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Private foundation (trust)EIN 843854465Est. 2020-04

BLUESPRUCE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$1.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.2M

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$86K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$493K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.0M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$60K

Min. Investment Return

$61K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $7K to maximum $493K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 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

54 grants

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$987K
2 grants
WINGS PROGRAM INC
$200K
4 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$200K
1 grant
ASPEN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$176K
3 grants
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
$100K
1 grant
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$75K
3 grants
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM HOME CARE INC
$25K
2 grants
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION
$21K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants

<$10K
40
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
2
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$997K
52% of total
Illinois
$362K
19% of total
Colorado
$203K
11% of total
Michigan
$201K
10% of total
Massachusetts
$140K
7% of total
New York
$10K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$5K
0% of total

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