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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363542174Est. 1988-02

MASTER EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION

OAK PARK, IL 60304

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Total Assets

$7.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$329K

FY 2024

Grants Made

56

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$26K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$112K

Scholarships and other assistance to innercity youth, disabled persons, low income seniors, and families of military or first responders

Program 2

$217K

Donations and other financial or in-kind assistance to various charitable organizations, schools, churches, veterans groups, military, police memorials, etc.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$169K

Total Expenses

$415K

Qualifying Distributions

$415K

Distributable Amount

$333K

Min. Investment Return

$335K

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

56 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $3K to maximum $26K, 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 $329K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

253 grants

CHRIST THE KING HIGH SCHOOL
$119K
2 grants
Liberty Forever Foundation
$88K
4 grants
ST FRANCES OF ROME SCHOOL
$67K
3 grants
Illinois College
$65K
5 grants
FRIEDA INC
$60K
3 grants
University of Chicago
$57K
2 grants
Resilience Partners
$54K
3 grants
University of Illinois
$50K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

253 grants

<$10K
214
grants
$10–50K
38
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M—
$1–5M—
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

17 states

Illinois
$1.3M
89% of total
Maryland
$53K
4% of total
Michigan
$32K
2% of total
Indiana
$14K
1% of total
Tennessee
$11K
1% of total
Minnesota
$10K
1% of total
Oregon
$10K
1% of total
Ohio
$6K
0% of total
Montana
$5K
0% of total
Arizona
$3K
0% of total

+7 more states

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