Illinois · Private foundation
The Hss Foundation
Its FY2018 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $43k
- Granted FY2018
- 22
- Grants FY2018
- 22
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 59%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $150
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Total assets, FY2018
- $35k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 59% of the organizations The Hss Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 22 | $43k | 59% |
| FY2017 | 21 | $95k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $9,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| The 100 Club of Illinois | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Merit School of Music | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| For Autistic Kids Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tails for Life Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $325 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $9,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Easter Seals Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charles M Schwartz Memorial Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 1% |
| The 100 Club of Illinois | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Merit School of Music | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| For Autistic Kids Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tails for Life Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $325 | 2 | n/a |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $300 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Smile Inc | $240 | 1 | 0% |
| National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Inc | $150 | 1 | 0% |
| Compassion & Choices | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| United States Association for UNHCR | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Admirals Cove Foundation Inc | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Feeding America | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 15 recipients with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Hss Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About The Hss Foundation
- How much does The Hss Foundation give?
- The Hss Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $43,150 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does The Hss Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), International (7%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are The Hss Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($110k), Friends of the Israel Defense Forces ($9k), Easter Seals Inc ($3k).
- Does The Hss Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 59% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Hss 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 Hss Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Hss Foundation based?
- The Hss Foundation is based in IL.
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