Private foundation (trust)EIN 366051876Est. 1958-03

DEERING FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$23.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

9

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$112K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

See statement

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.5M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $115K to maximum $200K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $1.0M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

43 grants

JAMES D DANIELSON FOUNDATION
$1M
5 grants
THE DANIELSON FOUNDATION
$1M
5 grants
GIBBET HILL FOUNDATION
$1M
5 grants
VIZCAYA MUSEUM AND GARDENS TRUST INC - GENERAL OPERATING
$560K
5 grants
DEERING ESTATE FOUNDATION
$535K
5 grants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - DEERING LIBRARY FUND
$520K
5 grants
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$150K
5 grants
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO - SUSTAINING FELLOWS
$75K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants

<$10K
2
grants
$10–50K
11
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Illinois
$3.7M
74% of total
Florida
$1.2M
25% of total
Hawaii
$20K
0% of total

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