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Private foundation (trust)EIN 362540494Est. 1965-03

DANIELSON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$342K

FY 2023

Grants Made

50

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$45K

Typical

Deadlines

See schedule

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$406K

Total Expenses

$355K

Qualifying Distributions

$349K

Distributable Amount

$150K

Min. Investment Return

$153K

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

50 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $45K, 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 $345K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

196 grants

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4 grants
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4 grants
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$60K
4 grants
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$57K
4 grants
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$56K
3 grants
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$54K
4 grants
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
$52K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

196 grants

<$10K
158
grants
$10–50K
38
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

California
$473K
35% of total
New York
$190K
14% of total
Washington
$179K
13% of total
Illinois
$114K
8% of total
Florida
$112K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$85K
6% of total
Idaho
$80K
6% of total
Maryland
$54K
4% of total
Connecticut
$34K
2% of total
Virginia
$20K
1% of total

+3 more states

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