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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363796675Est. 1992-01

CLESS FAMILY FOUNDATION

NORTHBROOK, IL 60062

Total Assets

$55.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

31

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$117K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$50–$905K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$3.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.6M

Distributable Amount

$2.8M

Min. Investment Return

$2.8M

Undistributed Income

$2.8M

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

31 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $50K to maximum $905K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $4.9M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

91 grants

NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
$4.4M
4 grants
THE BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH CHARITY
$886K
2 grants
ETHS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$850K
3 grants
SCHWAB CHARITABLE
$554K
1 grant
GLENVIEW YOUTH SERVICES
$300K
1 grant
DUKE UNIVERSITY
$300K
1 grant
FOUNDATION 65
$280K
3 grants
EVANSTON SCHOLARS
$275K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
19
grants
$250K–1M
8
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Illinois
$8.4M
76% of total
Florida
$1.4M
13% of total
North Carolina
$300K
3% of total
California
$250K
2% of total
Texas
$200K
2% of total
Maryland
$175K
2% of total
Tennessee
$175K
2% of total
Indiana
$120K
1% of total
Idaho
$10K
0% of total

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