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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260894840Est. 2008-08

BEST PORTION FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60610

Total Assets

$21.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$76K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$540K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.0M

Min. Investment Return

$1.0M

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

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $35K to maximum $540K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.7M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

115 grants

THE CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$1.6M
3 grants
CHICAGO SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
$872K
3 grants
ROGER BALDWIN FOUNDATION
$806K
3 grants
RANDOLPH COLLEGE
$652K
6 grants
A BETTER CHICAGO
$640K
5 grants
LEAP INNOVATIONS
$541K
4 grants
TEACH FOR AMERICA
$452K
6 grants
THRIVE CHICAGO
$275K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

115 grants

<$10K
7
grants
$10–50K
70
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Illinois
$6.8M
80% of total
Virginia
$652K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$480K
6% of total
New York
$450K
5% of total
California
$80K
1% of total
Oregon
$30K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$25K
0% of total

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