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Private foundation (trust)EIN 421668546Est. 2005-09

HELEN M HARRISON FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Total Assets

$15.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$710K

FY 2023

Grants Made

6

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$118K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$20K–$540K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$947K

Qualifying Distributions

$792K

Distributable Amount

$739K

Min. Investment Return

$763K

Undistributed Income

$730K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $20K through median $38K to maximum $540K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $710K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

29 grants

VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER 25000 PER LOG (ATTACHED)
$927K
2 grants
VAROUS CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER 25000 PER LOG (ATTACHED)
$804K
2 grants
VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS PER LOG
$560K
1 grant
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$200K
4 grants
WAHL'S RESEARCH FUND
$100K
3 grants
NEWBERRY LIBRARY
$100K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARY SOCIETY
$100K
4 grants
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE
$90K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

29 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
24
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$2.8M
93% of total
Iowa
$100K
3% of total
Indiana
$90K
3% of total
California
$25K
1% of total

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