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Tully Family 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.

$561k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
56
Grants FY2024
61
Organizations funded FY2023
10%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
61 to 79
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$8.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 10% of the organizations Tully Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $28k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyAnimalsOther
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
FY2024still arriving54$545k13%
FY202361$692k10%
FY202270$658k19%
FY202173$690k22%
FY202069$682k13%
FY201965$498k20%
FY201879$574k39%
FY201779$518kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.1MHealth$1.2MReligion$473kHuman Services$293kRecreation & Sports$220kInternational$186kArts & Culture$147kPhilanthropy$139kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
CT
CA
VA
TN
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
John Carroll University$755,37380%
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago$315,00070%
Eisenhower Medical Center$200,00040%
Catholic Charities Inc$124,0008n/a
Big Shoulders Fund$110,00070%
The Church of the Holy Family Inc$100,0004n/a
Northwestern University$96,20070%
Birdies for Buddies$83,00068%
Mother McAuley High School$80,0008n/a
Urban Initiatives Inc$65,00070%
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All grantees of Tully Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
John Carroll University$755,37380%
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago$315,00070%
Eisenhower Medical Center$200,00040%
Catholic Charities Inc$124,0008n/a
Big Shoulders Fund$110,00070%
The Church of the Holy Family Inc$100,0004n/a
Northwestern University$96,20070%
Birdies for Buddies$83,00068%
Mother McAuley High School$80,0008n/a
Urban Initiatives Inc$65,00070%
Old St Patricks Church$54,0008n/a
The Salvation Army$51,5007n/a
Chicago Symphony Orchestra$50,00050%
Accelerate Institute$50,00050%
Robin Hood Foundation$49,75080%
Teach for America Inc$41,00040%
Warrior-Scholar Project Foundation$40,00060%
Clayco Foundation$40,00041%
St Chrysostom's Day School$37,7507n/a
Greater Chicago Food Depository$32,00050%
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School$27,0003n/a
Dominican University$26,00070%
Irish American Heritage Center$22,00061%
Ira Sohn Conference Foundation Inc$21,37460%
The Open Mind Legacy Project Inc$15,50063%
Western Golf Association$15,00010%
Chicago Jesuit Academy$15,0002n/a
Lupus Research Alliance Inc$15,00010%
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc$12,50010%
Anti-Defamation League$11,00020%
Global Empowerment Mission Inc$10,00010%
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs$10,00010%
St Vincent de Paul Church$10,0002n/a
Lyric Opera of Chicago$10,00010%
Nourishing Hope$9,00050%
Trustees of Phillips Academy$9,00050%
Lumen Christi Institute$8,00080%
Brain Research Foundation$8,00040%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$7,00070%
McDermott Center$7,00070%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$7,00040%
Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center$6,00020%
Gilda's Club Chicago$6,00020%
Lavin Family Foundation$5,00010%
Kipp Chicago Schools$5,00010%
Lawyers' Assistance Program$5,00011%
Colel Chabad$5,0001n/a
St Mary of Providence$5,00010%
Chicago City Day School$5,00010%
Chicago Historical Society$5,00010%
The Chicago Bar Foundation$4,00040%
Notre Dame College Prep$4,0004n/a
Lincoln Park Zoological Society$4,00030%
Chicago Run$4,00040%
March of Dimes Inc$3,50010%
Invest for Kids Inc$3,20030%
Geneva Lake Conservancy Inc$3,15050%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$3,00030%
Better Government Association Inc$3,00030%
The Ben Hogan Foundation$3,00011%
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois$3,00030%
Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Inc$2,5001n/a
Window to the World Communications Inc$2,20030%
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center$2,00020%
Aurora University$2,00010%
Legacy Law School Corporation$2,00022%
Circle of Friends$2,00031%
Living Desert The$2,00040%
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc$1,50010%
Fordham University$1,50010%
Irish Echo Newspaper$1,2001n/a
Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching$1,00010%
Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation$1,00010%
Chicago Theatre Group Inc$1,00010%
Illinois Policy Institute$1,00010%
Fenwick High School$1,0001n/a
The John Buck Company Foundation$1,00010%
Chicago Fire Department Foundation$1,00010%
Illinois Bar Foundation$1,00010%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago$1,00010%
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Lake Geneva Country Club Foundation Inc$1,00010%
University of Chicago$1,00010%
City Year Inc$1,00010%
Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services$1,00010%
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic$1,00010%
The McDermott Foundation$1,0001n/a
The Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Geneva Lake Association Inc$80040%
Excellence in Investing for Childrens Causes$51010%
The Irish American Partnership Inc$50010%
Pacific Garden Mission$5001n/a
Holy Family Ministries$5001n/a
Lynn Sage Breast Cancer Foundation$50010%
Foundation for Homan Square F/K/A Homan Arthington Foundation$50010%
Volunteers of America of Illinois$5001n/a
American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 77 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Tully Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJohn Carroll University: $755,373 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $315,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEisenhower Medical Center: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBig Shoulders Fund: $110,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwestern University: $96,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBirdies for Buddies: $83,000 over 6y, 8.1% of budgetUrban Initiatives Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetChicago Symphony Orchestra: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAccelerate Institute: $50,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetRobin Hood Foundation: $49,750 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $41,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWarrior-Scholar Project Foundation: $40,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetClayco Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetGreater Chicago Food Depository: $32,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDominican University: $26,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetIrish American Heritage Center: $22,000 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetIra Sohn Conference Foundation Inc: $21,374 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetThe Open Mind Legacy Project Inc: $15,500 over 6y, 2.6% of budgetWestern Golf Association: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLupus Research Alliance Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGlobal Empowerment Mission Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Council on Global Affairs: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLyric Opera of Chicago: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNourishing Hope: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Phillips Academy: $9,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLumen Christi Institute: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetBrain Research Foundation: $8,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMcDermott Center: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLester and Rosalie Anixter Center: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGilda's Club Chicago: $6,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLavin Family Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKipp Chicago Schools: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLawyers' Assistance Program: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSt Mary of Providence: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago City Day School: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChicago Historical Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Chicago Bar Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Park Zoological Society: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Run: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInvest for Kids Inc: $3,200 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGeneva Lake Conservancy Inc: $3,150 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Shriners' Hospital for Children: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBetter Government Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 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 79.

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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.

The Chicago Community TrustIL40.8× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Chicago Community Trust · The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation · John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation · Patrick G and Shirley W Ryan Foundation · Robert R McCormick Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Carol Bernick Family Foundation · Circle of Service Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Canning Foundation · Katten Muchin Rosenman Foundation Inc · The Sidley Austin 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.

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How do I get to Tully Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Tully Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Tully Family Foundation

How much does Tully Family Foundation give?
Tully Family Foundation reported 56 grants totaling $560,650 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 61 and 79 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Tully Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (42%), Health (24%), Religion (9%).
Who are Tully Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: John Carroll University ($755k), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ($315k), Eisenhower Medical Center ($200k).
Does Tully Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Tully Family 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 Tully Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Chicago Community Trust, The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation, John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation.
Where is Tully Family Foundation based?
Tully Family Foundation is based in IL.

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 176 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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