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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366857916Est. 1989-02

BEST WALTER & EDITH FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606945672

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$308K

FY 2024

Grants Made

39

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$20K

Typical

Deadlines

Year round applications accepted

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$293K

Total Expenses

$409K

Qualifying Distributions

$361K

Distributable Amount

$261K

Min. Investment Return

$264K

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

39 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $5K to maximum $20K, 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 2017 to 2024. Peak $308K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

232 grants

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
$115K
5 grants
ANN AND ROBERT LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSP OF
$110K
4 grants
MISERICORDIA HEART OF MERCY CENTER
$85K
6 grants
CASA KANE COUNTY
$70K
6 grants
SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITY LAB
$65K
3 grants
EDWARD FOUNDATION
$55K
6 grants
ANN & ROBERT LURIE CHILDRENS
$50K
1 grant
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF
$45K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

232 grants

<$10K
205
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$1.7M
98% of total
Pennsylvania
$14K
1% of total
California
$5K
0% of total
Tennessee
$5K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$5K
0% of total

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