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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364035204Est. 1995-10

OSCAR & ELSA MAYER FAMILY FOUNDATION

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005

Total Assets

$17.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$531K

FY 2024

Grants Made

48

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$11K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$36–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$856K

Qualifying Distributions

$666K

Distributable Amount

$845K

Min. Investment Return

$870K

Payout rate 79%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.79%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

48 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $36 through median $3K to maximum $100K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $873K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

235 grants

SOUTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT
$125K
1 grant
GRID ALTERNATIVES COLORADO
$125K
1 grant
SOCIAL VENTURE PARTNERS PORTLAND
$103K
2 grants
THE TREVOR PROJECT
$100K
1 grant
STRONGHEARTS NATIVE HELPLINE
$100K
1 grant
INVEST IN KIDS
$100K
2 grants
PROVIDENCE ST MEL SCHOOL
$96K
2 grants
DAY ONE RHODE ISLAND
$75K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

235 grants

<$10K
187
grants
$10–50K
34
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

25 states

Colorado
$562K
20% of total
Illinois
$469K
17% of total
Oregon
$268K
10% of total
California
$253K
9% of total
District of Columbia
$191K
7% of total
Georgia
$140K
5% of total
New York
$140K
5% of total
Wisconsin
$126K
5% of total
Arizona
$122K
4% of total
Michigan
$118K
4% of total

+15 more states

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