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The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation at a glance

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The Steiner Kerman Education 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.

$53k
Granted FY2024still arriving
7
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$168kArts & Culture$131kHealth$18kEmployment$10kAnimals$6kHuman Services$5kReligion$5kInternational$2kOther$0
02FY2024 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k5 grants · $12k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $41k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER$25,000
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA$16,000
DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION$5,000
SPRING GROVE STORYTELLING FESTIVAL$2,500
CHICAGO ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION$2,500
PACHAMAMA ALLIANCE$1,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE-IAAHPC$1,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–22, $11k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%School City of Hobart Educational Foundation Inc: $2k → 15%Hobart Education Foundation: $2k → 15%Hobart Education Foundation: $2k → 15%School City of Hobart Educational Foundation Inc: $2k → 15%CJE Seniorlife: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
IN
CT
CA
UT
MO
MD
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 14% of The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 63% of the giving stays in IL; by stated purpose, 50%.

The Steiner Kerman Education Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$215k · 17 repeat orgs$130k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +16% for those funded once.

17 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 14 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
24

Total granted

$215k
$86k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+16%

Still filing today

65%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $45k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureAnimalsHuman ServicesEnvironmentHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LT
    LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY
    3× · 2017–2020 · $66k · revenue +40%
  • DM
    DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    3× · 2022–2024 · $18k · revenue +42%
  • JJ
    JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    5× · 2017–2021 · $8k · revenue +227%

Funded once

  • FO
    FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC
    one grant, 2023 · $36k · revenue -45%
  • CW
    CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADESgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $10k · revenue +117%
  • AS
    AM SHALOM
    one grant, 2023 · $5k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Illinois College

Illinois college is a co-educational institution of higher education learning providing a four-year educational program leading to the baccalaureate degree. illinois college is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship…

Education
2
Columbia College Chicago

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

Education
3
Lake Forest College

Provide post-secondary education leading to a baccalaureate degree. Program service expenditures are made in conjunction with the operation of a liberal arts college spread over 107 acres with approximately 63 educational and support…

Education
4
Rockford University

To educate men & women to lead responsible lives by means of a curriculum grounded in liberal arts learning and complemented and extended by professional and practical experience, through the total academic and co-curricular experience,…

Education
5
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
6
Simpson College

Through innovative learning opportunities, individual student attention, and an unwavering commitment to inclusive educational access, simpson college cultivates a diverse community of learners to lead lives of meaning and purpose.

Education
7
Hilbert College

Hilbert college is an independent institution of higher learning that embraces its catholic franciscan heritage and values. students from diverse backgrounds are educated in liberal arts and professional programs to become informed…

Education
8
Loyola University of Chicago

We are chicago's jesuit, catholic university - a diverse community seeking god in all things and working to expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

Education
9
Xavier University

Xavier is a jesuit catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. we create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional…

Education
10
University of Chicago

The mission of the university of chicago has been to sustain at the highest level of excellence, the communication of knowledge, the creation of knowledge and the fostering of a dynamic community of scholars and students.

Education
11
Roosevelt University

Roosevelt university is an independent, non-profit, metropolitan university and national leader in educating socially conscious citizens for active and dedicated lives as leaders in their professions and their communities. the university's…

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12
Wilson College

Wilson college empowers students to be confident and critical thinkers, creative visionaries, effective communicators, honorable leaders, and agents of justice.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is College of Lake County Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Rescue Rovers. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 45 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Scholarship America: $48,040 · OtherScholarship AmericaIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC: $16,000 · OtherSCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INCCHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES: $10,000 · OtherCHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADESJOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · OtherAM SHALOM: $5,000 · OtherElectric Association Education Foundation: $5,000 · OtherChicago Electric Association Education Foundation: $5,000 · Other+18 more: $31,750 · Other+18 moreLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $66,000 · Arts & CultureLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANYFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $36,000 · Arts & CultureFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INCHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS …+1 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureWAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 · EducationWAUBONSEE C…VON STEUBEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $6,000 · EducationVON STEUBEN…College of Lake County Foundation: $6,000 · EducationCollege of …CHICAGOLAND ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · EducationCHICAGOLAND…ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $4,500 · EducationELGIN COMMU…ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $3,000 · EducationROCK VALLEY…Southern Methodist University: $1,500 · EducationDOMINICAN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 · EducationDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $17,500 · HealthSCHOOL CITY OF HOBART EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $5,000 · Human ServicesINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: $2,000 · AnimalsRescue Rovers: $750 · AnimalsHIAS INC: $1,600 · InternationalThe Pachamama Alliance: $1,000 · Environment
Other$148,290Arts & Culture$128,000Education$35,000Health$17,500Human Services$11,000Animals$2,750International$1,600Environment$1,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY: $66,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC: $36,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetJOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $7,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetVON STEUBEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $6,000 over 4y, 10% of budgetSCHOOL CITY OF HOBART EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $6,000 over 4y, 8.2% of budgetCollege of Lake County Foundation: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHICAGOLAND ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetROCK VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHIAS INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Methodist University: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOMINICAN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pachamama Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRescue Rovers: $750 over 1y, 0.2% 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.

  • Who funds LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC ↗
  • Who funds HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC ↗
  • Who funds DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES ↗
  • Who funds JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VON STEUBEN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds SCHOOL CITY OF HOBART EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds College of Lake County Foundation ↗
  • Who funds COUNCIL FOR JEWISH ELDERLY ↗
  • Who funds CHICAGOLAND ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ↗
  • Who funds HIAS INC ↗
  • Who funds Southern Methodist University ↗
  • Who funds DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER INC ↗

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…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Chicago Community TrustIL14.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Steiner Kerman Education Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 88%
  • Hias Inc: 88% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 45 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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