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The Judelson Family 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.

$390k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
31
Organizations funded FY2023
29%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$72,623
Organizations funded a year
16 to 31
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$8.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The Judelson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 50% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 50% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $49k 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
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthEmploymentOther
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 arriving47$303k28%
FY202331$98k29%
FY202222$45k18%
FY202124$29k29%
FY202016$38k25%
FY201925$40k20%
FY201826$42k42%
FY201727$39kn/a
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What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$273kEducation$222kPhilanthropy$107kHealth$37kFood & Nutrition$27kAnimals$23kEnvironment$23kInternational$17kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
IN
PA
CT
RI
CA
CO
MO
MD
AZ
NC
DC
GA
TX

Top grantees

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

Show all 54 grantees
All grantees of The Judelson Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Arizona Foundation$40,00080%
Trustees of Deerfield Academy$30,75060%
Artists Space Inc$29,00041%
Whitney Museum of American Art$27,50060%
Museum Associates$25,00010%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$22,50080%
Rx Art Inc$20,50031%
Dia Center for the Arts Inc$20,00020%
Dallas Contemporary$20,00021%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$18,61150%
Chikaming Open Lands$17,50070%
Grant Park Orchestral Association$15,00060%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc$12,50010%
Impact Grants Chicago$12,50071%
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$11,50050%
Nourishing Hope$11,00030%
The Desert Biennial Dba Desert X$10,00010%
Skills for Chicago$10,00020%
Deborah's Place$9,50050%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$9,00030%
The Art Institute of Chicago$8,10050%
Performa Inc$8,00020%
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$7,50030%
Mary Meyer School$7,00081%
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Inc$7,0004n/a
Timeline Theatre Company$6,00050%
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago$5,50030%
Juilliard School$5,50020%
Tono Festival Inc$5,00016%
Swiss Institute$5,00010%
Empowers Africa Inc$5,00020%
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc$5,00010%
American University$4,00040%
The Hewitt School$3,50010%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$3,50020%
Washington University$3,00030%
White Columns Inc$3,00020%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$3,00030%
The Silver Shield Foundation Inc$2,00010%
University of Denver$1,50030%
Hv3 Foundation$1,35010%
The Joe Namath Charitable Foundation$1,00010%
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center$1,00010%
Henry Street Settlement$1,00010%
Victory Gardens Theater$1,00010%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$75010%
Amber Waves Farm Inc$71410%
Signet Society$5001n/a
Youth Orchestra Without Borders Inc$5001n/a
Chicago Shakespeare Theater$50010%
Friends of Jones$5001n/a
Children's Museum of Manhattan$35020%
Lifeline New York$27510%
The Arthur Project$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($153k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Judelson Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Arizona Foundation: $40,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Deerfield Academy: $30,750 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetArtists Space Inc: $29,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetWhitney Museum of American Art: $27,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum Associates: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $22,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRx Art Inc: $20,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetDia Center for the Arts Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDallas Contemporary: $20,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: $18,611 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChikaming Open Lands: $17,500 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetGrant Park Orchestral Association: $15,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Filmmakers Collaborative Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetImpact Grants Chicago: $12,500 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $11,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNourishing Hope: $11,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Desert Biennial Dba Desert X: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSkills for Chicago: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDeborah's Place: $9,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Theatre Group Inc: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $8,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPerforma Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $7,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMary Meyer School: $7,000 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetTimeline Theatre Company: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHubbard Street Dance Chicago: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJuilliard School: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTono Festival Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetSwiss Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmpowers Africa Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetKeep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican University: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hewitt School: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashington University: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWhite Columns Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Silver Shield Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Denver: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHv3 Foundation: $1,350 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Joe Namath Charitable Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLittle Bit Therapeutic Riding Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHenry Street Settlement: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVictory Gardens Theater: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmber Waves Farm Inc: $714 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Shakespeare Theater: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Museum of Manhattan: $350 over 2y, 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 50.

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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.

Quinn Family FoundationIL20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 5 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Quinn Family Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Marieluise Hessel Foundation · The Dorothea Lleonhardt Foundation Inc · Via Art Fund Inc · Arison Arts Foundation · May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation Inc · The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc · Lloyd a Fry 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 Judelson Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Judelson Family 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 Judelson Family Foundation

How much does The Judelson Family Foundation give?
The Judelson Family Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $390,452 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 31 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Judelson Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (35%), Education (28%), Philanthropy (14%).
Who are The Judelson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of Arizona Foundation ($40k), Trustees of Deerfield Academy ($31k), Artists Space Inc ($29k).
Does The Judelson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Judelson 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Judelson Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Quinn Family Foundation, The Chicago Community Trust, Polk Bros Foundation Inc.
Where is The Judelson Family Foundation based?
The Judelson Family Foundation is based in NJ.

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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