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Private foundation (trust)EIN 382638868Est. 1986-07

JOHN AND MARGARET SAGAN FOUNDATION

EVANSTON, IL 602014708

Total Assets

$3.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$157K

FY 2024

Grants Made

42

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$61K

Total Expenses

$177K

Qualifying Distributions

$158K

Distributable Amount

$168K

Min. Investment Return

$169K

Undistributed Income

$151K

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

42 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $1K 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 $157K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

180 grants

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$113K
5 grants
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
$84K
5 grants
FRIENDS OF THE GRENADINES INITIATIVE
$73K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL
$54K
3 grants
WORLD PEDIATRIC PROJECT
$50K
5 grants
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
$32K
5 grants
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25K
5 grants
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
$24K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

180 grants

<$10K
166
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

22 states

California
$154K
23% of total
Illinois
$140K
21% of total
Ohio
$138K
21% of total
Wisconsin
$86K
13% of total
Virginia
$42K
6% of total
Mississippi
$32K
5% of total
New York
$24K
4% of total
Massachusetts
$15K
2% of total
Missouri
$10K
1% of total
Connecticut
$7K
1% of total

+12 more states

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