Illinois · Nonprofit
1916 FOUNDATION INC
1916 FOUNDATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,500 to it, the largest being Putnam Family Foundation Inc ($15,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $82k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $36k
- Net assets
- $82k
What 1916 Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of the organization is to provide scholarships and other educational opportunities to eligible individuals, as determined by the coprerations board of directors of the corporation, make distributions for charitable and/or educational purposes to eligible individuals as determined by the board of directors, make distributions for charitable and/or educational purposes to organizations which qualify as expempt organizations as determined by the board of directors, and make payments and expense reimbursements to eligible individuals,as determined by the board of directors that constitute qualified disaster relief payments as as defined under internal revenue code section 139.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
The organization formed during 2024 and has not incurred any program expenses as of december 31, 2024.
$0 spent
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $0.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of 1916 FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
1916 FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
1916 FOUNDATION INC draws 72% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 2 states in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
1916 FOUNDATION INC receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $36k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,851 human services nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds 1916 FOUNDATION INC?
- 1916 FOUNDATION INC (Illinois) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $35,500 to it, the largest being Putnam Family Foundation Inc ($15,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does 1916 FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $35,500 in grants to 1916 FOUNDATION INC.
- Who is the largest funder of 1916 FOUNDATION INC?
- Putnam Family Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $15,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like 1916 FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing