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Private non-operating foundationEIN 204521801Est. 2007-01

PEGGY AND STEVE FOSSETT FOUNDATION

HOMER GLEN, IL 60491

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$29.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

55

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$26K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$138K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Science & Technology

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

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

55 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $12K to maximum $138K, 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 $1.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

215 grants

THE ARK
$601K
5 grants
ADLER PLANETARIUM
$500K
5 grants
MUSEUM OF FLIGHT
$500K
5 grants
CHICAGO AREA COUNCIL BSA
$500K
5 grants
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN CHICAGO
$463K
5 grants
WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
$250K
5 grants
HATZALAH CHICAGO
$250K
2 grants
MEALS ON WHEELS CHICAGO
$210K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

215 grants

<$10K
90
grants
$10–50K
93
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$5.0M
77% of total
Washington
$500K
8% of total
Missouri
$475K
7% of total
Colorado
$250K
4% of total
New York
$158K
2% of total
California
$35K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
0% of total
Louisiana
$11K
0% of total
Virginia
$10K
0% of total
Indiana
$10K
0% of total

+1 more states

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