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Private foundation (trust)EIN 366033800Est. 1951-11

MICHAEL GIDWITZ CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60603

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$98K

FY 2023

Grants Made

25

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$240–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

There are no submission deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$120K

Total Expenses

$126K

Qualifying Distributions

$108K

Distributable Amount

$122K

Min. Investment Return

$123K

Undistributed Income

$111K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

25 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $240 through median $3K 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $105K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

151 grants

BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL
$60K
6 grants
WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION
$35K
6 grants
ADVOCATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION CO KEYSER FAMILY PEDIATRIC CANCER CENTER
$30K
6 grants
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS
$30K
6 grants
NEW EYES FOR THE NEEDY
$29K
6 grants
PAWS CHICAGO
$26K
6 grants
HADLEY INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
$25K
6 grants
ST GERMAINE SCHOOL
$21K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

151 grants

<$10K
151
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Illinois
$375K
80% of total
California
$35K
7% of total
New Jersey
$29K
6% of total
Minnesota
$17K
4% of total
New York
$6K
1% of total
Missouri
$5K
1% of total

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