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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363332896Est. 1985-01

POLK FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND

PALATINE, IL 60067

Total Assets

$4.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$235K

FY 2023

Grants Made

68

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$300–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$232K

Total Expenses

$249K

Qualifying Distributions

$240K

Distributable Amount

$174K

Min. Investment Return

$177K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

68 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $1K to maximum $40K, 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 $236K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

420 grants

WELLESLEY COLLEGE
$105K
6 grants
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$85K
6 grants
JEWISH COUNCIL ON URBAN AFFAIRS
$53K
5 grants
ORT AMERICA
$52K
6 grants
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$52K
6 grants
COMMUNITY FIRST FOUNDATION
$51K
6 grants
EASTERN ASSOCIATION OF SURGERY OF
$48K
5 grants
WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER
$44K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

419 grants

<$10K
392
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Illinois
$608K
50% of total
Colorado
$173K
14% of total
Massachusetts
$145K
12% of total
Oregon
$86K
7% of total
Arizona
$77K
6% of total
New York
$65K
5% of total
Nevada
$15K
1% of total
Washington
$14K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$8K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$4K
0% of total

+6 more states

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