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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363739577Est. 1991-06

PLOUGHSHARES FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 606545206

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$63.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$3.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

369

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

NO

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$3.8M

Total Expenses

$3.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$3.0M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

Undistributed Income

$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

369 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $3.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

PARTNERS IN HEALTH
$200K
2 grants
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$195K
2 grants
LENNY ZAKIM FUND
$150K
2 grants
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$135K
3 grants
DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
$130K
2 grants
EARLHAM COLLEGE
$120K
2 grants
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE
$120K
2 grants
MERCY CORPS
$110K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
353
grants
$10–50K
131
grants
$50–250K
16
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

30 states

Massachusetts
$2.3M
37% of total
New York
$728K
12% of total
District of Columbia
$548K
9% of total
Maryland
$480K
8% of total
Maine
$453K
8% of total
California
$361K
6% of total
Connecticut
$196K
3% of total
Georgia
$127K
2% of total
Indiana
$124K
2% of total
Oregon
$122K
2% of total

+20 more states

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