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Private foundation (trust)EIN 237093598Est. 1971-02

JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR

CHICAGO, IL 606035285

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$9.3B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$356.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

1,086

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$328K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$450–$21M

Typical

Deadlines

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Programs & Activities

Program 1

$9.9M

(see statement 27)

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$890.9M

Total Expenses

$414.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$468.2M

Distributable Amount

$428.7M

Min. Investment Return

$433.1M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

1,086 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $450 through median $160K to maximum $21M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$21M
1 grant
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$12.5M
5 grants
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
$11M
2 grants
RF CATALYTIC CAPITAL INC
$7.5M
1 grant
WINDWARD FUND
$6.8M
3 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$6.5M
10 grants
URBAN INSTITUTE
$5.1M
4 grants
CHICAGO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5.0M
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
190
grants
$250K–1M
271
grants
$1–5M
35
grants
$5M+
4
grants

Geographic Focus

41 states

New York
$87.3M
32% of total
District of Columbia
$50.5M
18% of total
Illinois
$43.5M
16% of total
California
$28.7M
10% of total
Massachusetts
$6.8M
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$5.1M
2% of total
Virginia
$4.9M
2% of total
Washington
$4.5M
2% of total
Minnesota
$4.1M
1% of total
Oregon
$3.9M
1% of total

+31 more states

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