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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260450497Est. 2008-10

JOHN & JACOLYN BUCKSBAUM FAMILY FOUND

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Total Assets

$4.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.8M

FY 2023

Grants Made

80

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$22K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$825K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$425K

Total Expenses

$740K

Qualifying Distributions

$1.8M

Distributable Amount

$292K

Min. Investment Return

$298K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

80 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $3K to maximum $825K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $2.4M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

291 grants

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
$1.7M
5 grants
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$1.5M
6 grants
US SKI AND SNOWBOARD TEAM FOUNDATION
$1.0M
4 grants
THE FIELD MUSEUM
$678K
6 grants
ASPEN VALLEY SKI & SNOWBOARD CLUB
$589K
6 grants
THE FOCUS FOUNDATION INC
$450K
2 grants
MISC CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER 5000 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
$288K
4 grants
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
$276K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

291 grants

<$10K
207
grants
$10–50K
47
grants
$50–250K
30
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Illinois
$3.7M
40% of total
Colorado
$2.9M
32% of total
Utah
$1.1M
12% of total
Maryland
$700K
8% of total
New York
$208K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$199K
2% of total
California
$132K
1% of total
Missouri
$95K
1% of total
New Hampshire
$70K
1% of total
South Carolina
$25K
0% of total

+11 more states

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