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Private foundation (trust)EIN 320566645Est. 2019-02

ELSTER FORBES FOUNDATION

Ballwin, MO 63011

Total Assets

$7.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$351K

FY 2024

Grants Made

10

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$35K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$504K

Total Expenses

$386K

Qualifying Distributions

$351K

Distributable Amount

$345K

Min. Investment Return

$352K

Undistributed Income

$342K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $43K to maximum $50K, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $780K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

65 grants

Family Promise
$325K
5 grants
Cure Alzheimer Fund
$310K
7 grants
Feeding America
$310K
7 grants
Mental Health America
$250K
5 grants
UNICEF
$250K
3 grants
Recovery Institute of MGH
$200K
4 grants
Wake Forest Baptist Health
$200K
2 grants
Recovery Research Institute of Mass
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
13
grants
$10–50K
45
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Massachusetts
$660K
26% of total
New York
$345K
14% of total
New Jersey
$325K
13% of total
Virginia
$320K
13% of total
North Carolina
$273K
11% of total
District of Columbia
$210K
8% of total
Florida
$140K
6% of total
Illinois
$100K
4% of total
California
$63K
3% of total
Oregon
$40K
2% of total

+2 more states

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