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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364294704Est. 1999-07

JOSEPH AND HELEN KOMAREK FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60611

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$67K

FY 2023

Grants Made

35

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$6K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$182K

Total Expenses

$73K

Qualifying Distributions

$67K

Distributable Amount

$59K

Min. Investment Return

$59K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $1K to maximum $6K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $75K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

130 grants

CHICAGO YOUTH PROGRAMS
$21K
4 grants
LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$20K
4 grants
CRADLES TO CRAYONS
$19K
4 grants
WTTW-CHANNEL 11
$18K
4 grants
THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FOUNDATION O
$15K
4 grants
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$14K
3 grants
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$13K
4 grants
WILLOW HOUSE
$12K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

130 grants

<$10K
130
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Illinois
$200K
76% of total
New York
$40K
15% of total
District of Columbia
$14K
5% of total
Georgia
$7K
3% of total
California
$4K
2% of total

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