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The FJK Private 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.

$800k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
41
Grants FY2024
42
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
28 to 42
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
9
Total assets, FY2024
$28M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations The FJK Private Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyAnimalsArts & CultureOther
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 arriving41$800k15%
FY202342$800k21%
FY202236$800k31%
FY202130$800k20%
FY202035$800k14%
FY201936$800k31%
FY201828$800k18%
FY201729$800kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$2.3MHuman Services$1.3MYouth Development$924kReligion$635kEducation$305kRecreation & Sports$299kArts & Culture$188kCommunity Improvement$130kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
OH
CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
TN
NC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Misericordia Home$800,00080%
By The Hand Club For Kids$800,00081%
Clearbrook$622,00080%
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation$539,00083%
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$310,00082%
Western Dupage Sra Foundation$295,000811%
Harvest Bible Chapel$278,0008n/a
Shriners Hospitals for Children$266,50080%
Marklund Childrens Home$235,00080%
Partners for Our Communities$182,50083%
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All grantees of The FJK Private Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Misericordia Home$800,00080%
By The Hand Club For Kids$800,00081%
Clearbrook$622,00080%
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation$539,00083%
The Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation)$310,00082%
Western Dupage Sra Foundation$295,000811%
Harvest Bible Chapel$278,0008n/a
Shriners Hospitals for Children$266,50080%
Marklund Childrens Home$235,00080%
Partners for Our Communities$182,50083%
Sbac Empowerment Foundation$130,000893%
Kenneth Young Center$130,00080%
Jonahre Foundation$125,000840%
Veterans Foundation of Illinois Inc$115,000866%
Children's Performing Arts$80,00037%
Special Forces Foundation$80,00034%
Philemon House$77,500310%
Almost Home Kids$75,00060%
Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society$70,00064%
Emmaus Correspondence School-St Louis Aka Set Free$70,0004n/a
Bright Promise$65,00084%
Little Sisters of the Poor Palatine St Josephs Home for the Elderly$60,00030%
Northwest Cultural Council Inc$57,500844%
Jeffrey Pride Foundation Inc$55,00037%
Special Forces Scholarship Fund$55,00046%
Lutheran Church of St Luke$52,5006n/a
Saint Peter Lutheran Church$52,5006n/a
Roselle Historical Foundation$50,000533%
ECS Ministries$35,00025%
Walther Lutheran High School Association Inc$30,0002n/a
Elderwerks Educational Services$27,50041%
Society of St Vincent Depaul Archdiocese of Chicago$25,50040%
Gary Sinise Foundation$25,00030%
Robert Irvine Foundation Inc$25,00030%
St Theresa Catholic Church$25,0003n/a
Operation Support Our Troops - America Inc$25,00041%
Dupage Pads Inc$22,00020%
My Contagious Generosity Inc$20,5006n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$20,00020%
Aspire of Illinois$20,00040%
Young Life$20,00030%
Minnesota Zoo Foundation$20,00010%
Compassionate Communities for Children$15,00031%
The Beacon Place NFP$15,00031%
St Thomas of Canterbury Parish & School$15,0002n/a
Christus Victor Lutheran Church$15,0002n/a
Barrington Area Council on Aging Inc$12,50021%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Wisconsin Inc$10,00023%
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago$10,00010%
Options and Advocacy for Mchenry County Inc$10,00020%
Butterfield Country Club Scholarship Program C/O William Capraro Jr$10,00023%
Pads to Hope Dba-Journeys the Road Home$10,0001n/a
Friends of the Folds of Honor Foundation$10,00010%
Easter Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region$10,00010%
Sigma Chi Foundation$10,00010%
Phi Alpha Delta International Foundation$10,0002n/a
Congregation of the Mission Midwest Province$10,0001n/a
Niles Township Food Pantry Foundation$7,50010%
Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club$5,00010%
Little City Foundation$5,00010%
Shelter Inc$5,00010%
Familyforward$5,0001n/a
Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault$5,00010%
Highpoint Church$5,0001n/a
Mission Save a Smile$5,0001n/a
Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation Ltd$5,00010%
Tutoring English to Advance Change$5,00012%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$5,00010%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$5,00010%
Special Leisure Services Foundation$4,00011%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$4,00020%
Ss Cyril & Methodius Parish & School$2,5001n/a
Walk Thru the Bible Ministries Inc$2,00010%
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($83k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The FJK Private Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 58 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMisericordia Home: $800,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBy The Hand Club For Kids: $800,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetClearbrook: $622,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNorthwest Community Hospital Foundation: $539,000 over 8y, 3.3% of budgetThe Hap Foundation Inc (F/K/A Journeycare Foundation): $310,000 over 8y, 2.4% of budgetWestern Dupage Sra Foundation: $295,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $266,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMarklund Childrens Home: $235,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPartners for Our Communities: $182,500 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetSbac Empowerment Foundation: $130,000 over 8y, 93% of budgetKenneth Young Center: $130,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetJonahre Foundation: $125,000 over 8y, 40% of budgetVeterans Foundation of Illinois Inc: $115,000 over 8y, 66% of budgetChildren's Performing Arts: $80,000 over 3y, 6.8% of budgetSpecial Forces Foundation: $80,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetPhilemon House: $77,500 over 3y, 10% of budgetAlmost Home Kids: $75,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetHooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society: $70,000 over 6y, 3.8% of budgetBright Promise: $65,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetLittle Sisters of the Poor Palatine St Josephs Home for the Elderly: $60,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNorthwest Cultural Council Inc: $57,500 over 8y, 44% of budgetJeffrey Pride Foundation Inc: $55,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetSpecial Forces Scholarship Fund: $55,000 over 4y, 5.6% of budgetRoselle Historical Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 33% of budgetECS Ministries: $35,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetElderwerks Educational Services: $27,500 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSociety of St Vincent Depaul Archdiocese of Chicago: $25,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRobert Irvine Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOperation Support Our Troops - America Inc: $25,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetDupage Pads Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAspire of Illinois: $20,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMinnesota Zoo Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCompassionate Communities for Children: $15,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetThe Beacon Place NFP: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetBarrington Area Council on Aging Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOptions and Advocacy for Mchenry County Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetButterfield Country Club Scholarship Program C/O William Capraro Jr: $10,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of the Folds of Honor Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEaster Seals Dupage & the Fox Valley Region: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSigma Chi Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNiles Township Food Pantry Foundation: $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNeighborhood Boys & Girls Club: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLittle City Foundation: $5,000 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 58.

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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.

AbbVie FoundationIL27.2× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Dupage Community Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Rotary Club of Palatine Foundation · John Marshall Family Foundation · Foglia Family Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Motorola Solutions Foundation · Northwest Community Hospital · Baxter International Foundation · Synchrony 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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How do I get to The FJK Private Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The FJK Private Foundation 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.

About The FJK Private Foundation

How much does The FJK Private Foundation give?
The FJK Private Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $800,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 28 and 42 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The FJK Private Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (36%), Human Services (20%), Youth Development (14%).
Who are The FJK Private Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Misericordia Home ($800k), By The Hand Club For Kids ($800k), Clearbrook ($622k).
Does The FJK Private Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The FJK Private 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 FJK Private Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Dupage Community Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
Where is The FJK Private Foundation based?
The FJK Private Foundation is based in DE.

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 82 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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