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Private foundation (trust)EIN 202029591Est. 2005-02

JOHN AND BETSY MCLINDEN FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60610

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$485K

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$13K

FY 2023

Grants Made

7

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$8K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$22K

Qualifying Distributions

$13K

Distributable Amount

$16K

Min. Investment Return

$16K

Undistributed Income

$5K

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $750 to maximum $8K, 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 $31K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

32 grants

LINCOLN PARK ZOO
$23K
2 grants
UNICEF
$10K
1 grant
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
$10K
1 grant
CLAYCO FOUNDATION FOR ILLUMINATION FUNDRAISER
$8K
1 grant
CLAY COUNTY FOUNDATION
$8K
1 grant
RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$3K
2 grants
MARCH FOURTH
$3K
1 grant
CHICAGO COUNCIL GLOBAL
$3K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants

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

Geographic Focus

10 states

Illinois
$55K
66% of total
District of Columbia
$11K
13% of total
Iowa
$8K
9% of total
Georgia
$3K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$3K
3% of total
New York
$1K
1% of total
Wisconsin
$1K
1% of total
Colorado
$1K
1% of total
Connecticut
$1K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$500
1% of total

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