Center Museum of Rockford Inc: $11,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $11,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlliance Defending Freedom: $11,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGeneva Lake Conservancy Inc: $10,750 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetYoung America's Foundation: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrue the Vote Inc: $9,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Home & Aid Society of Ill: $7,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStateline Youth for Christ: $7,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCarpenter's Place Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Safe Harbor Inc: $6,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetYMCA of Rock River Valley: $6,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPrison Fellowship Ministries: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBenedictine University: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Peace Center: $5,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetLifescape Community Services Inc: $4,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Illinois Hospice Foundation: $4,750 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetKids Around the World Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTeen Turf Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 1.2% of budgetNatural Land Institute: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Center for Law and Justice Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKeep Northern Illinois Beautiful: $4,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFirst Love International Ministries: $4,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMilestone Inc: $3,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRock House Kids: $3,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetWalworth County Food Pantry Inc: $3,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Literacy Council: $3,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSpecial Olympics Illinois: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHoo Haven Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,640 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $2,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRockford Day Nursery: $2,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetIndependent Council on Womens Sports: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIllinois Policy Institute: $2,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 81.

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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.

Tracy E Anderson Charitable FoundationIL106.3× affinity48 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Tracy E Anderson Charitable Foundation · Kristin L Anderson Charitable Foundation · John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation · Jeffrey R Anderson Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of Northern IL · The Kjellstrom Family Foundation · Guy Reno Family Foundation · Bergstrom Inc Charitable Foundation Xxxxx2008 · The Ben Harding Family Foundation · Blazer Foundation · Amended and Restated Brubaker Charitable Trust · Ralph J Baudhuin Foundation

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.

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About The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation

How much does The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation give?
The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation reported 83 grants totaling $151,990 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 56 and 80 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (16%), Human Services (15%), Health (11%).
Who are The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Anderson Gardens ($87k), Open Arms Free Clinic Inc ($41k), Freedom Alliance ($18k).
Does The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 16% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable 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 David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tracy E Anderson Charitable Foundation, Kristin L Anderson Charitable Foundation, John & Linda Anderson Charitable Foundation.
Where is The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation based?
The David & Colleen Anderson Charitable Foundation is based in IL.

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 122 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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