Illinois · Private foundation
The Rhoades Foundation
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $965k
- Granted FY2017
- 126
- Grants FY2017
- 126
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Rhoades Foundation’s FY2019 grant dollars went to The Chicago Community Trust, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2019 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Rhoades Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 79 organizations, $966k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 11
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Art Institute of Chicago | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Newberry Library | $100,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercy Housing Lakefront | $50,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Holy Family Ministries | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sarah Siddons Society Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 22% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 79 grantees
Plus 47 recipients with no EIN on record ($219k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Rhoades Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Polk Bros Foundation Inc · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · Richard and Mary L Gray Foundation · The Service Club of Chicago · Dr Scholl Foundation · George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities · Lloyd a Fry Foundation · Arie and Ida Crown Memorial · Circle of Service Foundation · The Siragusa Family Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Rhoades Foundation
- How much does The Rhoades Foundation give?
- The Rhoades Foundation reported 126 grants totaling $964,650 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Rhoades Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (93%), Arts & Culture (2%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Rhoades Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: The Art Institute of Chicago ($100k), The Newberry Library ($100k), Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Rights ($60k).
- Does The Rhoades 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 Rhoades Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation, Polk Bros Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Rhoades Foundation based?
- The Rhoades Foundation is based in IL.
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