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The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff 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.

$25k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
79
Grants FY2024
72
Organizations funded FY2023
21%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$150
Largest grant, FY2024
$6,000
Organizations funded a year
57 to 80
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
20
Total assets, FY2024
$358k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 21% of the organizations The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 35% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 65% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentArts & CultureHealthEducationHuman ServicesFood & NutritionOther
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 arriving77$25k19%
FY202372$22k21%
FY202262$13k24%
FY202166$20k21%
FY202057$16k75%
FY201780$21kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Arts & Culture$57kHealth$9kAnimals$8kFood & Nutrition$5kReligion$5kEnvironment$5kYouth Development$5kScience & Tech$5kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The National Film Preserve Ltd$11,80020%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$3,30040%
Zion Grove Baptist Church$3,0003n/a
Telluride Hospital District$1,9505n/a
Telluride Mountain Club$1,50040%
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$1,50040%
Second Chance Humane Society Inc$1,35050%
Chicago Zoological Society$1,32550%
Finca International Inc$1,25050%
Telluride Historical Museum Inc$1,10060%
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All grantees of The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The National Film Preserve Ltd$11,80020%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$3,30040%
Zion Grove Baptist Church$3,0003n/a
Telluride Hospital District$1,9505n/a
Telluride Mountain Club$1,50040%
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$1,50040%
Second Chance Humane Society Inc$1,35050%
Chicago Zoological Society$1,32550%
Finca International Inc$1,25050%
Telluride Historical Museum Inc$1,10060%
The Art Institute of Chicago$1,00040%
American Cancer Society Inc$90040%
Shedd Aquarium Society$85020%
Sheridan Arts Foundation$85030%
Telluride Council for the Arts and Human Dba Telluride Arts$80030%
Smile Train Inc$80030%
Chicago Horticultural Society$77550%
Greater Chicago Food Depository$75030%
Ah Haa School for the Arts$75050%
The Telluride Academy Inc$75050%
San Miguel Resource Center (Smrc)$70060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$65030%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$52560%
The Anti-Cruelty Society$52560%
Berea College$50010%
Vandercook College of Music$50020%
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation$50020%
Tellluride Emergency Technicians Assoc$45031%
Grand Teton National Park Foundation$42550%
The Student Conservation Association Inc$37520%
Telluride Chamber Music$35031%
Ocean Conservancy$35020%
Feeding America$35030%
Meals on Wheels$30030%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$30040%
Rails to Trails Conservancy$28530%
Window to the World Communications Inc$27520%
American Heart Association Inc$27530%
The Houston Food Bank$25010%
The Telluride Medical Center Foundation$25010%
Houston Humane Society$25010%
Mercy Ships International$2501n/a
Telluride AIDS Benefit Inc$25010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$22530%
Save The Children Federation Inc$20010%
Gold Coast Neighbors Association$20020%
Pacific Garden Mission$2002n/a
Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc$17520%
Yellowstone Forever$17520%
Charity Navigator$17550%
Active Transportation Alliance$17540%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$15010%
Compassion & Choices$15020%
Mercy Corps$15010%
Friends of the Earth$15030%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$13220%
National Geographic Society$12530%
Northwestern University$10010%
AARP Foundation$10050%
True North Youth Program$10020%
National Parks Conservation Association$10010%
West Suburban Community Pantry Inc$10010%
Adventure Cycling Association$10010%
Telluride Volunteer Fire Department$10020%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$7010%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$5010%
Telluride Nordic AssociationInc$5010%
The Wilderness Society$3510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 114 recipients with no EIN on record ($69k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe National Film Preserve Ltd: $11,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTelluride Mountain Club: $1,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Community Centers of Chicago: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chance Humane Society Inc: $1,350 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $1,325 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFinca International Inc: $1,250 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTelluride Historical Museum Inc: $1,100 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $1,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $900 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetShedd Aquarium Society: $850 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSheridan Arts Foundation: $850 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTelluride Council for the Arts and Human Dba Telluride Arts: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Horticultural Society: $775 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAh Haa School for the Arts: $750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Telluride Academy Inc: $750 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSan Miguel Resource Center (Smrc): $700 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of America: $525 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Anti-Cruelty Society: $525 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBerea College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVandercook College of Music: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTellluride Emergency Technicians Assoc: $450 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetGrand Teton National Park Foundation: $425 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Student Conservation Association Inc: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTelluride Chamber Music: $350 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels: $300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRails to Trails Conservancy: $285 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWindow to the World Communications Inc: $275 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $275 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Telluride Medical Center Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHouston Humane Society: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTelluride AIDS Benefit Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $225 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGold Coast Neighbors Association: $200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRocky Mountain Public Media Inc: $175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYellowstone Forever: $175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharity Navigator: $175 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetActive Transportation Alliance: $175 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $150 over 1y, 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 64.

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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.

Telluride FoundationCO32.5× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Telluride Foundation · The Dalton Family Foundation · Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock · Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley · The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation · Podolsky Family Foundation · Just For Kids Foundation Inc · Harold Rubenstein Family Charitable Foundation · Raymund Foundation Inc · The Mclaughlin Doty Foundation · El Pomar Foundation · Herrick Family 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 Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation

How much does The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation give?
The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation reported 79 grants totaling $25,195 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 57 and 80 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (49%), Health (8%), Animals (7%).
Who are The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The National Film Preserve Ltd ($12k), Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry ($3k), Zion Grove Baptist Church ($3k).
Does The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff 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 Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Telluride Foundation, The Dalton Family Foundation, Ebb Point Foundation- Blackrock.
Where is The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff Foundation based?
The Lisa and Victor Nemeroff 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 184 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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