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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136138728Est. 1958-04

GEORGE D SMITH FUND INC

CHICAGO, IL 60615

Total Assets

$85.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

13

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$290K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$680K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$4.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.8M

Distributable Amount

$3.9M

Min. Investment Return

$4.0M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $250K to maximum $680K, 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 $4.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

49 grants

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO FOUNDATION
$2.6M
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$2.5M
4 grants
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$2.5M
3 grants
THE CARTER CENTER
$2.0M
4 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$1.9M
4 grants
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
$930K
4 grants
PROPUBLICA
$780K
2 grants
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$700K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants

<$10K
13
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
13
grants
$250K–1M
23
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

California
$5.9M
36% of total
District of Columbia
$3.8M
23% of total
New York
$2.7M
16% of total
Georgia
$2.0M
12% of total
Massachusetts
$1.3M
8% of total
Maryland
$500K
3% of total
Utah
$350K
2% of total
Minnesota
$20K
0% of total
Nebraska
$300
0% of total

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