Illinois · Private foundation
The Thorson 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.
- $159k
- Granted FY2023
- 52
- Grants FY2023
- 50
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 92%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $14,160
- Organizations funded a year
- 50 to 54
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 15
- Total assets, FY2023
- $2.3M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 92% of the organizations The Thorson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 87% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 50 | $158k | 92% |
| FY2019 | 54 | $147k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
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, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc | $14,160 | 1 | 0% |
| Noble and Greenough School | $10,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc | $7,740 | 1 | 0% |
| Fordham University | $6,350 | 1 | 0% |
| Family of the Americas Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Blinded American Veterans Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Eating Disorders Association | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Fessenden School | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 37 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($210k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Thorson 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: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Thorson Foundation
- How much does The Thorson Foundation give?
- The Thorson Foundation reported 52 grants totaling $158,500 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 50 and 54 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does The Thorson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Health (9%), Education (7%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Thorson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc ($14k), Noble and Greenough School ($11k), Als Therapy Development Foundation Inc ($8k).
- Does The Thorson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 92% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Thorson 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 Thorson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Thorson Foundation based?
- The Thorson Foundation is based in IL.
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