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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364134174Est. 1998-04

CAROL BERNICK FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Total Assets

$8.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$451K

FY 2024

Grants Made

56

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$112–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.7M

Total Expenses

$522K

Qualifying Distributions

$451K

Distributable Amount

$367K

Min. Investment Return

$380K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

56 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $112 through median $2K to maximum $100K, 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 2024. Peak $697K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

259 grants

TULANE UNIVERSITY
$270K
2 grants
BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL
$242K
4 grants
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
$205K
2 grants
BIG SHOULDERS FUND
$111K
3 grants
RECIPE FOR CHANGE
$105K
2 grants
FRIENDS OF PRENTICE
$81K
3 grants
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$63K
2 grants
NAVY SEAL FOUNDATION
$60K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

259 grants

<$10K
222
grants
$10–50K
29
grants
$50–250K
8
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

Illinois
$1.4M
64% of total
Louisiana
$288K
13% of total
Virginia
$100K
4% of total
Kentucky
$82K
4% of total
Wisconsin
$66K
3% of total
New York
$62K
3% of total
Colorado
$50K
2% of total
Florida
$46K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$40K
2% of total
Indiana
$25K
1% of total

+15 more states

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