Illinois · Private foundation
The Forsythe Family Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $542,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $1,000,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 67% of the organizations The Forsythe Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 23% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $600k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 6 | $2.7M | 67% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $2.6M | 67% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $1.9M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $2.2M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $3.0M | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami University Foundation | $1,000,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Paws Chicago | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Johns Hopkins University | $750,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired | $542,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $250,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Christian Life Church | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 1916 Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($8.8M), not named here.
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About The Forsythe Family Foundation
- How much does The Forsythe Family Foundation give?
- The Forsythe Family Foundation reported 6 grants totaling $2,660,000 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does The Forsythe Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (84%), Education (15%), Religion (1%).
- Who are The Forsythe Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Miami University Foundation ($1.0M), Paws Chicago ($1.0M), Johns Hopkins University ($750k).
- Does The Forsythe Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Forsythe Family 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.
- Where is The Forsythe Family Foundation based?
- The Forsythe Family Foundation is based in IL.
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