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Private foundation (trust)EIN 884417929Est. 2023-02

Lydia and Gus Backer Family Foundation

Paradise Valley, AZ 85253

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$987K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$39K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$210–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$44K

Making cash donations to 501(c)(3) organizations with investment proceeds.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$43K

Total Expenses

$44K

Qualifying Distributions

$44K

Distributable Amount

$25K

Min. Investment Return

$25K

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

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $210 through median $1K to maximum $10K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2023 to 2024. Peak $39K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

35 grants

Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley
$10K
1 grant
Gabriels Light
$10K
2 grants
World Central Kitchen
$8K
2 grants
The Obama Foundation
$8K
2 grants
Mayo Clinic
$5K
1 grant
The Community Church
$5K
1 grant
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
$3K
1 grant
Unicef
$3K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants

<$10K
35
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Illinois
$50K
73% of total
District of Columbia
$8K
12% of total
Minnesota
$5K
7% of total
Hawaii
$3K
4% of total
New York
$2K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$500
1% of total
Arizona
$500
1% of total

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