Illinois · Public charity
The John Buck Company Foundation
The mission of The John Buck Company Foundation is to provide support for chicago area organizations whose programs enrich the quality of life for children and families, and have a strong emphasis on education.
- $396k
- Granted FY2023
- 15
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $337k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $142,147
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 33
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $373k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations The John Buck Company 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; $35k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 15 | $337k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $321k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $501k | 15% |
| FY2019 | 33 | $675k | 30% |
| FY2018 | 28 | $629k | 46% |
| FY2017 | 30 | $668k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marillac St Vincent Family Services Inc | $332,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Vocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders | $295,000 | 5 | 25% |
| By The Hand Club For Kids | $275,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Youth Guidance | $248,600 | 2 | 1% |
| Chicago Youth Centers | $171,374 | 3 | 1% |
| Distinctive Schools of Illinois | $162,147 | 2 | 0% |
| Erie Neighborhood House | $105,899 | 4 | 0% |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | $85,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Automotive Mentoring Group Inc | $85,000 | 4 | 11% |
| Friends of the Children - Chicago | $81,000 | 3 | 2% |
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Where it is load-bearing
The John Buck Company Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Imc Chicago Charitable Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · Cme Group Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Helen V Brach Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · WP & HB White Foundation
How this is measured
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About The John Buck Company Foundation
- How much does The John Buck Company Foundation give?
- The John Buck Company Foundation reported 15 itemized grants totaling $336,647, out of $395,926 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 33 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The John Buck Company Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Youth Development (35%), Education (34%), Human Services (18%).
- Who are The John Buck Company Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Marillac St Vincent Family Services Inc ($332k), Vocel Viewing our Children as Emerging Leaders ($295k), By The Hand Club For Kids ($275k).
- Does The John Buck Company Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The John Buck Company Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
- Where is The John Buck Company Foundation based?
- The John Buck Company Foundation is based in IL.
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