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The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust

Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$376k
Granted FY2020
378
Itemized grants FY2020
227
Organizations funded FY2020
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Itemized, FY2020
$324k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2020
$250
Largest grant, FY2020
$70,663
States reached, FY2020
31
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Greater Chicago Food Depository$105,41410%
Depaul University$4,45010%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$4,22010%
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation$4,00010%
Big Shoulders Fund$3,70010%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$3,62010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$3,10010%
Step Up Women's Network$3,00010%
Northern Illinois Food Bank$2,80010%
Calvin University$2,1001n/a
Williams College$2,05010%
Florida International University Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Back 2 School America$2,00010%
Clemson University Foundation$2,00010%
The Florida State University Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Trustees of Boston College$2,00010%
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission$2,00010%
New Century Chamber Orchestra$2,00010%
Lsu Foundation$2,00010%
Treehouse$2,00010%
Shedd Aquarium Society$2,00010%
Tucson Botanical Gardens$2,00010%
National Theatre in America Inc$2,00010%
Artis-Naples Inc$2,00010%
Miami Rescue Mission Inc$2,00010%
St Marys University of Minnesota$2,00010%
Highland Park Public Library$2,0001n/a
University of Illinois Foundation$2,00010%
Family Resource Center D/B/A Adoption Center of Illinois$2,00010%
360 Youth Services$2,00010%
William Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation$2,00010%
Drexel University$2,00010%
St John's University New York$2,00010%
Greenwich Historical Society Inc$2,0001n/a
University of Wisconsin Foundation$2,00010%
Franklin College of Indiana$2,00010%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$2,00010%
New Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc$2,00010%
New York University$2,00010%
Furman University$2,00010%
Ravinia Festival Association$1,80110%
Oakland Family Services$1,80010%
Breakthrough Urban Ministries Inc$1,75010%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$1,57010%
Northwestern University$1,55010%
Family Service of Glencoe$1,50010%
Camelot Community Care Inc$1,50010%
Chinese American Service League Inc$1,50010%
Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc$1,50010%
Community Child Care Center of Delray Beach Inc$1,50010%
Baylor University$1,50010%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$1,50010%
New Mexico State Univ Fdn Inc$1,41010%
Clearbrook$1,37710%
National Gallery of Art$1,25010%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$1,25010%
The Bottom Line Inc$1,25010%
Howard Brown Health Center$1,20010%
Concordia Place$1,13610%
Jack and Jill Children's Center Inc$1,13410%
State University of Iowa Foundation$1,10010%
University of Chicago$1,10010%
The Night Ministry$1,05010%
Trustees for Harvard University$1,05010%
Family Christian Health Center Inc$1,03010%
The Boulevard of Chicago Inc$1,02510%
St Bonaventure University$1,00010%
Appalachia Service Project Inc$1,00010%
Old Town School of Folk Music$1,00010%
Rising Stars Theatre Company$1,0001n/a
Southwest General Health Center$1,00010%
Cornell University$1,00010%
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc$1,00010%
Butler University$1,00010%
Lehigh University$1,00010%
College Now Greater Cleveland Inc$1,00010%
City Harvest Inc$1,00010%
The Cradle Foundation$1,00010%
Glenwood Academy$1,00010%
Naples Historical Society Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Almost Home Kids$1,00010%
University of Oregon Foundation$1,00010%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$1,00010%
Barrington Area Council on Aging Inc$90910%
Center for Conflict Resolution$85010%
Center on Halsted$80010%
DePauw University$80010%
Elea Institute$77510%
University of Rochester$75010%
Trinity College$70010%
Meals on Wheels America$50810%
Friends of the Kidswork Children's Museum of New Lenox Nfp$50010%
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra$50010%
Lake Forest College$50010%
Ravenswood Community Services Inc$50010%
Ucan$50010%
Christ Community Health Services Augusta Inc$50010%
The Sheldon Arts Foundation$50010%
Carnegie Mellon University$50010%
Gulfshore Playhouse Inc$50010%
Chicago Zoological Society$50010%
The Stranahan House Inc$50010%
Little Sisters of the Poor Chicago St Mary's Home$50010%
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice Inc$50010%
Francis W Parker School$50010%
Unbound$46810%
Misericordia Home$45010%
Safe Families for Children Alliance$45010%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$40010%
The Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame$35010%
The Father McKenna Center Inc$35010%
Chicago Public Media Inc$35010%
Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness$32710%
Back on My Feet$32410%
St Louis University$30010%
1n10 Inc$28710%
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly$26810%
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco$26010%
Apna Ghar Inc$25010%
Lewis University$25010%
Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc$25010%
Chicago Children's Theatre$25010%
National Military Family Association$25010%
University of Colorado Foundation$25010%
Duke University$25010%
Bridges to a New Day Nfp$25010%
Friends of the Chicago River$20010%
President and Trustees of Bates College$20010%
Missouri State University Foundation$20010%
Loaves & Fishes Community Services$2001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$20010%
Elmhurst Art Museum$20010%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$20010%
Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry$15010%
Bounce Children's Foundation$15010%
Loyola University of Chicago$15010%
Missouri Botanical Garden Board of Trustees$13010%
St Norbert College Inc$12510%
National Public Radio Inc$12010%
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc$11310%
University of Portland$11010%
Southern California Public Radio$10010%
Dupage Pads Inc$10010%
Denison University$10010%
Resources for Independent Living Inc$10010%
Polish American Association$1001n/a
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc$10010%
Little City Foundation$10010%
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc$10010%
Clarion University Foundation Inc$10010%
People's Resource Center$10010%
Team Activities for Special Kids Inc$10010%
Deborah's Place$10010%
San Diego Community College District$1001n/a
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina$10010%
The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago$10010%
The Posse Foundation Inc$10010%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$10010%
Calvin University Alumni Association$1001n/a
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Inc$1001n/a
Imentor Inc$10010%
Community Cooperative Inc$10010%
Gads Hill Center$10010%
Wellspring Women's Center$10010%
University at Albany Foundation$10010%
Emory University$9010%
Marquette University$7510%
Forest Park Forever Inc$6010%
St Louis Regional Public Media Inc$601n/a
Great Rivers Greenway Foundation$6010%
Milwaukee Opera Theatre$5410%
Feeding America Tampa Bay Inc$5010%
Inner-City Arts$501n/a
The Chicago Scholars Foundation$5010%
Loyola Marymount University$5010%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$5010%
March of Dimes Inc$5010%
Lawndale Christian Health Center$3010%
Working in the Schools Inc$3010%
Lawndale Christian Supporting Corporation$3010%
Snow City Arts Foundation$2510%
Children's Museum of Oak Park$2510%
The Midnight Mission$2510%
Holistic Riding Equestrian Therapy$1110%

