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Private foundation (trust)EIN 347183475Est. 2005-05

LOUISE K SMITH FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10023

Total Assets

$2.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$104K

FY 2024

Grants Made

50

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$50–$43K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$64K

Total Expenses

$106K

Qualifying Distributions

$114K

Distributable Amount

$99K

Min. Investment Return

$100K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

50 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $50 through median $225 to maximum $43K, 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 2024. Peak $106K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

321 grants

CONCERT ARTISTS GUILD
$182K
7 grants
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION
$131K
8 grants
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$25K
5 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$22K
5 grants
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
$11K
5 grants
TIMELINE THEATRE
$11K
5 grants
METROPOLITAN OPERA
$10K
4 grants
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$10K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

321 grants

<$10K
309
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

Illinois
$254K
50% of total
New York
$233K
46% of total
Michigan
$11K
2% of total
Oregon
$2K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
0% of total
Alabama
$800
0% of total
California
$650
0% of total
Virginia
$570
0% of total
Maryland
$500
0% of total
New Mexico
$500
0% of total

+7 more states

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