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Funders to approach for Bernie's Book Bank

Lake Bluff, Illinois$6.4M revenue149 funders on file

Driven by a passionate collective of volunteers and partners, we supply children who need them with free, high-quality books to build in-home libraries of their very own.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

a funder to approach

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$19k, your typical grant1 in 401 in 201 in 102 in 10$1k$3k$10k$30k$100kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$230k–$800kover two years, from 10–14 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$220kfrom 18 new funders

Half the value is in your top 4 funders, of 154

$0$400k$810khalf from the top 4likely range1st10thAll 154
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationSimilar grantees: Freedom Reads Inc ($20k/yr), Borealis Philanthropy ($790k/yr), The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations ($15k/yr)1 in 10$29k
  2. 2Fulk Family Foundation IncGives in Illinois (129 of 219)Similar grantees: Open Books LTD ($560k/yr), Northern Illinois Food Bank ($420k/yr)1 in 15$140k
  3. 3Northwestern Memorial HealthCare GroupGives in Illinois (274 of 328)Similar grantees: Northern Illinois Food Bank ($64k/yr)1 in 10$29k

151 more funders on the list for Bernie's Book Bank

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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