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($37k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $105,414 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDepaul University: $4,450 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwest Community Hospital Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $3,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $3,620 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $3,100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStep Up Women's Network: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $2,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWilliams College: $2,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorida International University Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBack 2 School America: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetClemson University Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Florida State University Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston College: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSanta Barbara Rescue Mission: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew Century Chamber Orchestra: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLsu Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTreehouse: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShedd Aquarium Society: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTucson Botanical Gardens: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Theatre in America Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Marys University of Minnesota: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Illinois Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Resource Center D/B/A Adoption Center of Illinois: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget360 Youth Services: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWilliam Rainey Harper College Educational Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDrexel University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt John's University New York: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin College of Indiana: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Horizons of Southwest Florida Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFurman University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRavinia Festival Association: $1,801 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOakland Family Services: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough Urban Ministries Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Rights Campaign Foundation: $1,570 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Service of Glencoe: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCamelot Community Care Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChinese American Service League Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGifford Youth Achievement Center Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Child Care Center of Delray Beach Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor University: $1,500 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 173.

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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.

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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 Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust

How much does The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust give?
The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust reported 378 itemized grants totaling $324,010, out of $375,816 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing.
What does The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2020, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (29%), Education (23%), Arts & Culture (6%).
Who are The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2020: Greater Chicago Food Depository ($105k), Depaul University ($4k), American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ($4k).
Does The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust 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 Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust?
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 Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust based?
The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust 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 238 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 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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