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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363987600Est. 1995-03

BILL NYGREN FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606064319

Total Assets

$27.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

38

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$32K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$750–$125K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

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

38 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $750 through median $15K to maximum $125K, 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 $1.2M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

153 grants

UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$550K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO URBAN LABS
$350K
1 grant
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF BENTON HARBOR
$335K
3 grants
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$250K
5 grants
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CHICAGO
$240K
3 grants
THE AMERICAN FUND FOR CHARITIES
$236K
1 grant
STRIDES FOR PEACE
$225K
2 grants
MERCY HOME FOR BOYS & GIRLS
$225K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

153 grants

<$10K
73
grants
$10–50K
58
grants
$50–250K
21
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Illinois
$2.9M
57% of total
Michigan
$1.5M
29% of total
Massachusetts
$236K
5% of total
Ohio
$130K
3% of total
Virginia
$100K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$60K
1% of total
California
$35K
1% of total
Indiana
$35K
1% of total
Georgia
$30K
1% of total
Minnesota
$21K
0% of total

+4 more states

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