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Private foundation (trust)EIN 251380543Est. 1977-02

BESSIE SHIELDS FOUNDATION XXXXX1004

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$53K

FY 2023

Grants Made

8

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$18K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$52K

Total Expenses

$67K

Qualifying Distributions

$59K

Distributable Amount

$58K

Min. Investment Return

$59K

Undistributed Income

$53K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

8 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $6K to maximum $18K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $58K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

43 grants

STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATI
$58K
4 grants
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$38K
5 grants
LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL
$35K
5 grants
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION FOR
$28K
5 grants
ART INSITUTE OF CHICAGO
$22K
5 grants
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
$15K
5 grants
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
$14K
4 grants
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC
$14K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants

<$10K
40
grants
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Illinois
$126K
49% of total
New York
$100K
39% of total
Oklahoma
$14K
5% of total
Maryland
$9K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$5K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$3K
1% of total
Ohio
$3K
1% of total

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