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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366055643Est. 1957-07

HERBERT C WENSKE FOUNDATION

WILMETTE, IL 60091

Total Assets

$5.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$111K

FY 2024

Grants Made

11

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$316K

Total Expenses

$245K

Qualifying Distributions

$177K

Distributable Amount

$274K

Min. Investment Return

$277K

Undistributed Income

$5K

Payout rate 65%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.65%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $5K to maximum $25K, 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 $139K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

74 grants

LES TURNER ALS FOUNDATION
$120K
5 grants
JEWISH UNITED FUND
$114K
5 grants
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$51K
4 grants
RAVINIA FOUNDATION
$25K
1 grant
ELYSSA'S MISSION
$20K
4 grants
ILLINOIS HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
$18K
4 grants
NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAEL
$16K
2 grants
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO FOUNDATION
$13K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants

<$10K
61
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$449K
89% of total
New York
$19K
4% of total
Michigan
$13K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$8K
1% of total
California
$5K
1% of total
Virginia
$3K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$3K
1% of total
New Jersey
$3K
0% of total
Arizona
$2K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$500
0% of total

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