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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363209007Est. 1983-12

Joseph L & Emily K Gidwitz Memorial Foundation

Chicago, IL 60606

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$24.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.3M

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$74K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$56–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$1.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.3M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

Undistributed Income

$470K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $56 through median $35K to maximum $300K, 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 2024. Peak $1.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

63 grants

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
$1.1M
8 grants
Jewish United Fund
$1.1M
8 grants
Council for Jewish Elderly
$890K
4 grants
University of Chicago
$700K
4 grants
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
$375K
3 grants
Greater Chicago Food Depository
$200K
4 grants
Smithsonian Institution Portrait Gallery
$125K
1 grant
American Jewish Committee
$100K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

63 grants

<$10K
11
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$4.9M
94% of total
New York
$180K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$125K
2% of total
Florida
$25K
0% of total

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