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Private non-operating foundationEIN 363783438Est. 1992-01

MORRISON-SHEARER FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60640

Total Assets

$4.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$51K

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$13K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$15K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

ArtsCulture & Humanities

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$446K

Total Expenses

$187K

Qualifying Distributions

$159K

Distributable Amount

$226K

Min. Investment Return

$232K

Undistributed Income

$67K

Payout rate 70%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.70%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $13K to maximum $15K, 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 $511K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

18 grants

NEWBERRY LIBRARY
$484K
2 grants
CHICAGO FILM ARCHIVES
$75K
5 grants
THE RAGDALE FOUNDATION
$42K
4 grants
CHICAGO DANCE HISTORY PROJECT
$21K
4 grants
3ARTS INC
$15K
1 grant
CHICAGO DANCEMAKERS FORUM
$10K
1 grant
LINKS SOIREE
$1K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
8
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

1 states

Illinois
$648K
100% of total

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