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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
Grants FY2020
31
States reached
$71k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
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01What it funds
01FY2020 · 378 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 378 grants below total $324,010, the rows itemized in this filing. The $375,816 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $51,806 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k376 grants · $224k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $29k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $71k
$250
Median grant
31
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Greater Chicago Food Depository$70,663
Greater Chicago Food Depository$29,337
Colabi$5,000
Greenwich Historical Society Inc$2,000
University of Illinois Foundation$2,000
L S U Foundation$2,000
Clemson University Foundation$2,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago$2,000
Artis-Naples Inc$2,000
Miami Rescue Mission Broward Outreach Centers Inc$2,000
New Century Chamber Orchestra$2,000
New York University$2,000
DePaul University$2,000
Northern Illinois Food Bank$2,000
Northwest Community Hospital Foundation$2,000
02Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Columbia College Chicago

The organization's mission is to educate students for creative occupations in diverse fields of arts and media.

Education
2
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
3
Saint Xavier University

Saint xavier university, a catholic institution inspired by the heritage of the sisters of mercy, educates persons to search for truth, think critically, communicate effectively and serve wisely and compassionately in support of human…

Education
4
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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5
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
6
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
7
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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8
Trustees of Tufts College

Education and Research

Education
9
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
10
Concordia University Chicago

Steadfast in jesus christ as revealed in the holy scriptures, concordia university chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices…

Education
11
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
12
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago Inc; the most unlike its peers is Bridges to a New Day Nfp. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
02the grantee network

191 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 191 of the 238 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
25
Early backer (in before they grew)
191/191
Grantees still filing
165/191
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY: $105,414 · Food & NutritionGREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY+5 more: $4,808 · Food & NutritionUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $5,600 · EducationUniversity of Notre Dame d…DEPAUL UNIVERSITY: $4,450 · EducationDEPAUL UNIVERSITYBig Shoulders Fund: $3,700 · Education+56 more: $60,720 · Education+56 moreColabi: $5,000 · OtherColabiNorthwest Community Hospital Foundation: $4,000 · OtherNorthwest Community Hos…Hesed House (Aurora): $2,400 · OtherEvans Scholars Foundation: $2,250 · Other+56 more: $53,121 · Other+56 moreAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $4,220 · Human ServicesAmerican N…FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER D/B/A ADOPTION CENTER OF ILLINOIS: $2,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY RES…360 YOUTH SERVICES: $2,000 · Human Services360 YOUTH …NEW HORIZONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesNEW HORIZO…OAKLAND FAMILY SERVICES: $1,800 · Human ServicesOAKLAND FA…FAMILY SERVICE OF GLENCOE: $1,500 · Human ServicesCAMELOT COMMUNITY CARE INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesGIFFORD YOUTH ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INC: $1,500 · Human ServicesCLEARBROOK: $1,377 · Human ServicesCONCORDIA PLACE: $1,136 · Human ServicesJACK AND JILL CHILDREN'S CENTER INC: $1,134 · Human ServicesTHE NIGHT MINISTRY: $1,050 · Human Services+19 more: $8,904 · Human Services+19 moreSTEP UP WOMEN'S NETWORK: $3,000 · Arts & CultureNew Century Chamber Orchestra: $2,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureARTIS-NAPLES INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureGREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureRAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION: $1,801 · Arts & CultureSTEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY: $1,500 · Arts & CultureNational Gallery of Art: $1,250 · Arts & CultureOLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLK MUSIC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC: $1,000 · Arts & CultureNAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Arts & Culture+14 more: $4,470 · Arts & CultureAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $3,620 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $3,100 · HealthFamily Christian Health Center Inc: $1,030 · HealthSOUTHWEST GENERAL HEALTH CENTER: $1,000 · HealthCHRIST COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AUGUSTA INC: $500 · Health+5 more: $813 · HealthSANTA BARBARA RESCUE MISSION: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterMiami Rescue Mission Inc: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterTHE BOULEVARD OF CHICAGO INC: $1,025 · Housing & ShelterAPPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT INC: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterCHICAGO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS: $327 · Housing & ShelterAPNA GHAR INC: $250 · Housing & Shelter+3 more: $300 · Housing & Shelter
Food & Nutrition$110,222Education$74,470Other$66,771Human Services$30,121Arts & Culture$23,021Health$10,063Housing & Shelter$6,902

Showing the 200 largest grantees by grant value.

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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 budgetUniversity of Notre Dame du Lac: $5,600 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budgetTaylor University: $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 budget
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.

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.

The Chicago Community…United Way of Metropo…John D and Catherine …Polk Bros Foundation …AbbVie FoundationLloyd a Fry FoundationCircle of Service Fou…George M Eisenberg Fo…Arie and Ida Crown Me…Fifth Third Chicagola…Arthur J Gallagher Fo…Dr Scholl Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL32.6× affinity30 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Fifth Third Chicagoland Foundation · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · Dr Scholl 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 Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust?

Find your warmest path to The Northern Trust Company Charitable Trust 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.

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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