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The Fogelson Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.6M
Granted FY2022
18
Grants FY2022
18
Organizations funded FY2022
44%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Median grant, FY2022
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2022
$2,490,251
Organizations funded a year
18 to 44
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2022
4
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 44% of the organizations The Fogelson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 96% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.5M went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthReligionOther
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
FY202218$2.6M44%
FY202134$415k32%
FY202031$435k32%
FY201934$502k21%
FY201843$470k35%
FY201744$559kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Philanthropy$2.6MEducation$709kHealth$699kArts & Culture$330kHuman Services$295kFood & Nutrition$86kReligion$62kRecreation & Sports$32kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
WI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CA
DC

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2022, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
DAP Health Inc$302,20040%
Clearbrook$225,50060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$172,07941%
Jewish Family Service of the Desert$153,50034%
Resurrection University$102,50050%
Jewish Child and Family Services$81,80050%
Roosevelt University$64,00030%
Intonation Music Workshop$62,50062%
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School$59,00050%
Presence Health Foundation Board of Trustees$57,50030%
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All grantees of The Fogelson Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
DAP Health Inc$302,20040%
Clearbrook$225,50060%
Palm Springs Art Museum$172,07941%
Jewish Family Service of the Desert$153,50034%
Resurrection University$102,50050%
Jewish Child and Family Services$81,80050%
Roosevelt University$64,00030%
Intonation Music Workshop$62,50062%
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School$59,00050%
Presence Health Foundation Board of Trustees$57,50030%
Artists Council$55,000234%
Council for Jewish Elderly$50,00040%
Kipp Chicago Schools$47,50020%
Illinois Institute of Technology$45,00030%
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc$45,00061%
One Million Degrees$45,00040%
Columbia College Chicago$36,50050%
Kipp Foundation$35,00020%
We Connect the Dots Inc$26,000221%
Eisenhower Medical Center$25,00010%
The Ember Foundation$19,50051%
NoStigmas$16,50033%
Kitchens for Good$15,00010%
Math Circles of Chicago$15,0004n/a
The Delta Institute$13,00040%
Northwestern University$11,50030%
Pilot Light$11,00021%
The Innovation Foundation Inc$10,00030%
The Trust for Public Land$10,00010%
Palm Springs Cultural Center$10,00011%
Desert Arc$10,00010%
Vocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders$9,97550%
Faith in Place$8,50040%
Little City Foundation$5,00010%
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival$5,00010%
Project Syncere$5,00010%
Chicago Public Media Inc$5,00010%
Coachella Valley Repertory$5,00010%
Center for Conflict Resolution$4,50020%
Impact Grants Chicago$4,30040%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$4,00010%
Marwen Foundation Inc$3,50010%
Shalva Inc$3,06030%
LINK Unlimited Scholars$2,50010%
Gus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago Inc D/B/A Giordano Dance Chicago$2,50010%
Working in the Schools Inc$2,50020%
Young Chicago Authors$2,50010%
Chicago Lights$2,50010%
The Voices & Faces Project$1,50010%
Loyola University of Chicago$1,50010%
Cure Violence Global$1,50010%
Digestive Health Foundation$1,20010%
Henry Schueler 41 & 9 Foundation$1,00010%
Depaul University$1,00010%
Elastic Arts Foundation$1,00010%
South Suburban Humane Society$2501n/a
Repro TLC$2501n/a
Csc Foundation$22122%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Fogelson Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 56 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetDAP Health Inc: $302,200 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetClearbrook: $225,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPalm Springs Art Museum: $172,079 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetJewish Family Service of the Desert: $153,500 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetResurrection University: $102,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Child and Family Services: $81,800 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRoosevelt University: $64,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetIntonation Music Workshop: $62,500 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetBernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School: $59,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPresence Health Foundation Board of Trustees: $57,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetArtists Council: $55,000 over 2y, 34% of budgetCouncil for Jewish Elderly: $50,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetKipp Chicago Schools: $47,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIllinois Institute of Technology: $45,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMaot Chitim of Greater Chicago Inc: $45,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetOne Million Degrees: $45,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetColumbia College Chicago: $36,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetKipp Foundation: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWe Connect the Dots Inc: $26,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Ember Foundation: $19,500 over 5y, 1.3% of budgetNoStigmas: $16,500 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetKitchens for Good: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Delta Institute: $13,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNorthwestern University: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPilot Light: $11,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Innovation Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Trust for Public Land: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Springs Cultural Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetDesert Arc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders: $9,975 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetFaith in Place: $8,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLittle City Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRancho Mirage Writers Festival: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetProject Syncere: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Public Media Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCoachella Valley Repertory: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for Conflict Resolution: $4,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetImpact Grants Chicago: $4,300 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarwen Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShalva Inc: $3,060 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLINK Unlimited Scholars: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGus Giordano's Jazz Dance Chicago Inc D/B/A Giordano Dance Chicago: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWorking in the Schools Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Chicago Authors: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChicago Lights: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Voices & Faces Project: $1,500 over 1y, 0.3% 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 56.

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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.

The Chicago Community…Jewish Federation of …Polk Bros Foundation …John D and Catherine …Milwaukee Jewish Fede…Lloyd a Fry FoundationArie and Ida Crown Me…Circle of Service Fou…United Way of Metropo…Arkes Family Foundati…Jarvis FoundationJpmorgan Chase Founda…
The Chicago Community TrustIL36.9× affinity25 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Circle of Service Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Arkes Family Foundation · Jarvis Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase 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 Fogelson Foundation

How much does The Fogelson Foundation give?
The Fogelson Foundation reported 18 grants totaling $2,611,701 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 44 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does The Fogelson Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2022, its largest causes are Philanthropy (52%), Education (14%), Health (14%).
Who are The Fogelson Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2022: DAP Health Inc ($302k), Clearbrook ($226k), Palm Springs Art Museum ($172k).
Does The Fogelson Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 44% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Fogelson 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 Fogelson Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Polk Bros Foundation Inc.
Where is The Fogelson Foundation based?
The Fogelson 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 97 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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