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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364265122Est. 1999-08

KNIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION

PO BOX CHICA, IL 60680

Total Assets

$23.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$990K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$83K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$250K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.0M

Distributable Amount

$1.2M

Min. Investment Return

$1.2M

Undistributed Income

$1.2M

Payout rate 83%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.83%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $90K to maximum $250K, 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 $1.0M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

55 grants

ILLINOIS SAINT ANDREW SOCIETY
$765K
3 grants
HOWARD BROWN HEALTH
$690K
5 grants
SAUGATUCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$500K
5 grants
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL
$500K
5 grants
KNOX COLLEGE
$490K
5 grants
CHICAGO SCOTS FKA ILLINOIS SAINT
$310K
2 grants
NORTH SHORE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$260K
3 grants
UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$255K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
29
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Illinois
$3.5M
78% of total
Michigan
$525K
12% of total
New York
$250K
6% of total
California
$150K
3% of total
Iowa
$30K
1% of total
Maryland
$20K
0% of total

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