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The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable 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.

$23k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
68
Grants FY2024
23
Organizations funded FY2019
61%
First-time grantees FY2019
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Median grant, FY2024
$50
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,100
Organizations funded a year
17 to 30
FY2017 to FY2019
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$974k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2019, 61% of the organizations The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 71% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2019, 29% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19
EducationInternationalHuman ServicesPhilanthropyHealthArts & CultureOther
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 arriving66$22k85%
FY201923$31k61%
FY201817$24k53%
FY201730$31kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

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

International$19kPhilanthropy$14kHuman Services$11kCrime & Legal$10kEducation$10kArts & Culture$9kHealth$7kFood & Nutrition$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
NM
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DC
AL
FL

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
Ayuda Inc$10,00020%
Community Help in Park Slope Inc$6,0001n/a
Read Ahead Inc$5,00010%
Lake Shore Drive Synagogue$3,6504n/a
Depaul University$2,58020%
United States Fund for Unicef$2,56030%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$2,55030%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,53520%
Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition Inc$2,50014%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$2,50010%
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All grantees of The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ayuda Inc$10,00020%
Community Help in Park Slope Inc$6,0001n/a
Read Ahead Inc$5,00010%
Lake Shore Drive Synagogue$3,6504n/a
Depaul University$2,58020%
United States Fund for Unicef$2,56030%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$2,55030%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,53520%
Mount Washington Valley Housing Coalition Inc$2,50014%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$2,50010%
Hias Inc$2,27530%
Conway Area Humane Society$2,00010%
National Rehabilitation Association$1,50010%
She Should Run$1,25010%
New Hampshire Catholic Charities$1,25010%
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc$1,25010%
Mount Washington Valley Trails Association$1,25011%
Nepali American Center Nfp$1,1501n/a
Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago$1,0054n/a
Help Heroes of Ukraine Inc Nfp$1,0001n/a
Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation$1,00010%
America Nepal Medical Foundation$1,00011%
National Public Radio Inc$1,00010%
Association of Nepalese Mathematicians in America$8502n/a
Israel Emergency Alliance$78020%
Chicago Sinai Congregation Foundation$73110%
Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club$45020%
Keshet Inc$25010%
Zeta Tau Zeta Chapter White Rose Foundation$25010%
Chicago Navy Memorial Foundation Inc$2501n/a
Chicagoland Nepali Friendship Society$2002n/a
Common Cause$20010%
National Parks Conservation Association$17510%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$16010%
International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc$16010%
Polish American Medical Society$10010%
Nepal Youth Foundation$10010%
Room to Read$10010%
Roosevelt University$10010%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$8510%
United Service Organizations Inc$8010%
Abpa Foundation Inc$7510%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$6010%
American Jewish Committee$5010%
United States Association for UNHCR$5010%
Feeding America$5010%
Greenpeace Fund Inc$5010%
Rotaryone Foundation Inc$5010%
Smithsonian Institution$5010%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$3610%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$3510%
American Indian College Fund$3510%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$3510%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$3510%
Best Friends Animal Society$3010%
Parkinson Research Foundation Inc$2510%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2510%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2510%
The Seeing Eye Inc$2510%
Public Justice Foundation$2510%
National Wildlife Federation$2510%
Earthjustice$2510%
Population Connection$2510%
Chicago History Museum$251n/a
March of Dimes Inc$2510%
NAMI Chicago$2510%
United States Law Enforcement Foundation Inc$2010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 42 recipients with no EIN on record ($46k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAyuda Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRead Ahead Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetDepaul University: $2,580 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $2,560 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $2,550 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,535 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMount Washington Valley Housing Coalition Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetChicago Theatre Group Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $2,275 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetConway Area Humane Society: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Rehabilitation Association: $1,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShe Should Run: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Hampshire Catholic Charities: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMary's Center for Maternal and Child Care Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMount Washington Valley Trails Association: $1,250 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAlpha Epsilon Pi Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica Nepal Medical Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNational Public Radio Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $780 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Sinai Congregation Foundation: $731 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNeighborhood Boys & Girls Club: $450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKeshet Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZeta Tau Zeta Chapter White Rose Foundation: $250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCommon Cause: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $175 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $160 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Fellowship of Christians & Jews Inc: $160 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPolish American Medical Society: $100 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNepal Youth Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoom to Read: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoosevelt University: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $85 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $80 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAbpa Foundation Inc: $75 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $60 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Fund Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRotaryone Foundation Inc: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $36 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian College Fund: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $30 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson Research Foundation Inc: $25 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 58.

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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.

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoIL12.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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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About The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation

How much does The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation give?
The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation reported 68 grants totaling $22,543 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
What does The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are International (17%), Philanthropy (13%), Human Services (10%).
Who are The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Ayuda Inc ($10k), Community Help in Park Slope Inc ($6k), Read Ahead Inc ($5k).
Does The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2019, 61% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable 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 Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
Where is The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable Foundation based?
The Marvin a & Ben Brustin Charitable 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 111 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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