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Private foundation (trust)EIN 450575574Est. 2008-07

CME GROUP FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Total Assets

$63.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

148

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$46K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$600K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$11.2M

Total Expenses

$7.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$7.1M

Distributable Amount

$2.9M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

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

148 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $25K to maximum $600K, 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 2021 to 2024. Peak $6.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$2.5M
4 grants
CHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$1.5M
10 grants
CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION
$800K
4 grants
CHICAGO PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND
$800K
4 grants
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$600K
3 grants
YOUTH GUIDANCE
$530K
3 grants
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION (CPLF)
$400K
4 grants
GEORGE W BUSH FOUNDATION
$400K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
103
grants
$10–50K
311
grants
$50–250K
81
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

18 states

Illinois
$18.7M
77% of total
Minnesota
$2.7M
11% of total
Massachusetts
$690K
3% of total
New York
$579K
2% of total
Texas
$405K
2% of total
California
$405K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$202K
1% of total
Utah
$200K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$175K
1% of total
Florida
$90K
0% of total

+8 more states

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