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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364185939Est. 1994-08

CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$565.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$38.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

611

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$63K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$3.4M

Typical

Deadlines

Details on web site

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

Circle of service foundation provides additional support to organizations to help them build their capacity to raise more private dollars for their organizations. This support is offered through the following programs:

Program 2

$28K

Fundraising support office hours - this program provides, brief, timely and individualized fundraising advice to organizations. Organizations can schedule up to four one-hour sessions on zoom where they can discuss fundraising challenges and ask advice from an experienced fundraising consultant. These office hours were offered in fall 2021, september 2022 - january 2023 and july 2023 - august 2024.

Program 3

$3K

Organizations who need to upgrade their donor management software are referred to tech impact, where they work with a consultant to identify the best crm system for their needs. Once a new system is selected they can apply for a grant for up to $15,000 for costs related to moving to the new system (grant are made directly to the organization). $1,400 per assessment (fee is paid as an invoice). The number of assessments varies from year to year.

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$45.5M

Total Expenses

$44.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$41.6M

Distributable Amount

$26.5M

Min. Investment Return

$27.2M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

611 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $25K to maximum $3.4M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
$3.4M
1 grant
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$2.5M
3 grants
JEWISH FUNDERS NETWORK
$890K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$875K
3 grants
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC
$845K
1 grant
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$780K
4 grants
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES
$570K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION
$545K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
91
grants
$10–50K
256
grants
$50–250K
130
grants
$250K–1M
21
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

23 states

Illinois
$25.9M
67% of total
New York
$5.5M
14% of total
California
$2.0M
5% of total
District of Columbia
$1.6M
4% of total
Massachusetts
$799K
2% of total
North Carolina
$495K
1% of total
Maryland
$393K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$339K
1% of total
Minnesota
$325K
1% of total
Virginia
$316K
1% of total

+13 more states

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