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The Sharing of Blessings Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$122k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2025
50
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$12,457
Organizations funded a year
41 to 57
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$2.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations The Sharing of Blessings Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving54$122k19%
FY202450$123k20%
FY202353$130k36%
FY202254$203k33%
FY202141$67k27%
FY202053$137k25%
FY201954$93k24%
FY201857$95k37%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Religion$501kEducation$189kHealth$97kPhilanthropy$82kRecreation & Sports$37kFood & Nutrition$23kArts & Culture$21kInternational$20kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lumen Christi High School$46,0005n/a
A Heart to Give Inc$42,5006n/a
Boundless Trailer Inc$32,0005n/a
Windermere Union Church$28,8606n/a
Holy Name Cathedral$28,0008n/a
Windermere Prep Volunteer Association$27,35039%
Rosary High School$27,1009n/a
Gramercy Park Foundation$20,0001n/a
Waterleaf Women's Center Inc$18,40080%
Hope for Haitians Inc$16,90030%
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All grantees of The Sharing of Blessings Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Lumen Christi High School$46,0005n/a
A Heart to Give Inc$42,5006n/a
Boundless Trailer Inc$32,0005n/a
Windermere Union Church$28,8606n/a
Holy Name Cathedral$28,0008n/a
Windermere Prep Volunteer Association$27,35039%
Rosary High School$27,1009n/a
Gramercy Park Foundation$20,0001n/a
Waterleaf Women's Center Inc$18,40080%
Hope for Haitians Inc$16,90030%
Wings of Mercy Inc$16,50091%
Special Operations Foundation$16,500223%
Fox Valley Pregnancy Center$15,00091%
Loras College$14,60090%
Lazarus House$14,00080%
Public Action to Deliver Shelter Inc D/B/A Hesed House$14,00080%
St Mary Church$12,0008n/a
Regents of the University of Michigan$10,0002n/a
The Harpeth Hall School$10,00030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$9,60070%
Holy Family Radio$9,50091%
Lakeshore Rescue Missions$8,4509n/a
Northwestern University$8,00080%
Montgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville$8,00040%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,00060%
Green Beret Foundation$5,80020%
Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry$4,25040%
American Heart Association Inc$4,12350%
Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation$4,00040%
Eaglewatch Inc$3,50040%
Alliance for the Great Lakes$3,28340%
Hospice of Dubuque$3,0001n/a
Northern Illinois Food Bank$3,00030%
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy$3,0003n/a
Lake Michigan Junior Golf Association$2,70060%
Society of St Vincent de Paul Rockford Council$2,70040%
Lyric Opera of Chicago$2,50030%
Kids Beating Cancer Inc$2,35020%
Northern Illinois University Foundation$2,30050%
The Morton Arboretum$2,28250%
Holy Family Catholic Schools$2,0002n/a
Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$2,0001n/a
Brooks Strong Foundation$2,00021%
Catholic Relief Services$2,0001n/a
Matthew's Hope Ministries Inc$2,00020%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,00020%
Tampa Bay Watch Inc$1,91830%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,73010%
Chicago Zoological Society$1,68040%
Saugatuck Center for the Arts Inc$1,62330%
Folds of Honor Foundation$1,54030%
Smile Train Inc$1,50020%
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$1,46040%
St Patrick's Residence$1,30040%
Steppenwolf Theatre Company$1,10020%
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Foundation$1,00010%
The Humanity Share Inc$1,00010%
Salvation Army$1,0001n/a
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA$1,00010%
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival Inc$1,00010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$1,00010%
Marmion Abbey$9502n/a
And Then There Were None$75020%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc$60020%
Kenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry$60020%
Sarara Institute$5401n/a
Fenwick High School$5001n/a
The Dominican American National Foundation$5001n/a
Mother to Mother Inc$50010%
Crossroads$5001n/a
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%
The Night Stalker Foundation Inc$50010%
Ducks Unlimited Inc$50010%
Dupage Children's Museum$36520%
Chicago Shakespeare Theater$30010%
New Missions Inc$2501n/a
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$20010%
National Arbor Day Foundation$15510%
Florida Railroad Museum Inc$15010%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$10010%
Orphans of the Storm$10010%
International Dominican Foundation$10010%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$10010%
Tomorrows Children's Fund Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 83 recipients with no EIN on record ($516k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Sharing of Blessings Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWindermere Prep Volunteer Association: $27,350 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetWaterleaf Women's Center Inc: $18,400 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHope for Haitians Inc: $16,900 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetWings of Mercy Inc: $16,500 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetSpecial Operations Foundation: $16,500 over 2y, 23% of budgetFox Valley Pregnancy Center: $15,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetLoras College: $14,600 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetLazarus House: $14,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetPublic Action to Deliver Shelter Inc D/B/A Hesed House: $14,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Harpeth Hall School: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $9,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHoly Family Radio: $9,500 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetNorthwestern University: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMontgomery Bell Academy of the University of Nashville: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGreen Beret Foundation: $5,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBatavia Interfaith Food Pantry: $4,250 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,123 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEaglewatch Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAlliance for the Great Lakes: $3,283 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNorthern Illinois Food Bank: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLake Michigan Junior Golf Association: $2,700 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSociety of St Vincent de Paul Rockford Council: $2,700 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $2,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKids Beating Cancer Inc: $2,350 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNorthern Illinois University Foundation: $2,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Morton Arboretum: $2,282 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBrooks Strong Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMatthew's Hope Ministries Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTampa Bay Watch Inc: $1,918 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,730 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Zoological Society: $1,680 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSaugatuck Center for the Arts Inc: $1,623 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $1,540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $1,460 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSt Patrick's Residence: $1,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSteppenwolf Theatre Company: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition to Salute America's Heroes Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Humanity Share Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLewa Wildlife Conservancy USA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Haven Coast Guard Festival Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnd Then There Were None: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKenneth C Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: $600 over 2y, 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 62.

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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.

Community Foundation of the Fox River ValleyIL15.4× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley · The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · The US Charitable Gift Trust · Servant Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

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 Sharing of Blessings Foundation

How much does The Sharing of Blessings Foundation give?
The Sharing of Blessings Foundation reported 54 grants totaling $122,227 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 57 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Sharing of Blessings Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (47%), Education (18%), Health (9%).
Who are The Sharing of Blessings Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lumen Christi High School ($46k), A Heart to Give Inc ($43k), Boundless Trailer Inc ($32k).
Does The Sharing of Blessings Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Sharing of Blessings 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 Sharing of Blessings Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area Inc, AbbVie Foundation.
Where is The Sharing of Blessings Foundation based?
The Sharing of Blessings Foundation is based in MI.

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 167 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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