FUNDER
BACKSTOP FOUNDATION
12recipients FY2016–24
$193,273giving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 98% of giving in Illinois
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A local funder — 98% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, IL, NY, PA.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNIES BOOK BANK | IL | 7 | 2024 | $87,500 |
| PAWS CHICAGO | IL | 1 | 2021 | $5,000 |
| GIRLS 4 SCIENCE | IL | 1 | 2021 | $1,910 |
| INVEST FOR KIDS INC | IL | 3 | 2020 | $30,000 |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY 4- H FOUNDATION | IL | 1 | 2020 | $1,000 |
| BUCK HILL COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE | PA | 1 | 2020 | $300 |
| RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | IL | 2 | 2019 | $7,500 |
| CENTER ON HALSTED | IL | 1 | 2019 | $1,000 |
| NORTH VALLEY ANIMAL DISASTER GROUP | CA | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |
| HARLEM GROWN INC | NY | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |
| SARAHS CIRCLE | IL | 1 | 2018 | $1,000 |
| CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY | IL | 1 | 2018 | $450 |