· Public charity
The Luster Foundation
THE LUSTER FOUNDATION is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, supporting organizations that qualify as exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | $40,000 |
| YOUTH GUIDANCE | $10,000 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
5 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TATHE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY6× · 2017–2023 · $160k
- YGYOUTH GUIDANCE6× · 2018–2023 · $60k
- RHRICHARD HALEY FOUNDATION4× · 2018–2022 · $20k
Funded once
- SWSOCIAL WORKS CHICAGOone grant, 2017 · $25k
- JAJOSEPH ASSIGNMENT GLOBAL INITIATIVEone grant, 2017 · $20k
- MHMATTHEW HOUSE CHICAGOone grant, 2018 · $10k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
0 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2023.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2023, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 0 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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