Illinois · Private foundation
The Tobey Foundation
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.
- $4.2M
- Granted FY2020
- 16
- Grants FY2020
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,500
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $2,552,126
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 60
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 20% of the organizations The Tobey Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 15 | $4.2M | 20% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $854k | 30% |
| FY2018 | 60 | $207k | 17% |
| FY2017 | 54 | $168k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
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 FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Ranch Arts Center | $65,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Americares Foundation Inc | $17,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Roaring Fork Conservancy | $17,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Kenilworth Union Church | $16,000 | 4 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $15,848 | 2 | n/a |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Cato Institute | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Youth Services of Glenviewnorthbrook | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | $7,500 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 42 grantees
Plus 33 recipients with no EIN on record ($5.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Tobey 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 · National Philanthropic Trust · Bishop Family Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About The Tobey Foundation
- How much does The Tobey Foundation give?
- The Tobey Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $4,150,719 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Tobey Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (91%), Arts & Culture (3%), Education (1%).
- Who are The Tobey Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Anderson Ranch Arts Center ($65k), Americares Foundation Inc ($18k), Roaring Fork Conservancy ($17k).
- Does The Tobey Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Tobey 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 Tobey Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, National Philanthropic Trust, Bishop Family Foundation.
- Where is The Tobey Foundation based?
- The Tobey Foundation is based in IL.
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